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Commercial Operations Intern

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Commercial Operations Intern

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Uniper seeks a Commercial Operations Intern to join its North American team

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are proactively transforming the world of energy while at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams, and our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as proactively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

Assist with reconciling and confirming daily exchange trades, margin, OTC trades, and broker fees

Back up other team members as necessary with settlement & confirmation processes for gas, carbon, RECs & power transactions, OTC counterparties, and exchanges

Coordinate with other departments on process & control improvements

Support global Uniper business initiatives and ad-hoc projects

Assist with payment tracking, vendor procurement and audit prep.

Your profile

Pursuing a degree in Business, Math, Finance, Economics, or related field

0-2 years of working in an energy trading organization in a finance or operations role

Experience with/knowledge of US gas and power markets

Good communication and organizational skills

Customer Service - the role serves a number of customers and working proactively to relay information and meet customer needs is a key driver of business success

Problem Solving – the business relies on numbers and identifying problems and rectifying them is critical to the success of the business and the individual

Please note: This is a paid, part-time (fewer than 30 hours/week) opportunity, based in our Houston, TX office. This internship is expected to start as early as January 4, 2027, and last for at least 3 months, with a possibility for an extension of up to an additional 3 months.

Relocation and housing support are not available for this role, and local candidates are highly preferred.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

Job ID:

89661

Location:

Houston, United States

Type of contract:

Internship

Working model:

Part-time

Start date:

immediately

Application deadline:

10/12/2026

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

career@uniper.energy

What makes Uniper stand out as an employer

  • Training

    Further education

    With a mix of digital and analog learning formats and topic-specific communities, we promote your personal and profossional development and lifelong learning.

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    Coachings and Mentoring

    Experienced specialists and managers are happy to support you in strengthening your skills and advancing your career development.

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    Open feedback culture

    Performance discussions, 360-degree feedback and employee surveys will help you and the company move forward, strengthen our collaboration and give you room to contribute your ideas.

  • Health

    Health care

    Safety and well-being are our top priorities. That's why we offer you regular free preventive medical checkups as well as a variety of learning impulses on occupational safety, health and well-being, and support programs.

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    Sport and Fitness

    With our online exercise courses, sponsorship of your participation costs in central sports events and a large sports community, we offer you a healthy working environment.

  • Canteen

    Healthy nutrition

    You can enjoy a wide range of healthy and balanced meals in our canteen. In addition, you can participate in nutrition programs.

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    Insurance and coverage

    We take care of you and offer you a wide range of coverage beyond the legal requirements with our company pension plan, accident insurance, company health insurance and continued salary payments in the event of illness.

  • Money

    Financial benefits

    We pay capital-forming benefits and offer you a wide range of financial benefits through our corporate benefits program

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    Work Life Balance

    We support you in balancing your private and professional life through flexible working time models, job sharing, sabbaticals and extensive offers in the area of child care and nursing.

  • Car

    Free parking spaces

    We provide you with free parking spaces.

The benefits may vary slightly depending on location and role. You can find a complete overview of the benefits here:Benefits
About Uniper
Diversity

Transforming energy security through expertise and commitment

Uniper is a European energy company with a global reach that makes a decisive contribution to security of supply and energy transformation.  We work in very diverse teams and offer our employees as much flexibility as is possible.

Equity, mutual appreciation and respect are the core of our corporate culture. At our company you will have the opportunity to shape new technologies, work on solutions for a modern and future-oriented energy supply and actively design change processes.

Application process

Step 1 - Online application

Step 1

Online application

Have you found a suitable job posting? Then you can apply online right here. The application process is very simple and only takes a few minutes. Once we have received your application successfully, you will receive confirmation by e-mail immediately afterwards.

Your questions. Our answers.

Do you have any questions?

Do you have any questions?

Our recruiting team will be happy to assist you via email. Please submit your application exclusively through our online portal – unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by email. As long as the position is listed on our careers page, we look forward to your interest and application!

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