How to Apply to Naturgy

14 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 2 current roles tracked

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Key Takeaways

  • Naturgy's authoritative job portal is SAP SuccessFactors at career5.successfactors.eu under company code C0000880172P. The Spanish-language Trabaja Con Naturgy site on Aplygo is for spontaneous applications and graduate pipelines, not the main requisition channel.
  • Spanish at C1 or higher is effectively required for most Spain-based roles. Submit a Spanish-language CV reviewed by a native speaker; a translated CV with awkward phrasing is a negative signal.
  • Tailor the CV to the requisition with exact terminology, named software and standards, and quantified outcomes. SuccessFactors keyword matching is literal and recruiters use structured profile fields to filter pools.
  • Plan for a multi-round process of four to eight weeks including a Talent Acquisition screen, technical interviews with the hiring team, and a final round with a director for senior roles. Some functions add a written case or psychometric battery.
  • Interview register is formal. Use usted unless your interviewer switches to tu. Dress business formal. Demonstrate disciplined technical reasoning rather than American-style enthusiasm.
  • The major shareholders are CriteriaCaixa at roughly twenty-six percent, GIP/BlackRock at twenty percent, and IFM Investors at fourteen percent following the 2024 CVC exit. The shift from private equity to long-duration infrastructure capital signals stable strategic execution rather than short-horizon trading.
  • Naturgy is in the middle of a digitalisation push, a renewables build-out, and active portfolio rotation including potential sale of Chilean assets. Candidates who can speak credibly to these strategic priorities differentiate themselves in interviews.

Source basis: This guide combines the company's public careers materials, detected ATS-provider data, and ResumeGeni analysis. Employer-specific details should be read alongside the Sources section below; interview-culture guidance may synthesize public candidate reports when official documentation is limited.


About Naturgy

Naturgy Energy Group SA is one of the largest integrated energy companies in Spain and a heavyweight in Latin American utilities. Headquartered in Madrid at Avenida San Luis 77, the company employs roughly 7,500 people worldwide and generates approximately twenty billion euros in annual revenue. It trades on the Madrid Stock Exchange under the ticker NTGY and is a constituent of the IBEX 35, Spain's blue-chip equity index. The current Executive Chairman is Francisco Reynes Massanet, who has led the company through a deep operational and brand transformation since taking the role in 2018. That same year the company retired the Gas Natural Fenosa brand it had carried since the 2009 merger of Gas Natural and Union Fenosa, rebranding to Naturgy as part of a strategic reset focused on energy transition, digitalisation, and capital discipline. The Naturgy footprint is unusually broad for a Spanish utility. In Spain itself the company is the leading natural gas distributor and the third-largest electric utility, with a combined customer base in the millions across both regulated and liberalised supply. Outside Spain, Naturgy operates regulated gas and electric distribution networks, generation assets, and supply businesses in Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. It holds positions in Italy and, since the 2018 acquisition of Chile's CGE and an Australian asset push, in Oceania as well. International revenue and EBITDA contributions are material, which means many corporate roles in Madrid are actually multi-jurisdictional, requiring an awareness of regulatory, currency, and political-risk environments that span the Atlantic. The ownership structure is a defining feature for any candidate evaluating the company. CriteriaCaixa, the investment vehicle of the Caixa banking foundation, is the largest single shareholder at roughly twenty-six percent. Global Infrastructure Partners, now part of BlackRock following BlackRock's 2024 acquisition of GIP, holds approximately twenty percent. IFM Investors, the Australian pension-fund-backed infrastructure manager, holds around fourteen percent following its 2024 increase tied to CVC Capital Partners' exit from the register. The CVC-IFM swap was one of the most significant European utility shareholding events of 2024 and signalled a shift from private equity ownership toward longer-duration infrastructure capital. For employees, this matters: the dominant shareholders are now patient infrastructure investors with multi-decade horizons, which tends to favour stable strategy execution over quarterly trading. Strategically, Naturgy is in the middle of a digitalisation push, a renewables build-out, and an active portfolio rotation that has included exploration of a sale of its Chilean assets. The 2022 plan to split the company into a regulated network business and a liberalised supply and generation business, dubbed Project Geminis, was ultimately shelved, and the company has refocused on integrated execution. For candidates this means that the jobs profile spans traditional utility engineering (gas distribution, transmission, electric networks, generation operations), large-scale renewable development (solar, wind, hybrid plants), commercial and trading roles tied to liberalised European energy markets, regulatory affairs across multiple jurisdictions, and a growing technology and data function that sits at the centre of the digitalisation plan. It is a regulated, formal, technically conservative employer with a meaningful international dimension, not a startup or a fast-moving tech company.

Application Process

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    Start at the official talent portal linked from naturgy

    Start at the official talent portal linked from naturgy.com under People and Work With Us. The primary applicant tracking system is SAP SuccessFactors, hosted at career5.successfactors.eu under company code C0000880172P. There is a separate Spanish-language platform called Trabaja Con Naturgy, powered by Aplygo, which is used primarily for spontaneous talent leads and graduate or internship pipelines. Apply through SuccessFactors for posted requisitions and use Aplygo only when SuccessFactors does not show a relevant opening.

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    Create a SuccessFactors candidate account before applying

    Create a SuccessFactors candidate account before applying. The portal requires registration with email verification and a password meeting SAP's complexity rules. Take the time to complete the full candidate profile including work history, education, languages with proficiency levels, and mobility preferences. Recruiters at Naturgy use these structured fields to filter candidate pools, and an incomplete profile will silently lower your visibility regardless of how strong the attached CV is.

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    Search openings using the SuccessFactors filters for job language, location, exp

    Search openings using the SuccessFactors filters for job language, location, experience level, and travel area. Most Spain-based postings are advertised in Spanish only, and many Latin American postings are in Spanish with local-country labour terms. Search both the Spanish and English-language versions of the portal to make sure you do not miss roles. The keyword search supports Boolean operators including AND, OR, NOT, and parentheses, plus quoted phrases for exact matches.

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    Tailor your CV to the specific requisition

    Tailor your CV to the specific requisition. Naturgy posts detailed job descriptions with explicit functional and technical requirements, and SuccessFactors performs basic keyword matching during screening. For engineering roles include the specific systems, codes, and standards relevant to the job — Spanish gas regulation references such as the Reglamento Tecnico de Distribucion y Utilizacion de Combustibles Gaseosos, electrical standards such as the Reglamento Electrotecnico de Baja Tension, IEC, IEEE, ATEX, and any project management certifications.

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    Submit a separate cover letter only when the requisition specifically requests o

    Submit a separate cover letter only when the requisition specifically requests one. Spanish corporate convention prefers a concise carta de presentacion of around 200 to 300 words that states the role applied for, summarises the most relevant two or three qualifications, and explains specifically why Naturgy. Generic cover letters underperform in this market.

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    Expect an initial screening contact from the Talent Acquisition team within two

    Expect an initial screening contact from the Talent Acquisition team within two to four weeks for active requisitions. The first contact is usually a phone or video call of 20 to 30 minutes covering motivation, salary expectations, notice period, language certifications, and willingness to relocate. For roles based in Madrid corporate this conversation will typically be in Spanish unless the requisition is explicitly designated as English-working.

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    Plan for a multi-round interview process spanning four to eight weeks for profes

    Plan for a multi-round interview process spanning four to eight weeks for professional and managerial roles. Stages typically include a competency-based interview with HR, one or two technical interviews with the hiring manager and team leads, and for senior roles a final interview with a director or business unit head. Some functions also include a structured assessment exercise, technical case, or a personality and reasoning test through providers such as cut-e or SHL.

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    If you progress to an offer, expect the formal package to arrive in writing in S

    If you progress to an offer, expect the formal package to arrive in writing in Spanish, structured to Spanish labour law. Offers will reference the applicable convenio colectivo, the specific contract type (typically an indefinido for permanent roles), salary in fourteen or twelve payments, and benefits including private health insurance, meal vouchers, employee energy tariffs, and pension contributions through the company's social welfare plan. Negotiation is expected but conducted formally rather than aggressively.

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    Internal candidates at Naturgy have visible priority on most postings

    Internal candidates at Naturgy have visible priority on most postings. The company runs an internal mobility programme and many requisitions are first opened internally before being advertised externally. External candidates competing against an internal applicant should expect the bar to be higher and should make a clear case for unique skills or experience that the internal pool cannot provide.


Resume Tips for Naturgy

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Submit your CV in Spanish if you are applying to a Spain-based or Latin American

Submit your CV in Spanish if you are applying to a Spain-based or Latin American role unless the requisition explicitly states English. A high-quality Spanish CV with native or near-native phrasing signals cultural fit; a translated CV with awkward constructions does the opposite. If you are not a native Spanish speaker have your CV reviewed by one before submission.

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Keep length to two pages for most professional roles, three pages only for senio

Keep length to two pages for most professional roles, three pages only for senior managerial or technical positions with substantial publication or project history. The European convention here is more permissive than the US one-page rule, but recruiters still prefer focused documents over exhaustive ones.

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Lead with a short professional summary of three to four lines that names your fu

Lead with a short professional summary of three to four lines that names your function, years of experience, sector exposure, and key technical specialisation. Spanish CVs commonly include a perfil profesional or resumen ejecutivo at the top; recruiters at large Spanish corporates expect to see one and use it to triage at the keyword level.

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List languages with the Common European Framework of Reference levels (A1 throug

List languages with the Common European Framework of Reference levels (A1 through C2) and cite any official certification such as Cambridge, IELTS, DELF, Goethe, or DELE. For Naturgy, Spanish at C1 or higher is effectively required for most Spain-based roles outside of specialist English-working functions. English at B2 or higher is expected for any role with international scope. Portuguese, Italian, or Catalan can be meaningful differentiators depending on the geography.

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Quantify outcomes wherever possible

Quantify outcomes wherever possible. Use specific numbers for budgets managed, megawatts deployed, customers served, kilometres of network operated, cost reductions achieved, or safety metrics improved. Naturgy operates large physical assets and large customer bases, and recruiters look for evidence that candidates have worked at comparable scale.

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For engineering and technical roles list the specific standards, codes, and soft

For engineering and technical roles list the specific standards, codes, and software you have used. Examples that appear regularly in Naturgy job descriptions include SCADA platforms, GIS systems such as ArcGIS or Smallworld, simulation tools such as PSS/E or DIgSILENT, asset management platforms such as SAP PM or IBM Maximo, and project management tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project. Naming these systems explicitly improves SuccessFactors keyword matching.

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Include relevant certifications prominently

Include relevant certifications prominently. PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA, and Lean Six Sigma are valued on the project side. PMI-ACP and SAFe certifications carry weight in the digitalisation function. ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, and ISO 50001 lead auditor or implementer credentials are recognised. For finance and audit roles the CFA, ACCA, or Spanish-equivalent credentials such as the Censor Jurado de Cuentas register matter.

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Spanish CVs traditionally include some personal details such as date of birth, n

Spanish CVs traditionally include some personal details such as date of birth, nationality, and a professional photograph in the top right corner. This is a regional convention and not legally required; many candidates now omit photo and date of birth following European data protection guidance. Either approach is acceptable, but if you do include a photo it must be a professional headshot, not a casual image.

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Avoid Anglo-American resume formatting tricks such as functional or skills-based

Avoid Anglo-American resume formatting tricks such as functional or skills-based layouts. Spanish corporate recruiters strongly prefer reverse-chronological work history with employer name, role, dates, and responsibilities clearly delineated. SuccessFactors parses chronological CVs more reliably than skills-based ones, and human reviewers find them easier to evaluate.

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Use a clean, ATS-friendly format with standard fonts (Arial, Calibri, Helvetica,

Use a clean, ATS-friendly format with standard fonts (Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, or Times New Roman at 10 to 12 point), no text boxes, no headers or footers containing critical information, no two-column layouts, and no embedded graphics beyond a single optional photo. Submit as PDF unless the application form requires a Word document. The SAP SuccessFactors parser handles standard PDFs reliably but struggles with complex visual designs.



Interview Culture

Naturgy interviews are formal, structured, and conducted in Spanish unless the role is explicitly English-working.

Expect to be addressed using the formal usted form by senior interviewers, particularly in initial rounds and in Latin American subsidiaries; you should mirror this register and not switch to the informal tu unless your interviewer does so first. Dress code skews conservative — business formal for first interviews, smart business casual only when explicitly indicated. Punctuality is non-negotiable; arriving five to ten minutes early is the norm and arriving exactly on time is the latest acceptable. The first interview is typically a competency-based conversation with a Talent Acquisition specialist lasting twenty to forty-five minutes. It will cover your motivation for the role and for Naturgy specifically, your understanding of the energy sector, your salary expectations, your notice period, your willingness to relocate within Spain or internationally, and your language abilities. Be prepared to articulate why you want to work at a regulated utility rather than at a more dynamic technology company, why Spain or your target country specifically, and why Naturgy rather than Iberdrola, Endesa, Repsol, or EDP. Generic answers about energy transition do not differentiate; specific knowledge about Naturgy's strategic plan, recent results, or particular business unit does. Technical interviews with the hiring manager and team leads will probe depth in your discipline. For engineering roles expect to discuss specific projects you have led, the technical decisions you made, the failure modes you encountered, and the regulatory or safety frameworks you operated within. For commercial roles expect detailed discussion of pricing models, hedging strategies, customer segmentation, and regulatory price caps. For corporate functions expect technical questions on accounting standards (Spanish PGC and IFRS), tax frameworks, audit methodology, or treasury operations as relevant. The interviewer culture rewards candidates who demonstrate disciplined technical reasoning, willingness to acknowledge what they do not know, and sober judgement about risk. Overselling, exaggeration, or American-style enthusiasm typically reads as a negative signal in this environment. For managerial and senior roles a panel interview or final round with a director or business unit head is standard. These conversations test commercial judgement, leadership style, and cultural fit at the senior level. Naturgy's culture is hierarchical and process-oriented, and senior interviewers are looking for candidates who can operate within governance structures, manage stakeholders across multiple business units, and represent the company externally with regulators, investors, and joint venture partners. Expect to be asked about how you handle conflict with peers, how you manage performance issues on your team, and how you have navigated regulatory or political complexity. Some functions, particularly in engineering, finance, and digital, include a structured assessment. This may be a written technical case to be completed in a fixed time, a presentation to be prepared and delivered to a panel, or a battery of psychometric tests through providers such as cut-e, SHL, or Aon. The psychometric tests typically combine reasoning batteries (numerical, verbal, abstract) with personality questionnaires. Practice the reasoning tests in advance using free samples from the providers; the personality tests should be answered honestly and consistently. References are typically taken at the offer stage. Naturgy will request two to three professional references, usually direct supervisors from your most recent positions. Make sure your references are warned in advance and have agreed to take a call. The hiring process can pause if references are unreachable. Background checks are standard for managerial and finance roles and may include verification of degrees, professional qualifications, and prior employment dates.

What Naturgy Looks For

  • Spanish language fluency at C1 or higher for any Spain-based role outside of specialist English-working functions, with the ability to handle both technical content and formal corporate communication. Heritage Spanish speakers should expect to write and present in Castilian Spanish conventions.
  • Demonstrated experience in a regulated industry, ideally energy, utilities, infrastructure, telecommunications, or financial services. Naturgy operates within dense regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions and prefers candidates who have lived inside those frameworks rather than candidates whose experience is purely commercial or unregulated.
  • Sector knowledge of European and Latin American energy markets including the EU emissions trading system, REMIT transparency obligations, MIBEL and OMIE pricing for Spain and Portugal, regulated network remuneration models in Spain and Latin America, and the practical realities of operating physical gas and electric networks at scale.
  • Technical credentials matched to the role. For engineering: an Ingenieria Industrial, Ingenieria de Telecomunicaciones, Ingenieria de Minas, or equivalent degree, with named software and standards experience. For finance and audit: ADE, Economia, or equivalent degree plus professional credentials such as ACCA, CFA, or Censor Jurado de Cuentas. For digital roles: computer science or related degree plus demonstrated experience with cloud platforms, data engineering, or specific industrial systems.
  • Mobility — willingness to work in Madrid, Barcelona, regional Spanish offices, or Latin American hubs as the role demands. Many corporate roles in Madrid involve frequent travel to Latin American operations, particularly Chile and Mexico. International candidates should be prepared to discuss their right-to-work status in Spain explicitly.
  • Cultural fit with a hierarchical, formal, and process-oriented corporate culture. Naturgy is not a startup. Candidates who present as deeply collaborative within structure, who respect governance and chain of command, and who demonstrate the ability to manage stakeholders patiently typically outperform candidates who present as disruptors or as primarily individual contributors.
  • Safety mindset for any role with operational exposure. Spanish utility culture takes occupational safety seriously and Naturgy publishes detailed safety performance metrics in its sustainability reports. For field, plant, and operations roles expect to be asked how you have led or contributed to safety improvement and to be screened for any history of incidents or violations.
  • Sustainability literacy. Naturgy publishes detailed alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, holds positions in sustainability indices, and is actively decarbonising its generation portfolio. Candidates should be able to discuss energy transition coherently, including the realistic timeframes and trade-offs involved, rather than presenting either greenwashed enthusiasm or dismissive scepticism.
  • For internationally hired candidates: prior experience in Spain or in a Spanish-speaking country, an understanding of Spanish corporate convention, and a credible explanation of why you want to be based in Spain or in the relevant Latin American hub. The company prefers candidates whose career trajectory makes the move look intentional rather than opportunistic.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ATS does Naturgy use to manage job applications?
Naturgy uses SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management hosted on the European platform at career5.successfactors.eu under company code C0000880172P. SuccessFactors is the canonical front door for all posted requisitions globally and supports both Spanish and English interfaces. A secondary Spanish-language platform called Trabaja Con Naturgy, operated by Aplygo at trabajaconnaturgy.aplygo.com, exists for spontaneous talent leads, graduate hiring, and internship pipelines but should not be used in place of SuccessFactors for posted requisitions.
Do I need to speak Spanish to work at Naturgy?
For most Spain-based roles and for nearly all Latin American subsidiary roles, Spanish at C1 or higher on the Common European Framework of Reference is effectively required. The corporate working language in Madrid is Spanish, internal documentation is largely in Spanish, and most interviews are conducted in Spanish. There is a smaller pool of explicitly English-working roles, typically in international finance, corporate development, investor relations, or specialist technical functions, but these are exceptions rather than the rule. Catalan, Portuguese, and Italian can be meaningful differentiators depending on geography.
Should I submit my CV in Spanish or English?
Submit in Spanish for any Spain-based or Latin American role unless the requisition explicitly states that English is acceptable. A high-quality Spanish CV with native or near-native phrasing signals cultural fit. If you are not a native Spanish speaker, have your CV reviewed by one before submitting; awkward translations underperform mediocre originals. For the small number of explicitly English-working roles, English is acceptable, but a parallel Spanish version often helps.
How long does the Naturgy hiring process typically take?
For professional and managerial roles plan for four to eight weeks from initial application to formal offer. The timeline includes a Talent Acquisition screening call within the first two to four weeks, one or two technical interviews with the hiring manager and team leads in the following weeks, and for senior roles a final interview with a director or business unit head. Some functions add a written case, a presentation, or a psychometric assessment that can extend the timeline. References are typically taken at the offer stage and offers are issued in writing in Spanish.
What is Naturgy's interview culture like?
Interviews are formal, structured, and conducted in Spanish unless the role is explicitly English-working. Expect the formal usted register, conservative business dress, and punctuality to within five to ten minutes early. The culture rewards disciplined technical reasoning, willingness to acknowledge what you do not know, and sober judgement about risk. American-style enthusiasm and overselling typically read as negative signals. Senior interviewers look for candidates who can operate within governance structures and manage stakeholders patiently.
What kinds of roles does Naturgy hire for in Madrid?
The Madrid headquarters at Avenida San Luis 77 hosts corporate functions including finance, treasury, audit, tax, legal, regulatory affairs, investor relations, corporate development, human resources, communications, and sustainability. It also hosts the technology and digital function driving the digitalisation plan, including data engineering, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, and SAP platform engineering. Many Madrid corporate roles are multi-jurisdictional, requiring an awareness of regulatory and political environments across Spain and Latin America.
Does Naturgy hire in Latin America?
Yes. Naturgy has substantial regulated and unregulated operations in Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, and these subsidiaries hire locally for engineering, operations, commercial, regulatory, and corporate roles. Most Latin American postings are in Spanish with local-country labour terms and are best searched through the country-specific filters in the SuccessFactors portal. Candidates must hold the right to work locally; Naturgy does not commonly sponsor cross-border relocation for non-managerial roles.
What technical certifications matter for engineering roles at Naturgy?
For engineering and project management roles, PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA, and Lean Six Sigma are recognised. For health, safety, and environment roles, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 lead auditor credentials are valued. For energy management roles, ISO 50001 expertise is relevant. For information security and digital roles, ISO 27001 and CISSP are recognised. For Spanish gas and electric engineering specifically, familiarity with the Reglamento Tecnico de Distribucion y Utilizacion de Combustibles Gaseosos and the Reglamento Electrotecnico de Baja Tension is expected, along with named software experience in SCADA, GIS (ArcGIS or Smallworld), and SAP PM or IBM Maximo.
Who owns Naturgy and does it affect the hiring environment?
The largest single shareholder is CriteriaCaixa, the investment vehicle of the Caixa banking foundation, at roughly twenty-six percent. Global Infrastructure Partners, now part of BlackRock following the 2024 BlackRock acquisition of GIP, holds approximately twenty percent. IFM Investors, the Australian pension-fund-backed infrastructure manager, holds around fourteen percent following its 2024 increase tied to CVC Capital Partners' exit. The shift from private equity to long-duration infrastructure capital signals a hiring environment focused on stable strategic execution rather than short-horizon trading or aggressive cost-cutting cycles.
Should I include a photograph on my Naturgy CV?
It is a regional convention in Spain to include a professional headshot in the top right corner of the CV, but it is not legally required and many candidates now omit photographs and dates of birth in line with European data protection guidance. Either approach is acceptable at Naturgy. If you do include a photograph it must be a professional headshot in business attire, not a casual or social media image. The CV decision should not be the most important variable in your application; the substance of your experience and the precision of your match to the requisition matter much more.
How does Naturgy view internal versus external candidates?
Internal mobility is a visible priority at Naturgy. Many requisitions are first opened to internal candidates before being advertised externally, and internal applicants typically have an advantage where qualifications are comparable. External candidates competing against internal applicants should make a clear case for unique skills or experience that the internal pool cannot provide, such as specific external sector experience, named technical specialisations, or international background. For graduates and early-career candidates the internal preference is less of a factor, particularly through formal graduate and internship programmes.

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Sources

  1. Naturgy Careers Portal (SAP SuccessFactors)
  2. Naturgy People and Talent Page
  3. Naturgy Work With Us Hub
  4. Trabaja Con Naturgy (Aplygo Talent Lead Platform)
  5. Naturgy Corporate Governance and Chairman
  6. Naturgy Shareholder Structure
  7. Naturgy International Presence
  8. Naturgy Just Transition and Employment
  9. Madrid Stock Exchange — IBEX 35 Constituents (NTGY)
  10. SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Documentation