European Renewable’s group is looking for an experienced professional with a high level of initiative and technical mindset wishing to make a difference on one of the most innovative and competitive market in Italy as a Director of Origination.
- Do you feel comfortable dealing with multiple projects and multiple task at the same time? Are you are organised and can manage targets on time involving different stakeholders and different technologies?
- Do you have both the ability to keep a high-level view of the existing projects and the ability to deep dive quickly without losing sight of the big picture?
- Do you have a positive attitude towards setting and managing your own targets, building a healthy and motivated workspace?
- Most importantly, you will need to have a genuine interest to work in the renewable and energy infrastructure that is pushing you to exceed and excel over a very fast and dynamic work environment.
Responsibilities:
- Origination and development of a solar/wind/AD project pipeline within budgets from the very early stage to get it to a ready to file for planning state, including dealing with co-developers, landowners, public authorities.
- Coordinate stakeholder’s activities ensuring key milestones are met.
- Ensure financial and technical requirements are met in the developed projects.
- Manage and report on all project risks, ensuring management are kept fully abreast of any significant development.
- Alignment of project decisions to the efforts of Power Marketing, specifically in response to changing energy policy.
- Liaise with external stakeholders (e.g. planning authorities, community relations, statutory consultees, landowners, grid network operators like Terna and e-distribuzione) and represent the company in a professional and competent manner.
- Develop and manage project capex, opex and budgeting, assisting in the preparation of business cases for major capital investment expenditure and presenting to Senior Management for investment approval.
- Carry out other “ad-hoc” activities required to achieve the company’s objectives.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in the development of Energy projects and a demonstrable track record of successfully managing the development of multiple projects, with a focus on pre-consent stage up to filing for planning.
- A thorough understanding of the commercial/environmental/regulatory challenges facing all stages of PV/wind project development and the renewable energy industry.
- A strong basic understanding of financial aspects of power generation projects with experience of working closely with financial analysts in the preparation and updating of financial models
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
*Italian Speaker essential
