Power Trading – New Ventures & Business Development Intern

About the role

TotalEnergies Gas & Power (TGP), the trading arm of TotalEnergies in low-carbon energies, is looking for a Power Trading – New Ventures & Business Development intern in Geneva. You will join the New Ventures team and help expand power trading activities across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, working in an international, fast-moving environment with exposure to market-entry strategies, business development, financial analysis and potentially M&A transactions.

Key responsibilities

• Assess new business opportunities and market entries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, and help build business plans with market assessments, financial assumptions and commercial scenarios.
• Prepare analyses and presentations to support management decisions on new market entry.
• Research potential partners and stakeholders, monitor competitors, market structures and regulatory developments, and analyse electricity market trends such as renewable penetration and supply and demand dynamics.
• Support business plans and financial forecasts, collaborate with trading desks and teams such as corporate PPAs, Renewables and Flexible Power, and contribute to financial models, scenario analyses and budgeting.
• Depending on the transaction pipeline, support the assessment of acquisitions, investments and strategic partnerships, work with the Corporate M&A team on due diligence, review information memoranda and prepare analysis for internal management committees.
• Take ownership of defined workstreams, interact with senior stakeholders and explore how digital tools and Generative AI can support research and business development.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• Basic knowledge of energy markets and a genuine interest in power trading and business development.
• Advanced written and spoken English; French is an advantage.
• Curious, proactive and comfortable working independently with competing priorities.

Required skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities and sound commercial judgment.
• Ability to structure complex problems, develop hypotheses and turn analysis into practical recommendations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Financial modelling skills are a strong advantage.
• Interest in Generative AI and its practical applications, with attention to verifying information and documenting assumptions.