Commodity Risk, Student Intern

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system to power a lower-carbon future. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Temporary Full Time Position.   

The Commodity Risk, Student Intern will assist the Commodity Risk Group with the day-to-day monitoring function within the Commodity Risk Management Program. This includes monitoring commodity trading activities, conducting trade confirmations with counterparties, creating and monitoring forward price curves, and supporting the team’s project work.

You will contribute to the team by:

• Ensuring data integrity of the Energy Trading Risk Management System
• Conducting confirmation process to ensure compliance to Policies and standards
• Assisting with the monitoring, investigating, and preparing non-compliance exception reports
• Validating, verifying, and approving forward price curves
• Monitoring signing authorities on transactions
• Monitoring the impact of new and revised transactions
• Ensuring encouraging and collaborative relationships with various internal and external stakeholders are built and maintained
• Support projects with data and research tasks

What you will bring to the role:   

Education:

Post-secondary student in Canada, enrolled in one of the following areas of study:

• Business
• Economics
• Engineering
• Information technology
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Statistics

Experience & Technical Skills:

• Motivated team player that is eager to learn and apply new skills
• Demonstrates professionalism and reliability in carrying out tasks
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office Suite experience (Excel, Word, Office)
• Basic understanding of markets, commodities and trading concepts

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid Office/Work from home position.
• Open to candidates in either Calgary or Edmonton.

Additional Details:

Duration: May 2025 - August 29, 2025

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.

Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting 
careers@capitalpower.com.

Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.

Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.