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Clean Energy Advisor

Posted 28 June 2022
Salary Up to €120,000 + bonus
LocationEuropean Union
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & InfrastructureEnergy Procurement
ReferenceCEA1(TB)
Contact NameTom Brookes

Job description

​The Green Recruitment Company are working alongside a world leading energy advisory business which specialise assisting commercial, industrial, and institutional energy users, delivering data-driven and integrated energy solutions in Europe. This includes providing comprehensive renewable energy advisory and procurement services focused on analysing and mitigating risk, while improving sustainability within each client’s energy portfolio.

 

The Client:

Empowering organisations to manage the key challenges of cost, carbon, and complex choices, this client helps businesses design energy and sustainability strategies, find the optimal renewable energy projects and products, structure contract terms that minimise risk, and manage growing renewables portfolios in unison with traditional power supply.

 

The Role:

The Clean Energy Advisory team is responsible for managing the client relationship throughout the lifecycle of a renewable energy engagement. The team works as a partner to the client’s internal energy and sustainability teams – analysing the client’s electricity portfolio to understand how new contracts would interact with the existing energy strategy and load, educating stakeholders and senior executives, developing a cohesive renewable energy strategy and project plan, and leading commercial discussions as well as executive approvals of a definitive agreement. The Clean Energy Advisor is responsible for delivering this high-quality advisory service to clients.

 

Responsibilities:

  •  Manage client relationship by delivering high-quality, timely and value-added services.

  • Evaluating projects, company portfolio, and market price probabilistic analytics to deliver client recommendations and identify key risks to be mitigated

  • Preparing financial and commercial analysis of various contract structures and scenarios for energy procurement

  • Preparing and presenting collateral for client education and market updates – presentations will often be to senior executives at Fortune Global 500 companies

  • Working with the Energy Sourcing and Market Fundamentals & Analysis teams to prepare and deliver actionable client results on schedule

  • Understanding and interpreting the mechanics of energy delivery contracts

  • Serving in a consultant role on specific assignments, including energy projects, risk mitigation, price forecasting, commercial negotiations, and contract management

  • Assisting in the identification of new clients and business opportunities, participate in preparing proposals for new business

 

The Individual:

  • 3-7 years of electricity market experience at any of the following: energy management team at a corporation or institution dealing with wholesale and retail strategies, utility or retailer, renewable project developer, energy or sustainability consulting firm

  • Detailed understanding of power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy

  • Comprehensive understanding of wholesale and retail energy markets, renewable energy development and financing, and corporate energy procurement strategies

  • Must be a strong communicator, both in writing and in presentation skills, as the role involves significant senior level client interaction

  • Must possess strong analytical skills to understand energy market fundamentals and translate data into commercial strategies and advice for clients

  • Must be highly organized and able to manage multiple client engagements