Summer Trainee, Business and Process Development

Are you ready to power the future with a summer job at the heart of the energy industry? Apply now and join us for an impactful summer 2025! 

About the role

You will be part of a team that is responsible for the development portfolio governance of Fortum’s Corporate Customers and Markets business unit. Your team members are located in Espoo and in Stockholm, coordinating development activities, managing projects and also doing a lot of hands-on development in order to develop our trading and dispatching systems and processes further to meet the market changes, secure value creation, meet our customers’ needs and contribute to growth.

As a summer trainee, you will be working with an assignment related to the development of steering for intra-day horizon hydro power optimization. The goal is to develop methods where optimization models with longer time horizon give steering to models with shorter time horizon.

This role is a great opportunity to work in the heart of Fortum with a great team and interesting as well as challenging hydro power optimization development!

About you

We’re looking for committed students or recent graduates eager to learn more and contribute to our purpose: to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together.

We hope that you apply for the position if you have:

• Basic knowledge of Python.
• Basic knowledge of mathematical optimization models.
• You are a master’s student or in the end of your bachelor’s studies in a relevant field.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Curiosity, analytical thinking, likes challenges and wants to learn.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Prior knowledge on hydro power and electricity markets is considered an advantage.

We offer you

We offer you an opportunity to work in a great team, get support from senior experts and the possibility to learn more about hydro optimization, programming and methodology development.

During the summer you will:

• Enjoy a hybrid work model with flexible working hours, allowing you to balance remote and in-office work.
• Learn about our company, the energy industry, and the sustainable solutions that we are working with.
• Network with other trainees.
• Gain valuable experience, that can lead to a career with us. Many of our trainees continue after the summer, working part-time while continuing studies or as thesis worker.

Read more about Summer Energy, our recruitment process and previous summer trainees’ experiences here.

Interested?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, send your CV through our recruitment tool by February 9th, 2025.  For further information about the role, please contact Heini Ruohosenmaa, heini.ruohosenmaa@fortum.com.

Apply as soon as possible! We start reviewing applications and reaching out to suitable candidates already during the application period. The job ad will be closed as soon as the right candidate is found.

Our process includes an assessment test and an interview with the hiring manager. The summer trainee period typically runs from May to September. Please indicate your availability in your application.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com