RWEST Commercial Graduate Programme

Exchange theory for practice in
commercial trading

Looking for a graduate programme with real growth potential? Join us at RWEST and follow in the footsteps of our managers and traders who came through the programme before you.

Our Commercial Graduate Programme enables you to familiarise yourself with both financial and physical energy trading and to get a taste of power-plant optimisation, gas procurement or risk management. Throughout your journey, we prepare you for the challenges of the future. You decide for yourself where your focus lies and to which locations your path should lead you.

Key facts and figures

Duration: Two years

Start date: September 2024 (Singapore intake will start in July 2024)

Locations: Essen, Swindon & Singapore

Rotations: Four six-month placements

To make sure you build up a broad awareness of the business, at least one of your rotations will be in a non-trading function. Other than that, you get to choose which areas of the business you work in. These could include:

Proprietary trading of energy commodities (power, coal, gas, oil, LNG)
Freight & Logistics (Shipping)
Commercial Asset Optimisation
Sales & Origination
Analytical functions such as Structuring & Valuation, Risk Management or Data Science
Business support functions such as Back Office or Finance Controlling

What you can offer

Passion for energy trading and markets
A degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) in a highly analytical and numerical subject such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Maritime, Economics or Data Sciences
Excellent communication skills with fluent English
IT proficiency
Strong team-working skills and a confident and sociable manner
Commercial aptitude and entrepreneurial skills
Analytical mind and the ability to learn quickly
Desire to take accountability
Willingness to relocate plus flexibility and mobility to travel to multiple locations
Relevant work experience (desirable but not essential)