Trading

Junior Structurer

EP NL

Job at a glance

Salary
€62k - €95k /yr (est.)
Country
Netherlands
Specialism
Commodity & Energy Trading
Employment type
Full Time
Published
2026-06-18

About the role

Front-office quantitative role within the Origination & Structuring team, responsible for valuing, structuring, and optimizing complex, non-standard energy contracts and financial derivatives.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Structure, price, and optimize complex transactions and customized energy contracts (e.g., PPAs, gas storage, battery optimization) to deliver optimal risk-return value.
  • Analyze European energy market developments using mathematical and econometric models to quantify portfolio impacts.
  • Translate quantitative methods and derivative pricing models into pragmatic, understandable insights for commercial Sales and Trading desks.
  • Act as the technical and risk-assessment interface between the Trading floor and Risk Management to obtain methodology approvals.
  • Collaborate with Finance and IT to integrate complex trading products, derivatives, and performance analytics into core systems.
Requirements:
  • Master's degree or PhD in a highly quantitative discipline (e.g., Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics, or Quantitative Finance).
  • Strong interest or demonstrable experience in derivatives pricing, option theory, and embedded optionality valuation.
  • Familiarity with energy trading concepts, physical energy assets, and market structures is a significant plus.
  • Advanced programming and quantitative modeling skills (specifically VBA, Matlab, and C++).
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between complex quantitative analysis and commercial execution.

Skills and specialisms

  • VBA
  • Matlab
  • C++
  • Derivative Pricing
  • Option Theory
  • Trading

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* Salaries marked with (est.) are calculated from industry benchmarks, historical data, and collective labor agreements (CAO) for this seniority level in the Netherlands.

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