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Senior PPA Commercial Manager

Posted 19 August 2024
Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
LocationBucharest
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & InfrastructureEnergy, ESG & Green Tech Finance
ReferenceSH-CM-19AUG24
Contact NameSam Hadfield

Job description

​Our client aims to position themselves as a supplier of choice for green electricity as well as financial instruments securing energy prices in the form of virtual PPAs to utilities/traders and commercial and industrial customers (C&I) in the CEE markets. The hiring mandate for a Senior PPA Commercial Manager/Originator is crucial to this.

Your tasks will include:

  • Source, structure and negotiate PPAs to meet the CEE region’s growing pipeline of advanced projects

  • Coordinate with project finance, project development, project management and technical teams to ensure contracts are aligned with the project development profile (schedule, cost, risk etc.)

  • Identify, help lead negotiation and close bankable PPAs

  • Refine and innovate contractual PPA framework with the wider CEE team to fit the CEE model

  • Manage PPA tenders, negotiate with potential off-takers and work towards the conclusion of a PPA deal

  • Continuously expand the network of potential off-takers and agree key parameters of future power purchase agreements (including virtual power purchase agreements) at an early stage

Your Profile

  • Minimum of three years of professional experience in energy procurement

  • Track record of successfully closed offtake-agreements

  • Experience and familiarity with structured project finance and the sensitivities of equity and debt providers related to the respective terms of the PPA

  • Strong communication skills, able to deal with business owners, regulatory bodies & financial institutions

  • Strong negotiating and problem solving skills

  • Solid technical acumen for or existing knowledge of PV-technology, project development, construction, operation, maintenance and performance

  • Languages: English (native speaker or excellent command) mandatory