BHE Canada is focused on business opportunities within all aspects of Canada’s energy systems, including electricity generation, transmission and distribution, natural gas infrastructure, and wholesale energy trading. At BHE Canada, our One Team culture is built on collaboration, integrity, and a shared commitment to excellence. We foster an environment where employees feel engaged, authentic, and empowered to succeed. You will experience a workplace that values personal responsibility, continuous improvement, and stakeholder focus. Despite our geographical diversity, we work together seamlessly to deliver exceptional results, embrace innovation, and uphold the highest ethical standards. Joining BHE Canada means becoming part of a team that prioritizes safety, growth, and long-term success while making a meaningful impact for our stakeholders and communities.
BHE Canada is seeking a Summer Student to support confirmations and mid- and back-office activities for the energy trading team, AlbertaEx. This role provides an exciting opportunity to join a growing commercial operation and gain exposure to physical and financial energy transactions, trade lifecycle processes, and the controls that support an effective energy marketing business. Working closely with the Finance and Energy Trading teams, you will assist with transaction confirmations, trade data review, settlements support, reconciliations, and documentation while contributing to the ongoing development of BHE Canada’s energy trading operations and business strategy.
SUMMARY
As a summer student, your primary responsibility will be to support the confirmation of physical and financial energy trade transactions and provide day-to-day support to the trading team’s mid- and back-office functions. This role helps ensure confirmations are prepared, tracked, and maintained accurately on a timely basis in accordance with internal procedures, risk controls, records management requirements, and audit expectations. You will assist with reviewing transaction details, monitoring supporting documentation, and supporting settlements, reconciliations, and issue resolution across Alberta and U.S. power markets. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and an interest in energy marketing operations, trade support, and process improvement.
Role Attributes:
- Trade Confirmation Administration: Assist with preparing, issuing, tracking, and maintaining physical and financial trade confirmations to support timely and accurate confirmation of transactions with counterparties
- Mid- and Back-Office Support: Support core trade operations processes, including trade data validation, records maintenance, settlements support, and reconciliation activities
- Counterparty and Stakeholder Coordination: Work with traders, finance, counterparties, and other internal and external stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and support accurate transaction processing
- Process and Control Discipline: Follow established procedures, documentation standards, and internal controls to support compliance, audit readiness, and risk mitigation
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Contribute to process improvements, reporting support, and the ongoing development of trade support tools and workflows
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare, review, match, and track physical and financial trade confirmations to support timely and accurate confirmation of transactions
- Assist with validating trade data, including counterparties, volumes, pricing, and other transaction details, to help ensure completeness and accuracy of records
- Support settlements, billings, and reconciliations for trading activities, including helping investigate, escalate, and resolve discrepancies
- Maintain organized confirmation and supporting documentation in accordance with records management practices, internal procedures, and audit requirements
- Coordinate with traders, finance, and counterparties to follow up on outstanding confirmations and exceptions
- Assist with reporting, process documentation, and other administrative tasks that support mid- and back-office trade operations
- Help identify process gaps, data issues, or operational risks and escalate items appropriately
- Compliance and Additional Functions:
- Support the maintenance and improvement of trade support tools, templates, desk procedures, and process documentation
- Assist with communication and follow-up with counterparties and internal stakeholders to support timely completion of trade support activities
- Provide general reporting, filing, and administrative support for confirmations and other mid- and back-office functions
Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of post-secondary education in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
- Interest in energy markets, energy marketing, trade operations, confirmations, settlements, or accounting support functions
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated attention to detail
- Ability to work accurately with transaction data, documentation, and multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with data analysis or business systems is an asset
- Strong communication skills, initiative, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a broader team
Notes:
External candidates can submit their application via Indeed at https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/BHEC/jobs or by searching BHE- Canada jobs.
We thank all candidates for their interest in a career with BHE Canada Ltd., however, only candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted.
When you submit a job application to BHE Canada Ltd., it will be accessible to BHE Canada Ltd. personnel involved in BHE Canada Ltd.’s hiring processes and the information will be used for recruitment. In addition, BHE Canada Ltd. relies on qualified third parties to assist in the hiring process and your information may be provided to them for this purpose. By submitting your job application, you agree to the use of your personal information for these purposes.
At BHE Canada Ltd. we celebrate diversity and inclusion. We are committed to fair employment practices, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, family status, source of income, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable provincial or federal law.
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB T2P 3G6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Will you be returning to back to school in the fall?
- Have you completed 2 years of post-secondary education in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Economics?
Work Location: In person
