Context & Environment
Proposed internship duration: 6-12 months
Starting date: September 2026 (preferred)
TotalEnergies has developed a strong expertise in oil and biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Houston and Singapore.
TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities: TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S) and TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP).
T&S is a trading company in charge of all physical trading and shipping of crude oil and refined products on behalf of the TotalEnergies Company. It has been an active participant all over the supply chain as well as on the derivatives paper market in order to manage the market risk for a long time.
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.
Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.
Structured Origination & Finance (SOF) team sits within the Strategy & Business Development department at TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping and is responsible for the origination, structuring and distribution of transactions with financial angle that are aimed at creating mid to long-term new trading flows and contributing to the P&L of TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping division. The team has a global remit looking across crude and refined products trading books and geographical locations.
Activities
The role-holder will be based in TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping Geneva office and its primary responsibility is to support the members of the Structured Origination & Finance team with the assessment, structuring and implementation of transactions.
Activities
- Assist members of SOF team with data collection in relation to business opportunities
- Analyse new opportunities and report results to members of SOF team
- Build financial models for assessment of transaction economics and risk profile
- Assist with transactions due diligence
- Prepare information package for further internal and/or external presentation
- Help coordinate the execution of transactions
- Monitor and report on implemented transactions
- Maintain a weekly report consolidating details of all projects reviewed by SOF team
- Follow a market intelligence report based on available sources for the team benefit, including review of competitors activities relevant for SOF activity
- Help handle the relationships with various sources of liquidity and risk distribution to optimise the amount, cost and structure of each project
Key relationships:
- Internal: team members, traders, finance, compliance, legal and senior management
- External: counterparties, banks, insurers, institutional investors
Candidate Profile
- Final year of master’s degree in finance, economics (or equivalent) or school of engineering
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously when required and to take initiatives
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft office applications, in particular excel for financial modelling
- Languages: fluent in English, any other language is a plus
Additional Information
TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.Domain: Sales
Type of contract: Internship
Experience: Less than 3 years
Employer company: TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA