Renewable Energy Specialist, (PPA/On-Site Solar)
Renewable Energy Specialist, (PPA/On-Site Solar)
World Kinect Energy Services
Paris, France or Rijswijk, Netherlands
The Renewable Energy Specialist will take the lead for the customer in qualifying the solar potential at customer sites and will drive the roll-out of World Kinect Energy Services renewable offering within Europe.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our core focus is on supporting our client’s transition to renewable energy, thus having a focus on the risks and opportunities from the corporate side is required.
Our new colleague should have a strong technical insight to the PPA/On-Site solar structures, markets and mechanism combined with a strong commercial and sustainability understanding of the pro’s and con’s of PPA’s in a corporate context. To be able to advise our client’s you must be a ‘safe pair of hands’ with regards to the procurement process we are undertaking with the client and able to structure and execute elements like, RFP processes, Term Sheets and final PPA negotiations.
Flawless execution, delivering value adding analysis and recommendation to our clients to base their decision making on, is the core of our business. Therefore, we need a well-organized person with solid project management skills and analytical capabilities, who understand the corporate world and their approach to renewable energy.
The key duties and responsibilities include:
- Assist with the implementation of Kinect’s on-site solar and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) strategies.
- the Renewable Energy specialist will take the lead for the customer in qualifying the solar potential at customer sites;
- developing, and administering RFPs or other competitive bidding processes;
- financial and technical analysis of solar proposals;
- overseeing project development through construction for the client.
- assist with the identification and qualification of prospective PPA projects;
- the completion of analyses to assess the price risk of PPA projects;
- the development of marketing materials and client presentations.
- build relationships and work closely with third-party developers to enable delivery of on-site solar and PPA projects.
- Managing portfolios of projects across multiple sites at the same time.
PERSON SPECIFICATION (BACKGROUND AND SKILLS):
- Strong knowledge of renewable technologies and the different solutions available in Europe is essential. The successful candidate is likely to have in excess of 5 years renewable industry experience gained in an engineering capacity or renewables sales consultant or account management capacity.
- Solar industry experience is essential across the technical, financial, contractual, and implementation phases and knowledge of the structure and operation of electric markets as it relates to large off-site renewable energy projects.
- Knowledge of existing and emerging technology, energy markets and renewable energy incentives and policy is essential. Being able to effectively communicate the renewable energy benefits including the financial (e.g. price reduction, hedging), and the environmental (e.g. carbon reduction)
- Excellent understanding of renewable energy incentives, policy, and existing renewable energy markets is essential.
- Experience of analyzing and modelling electric markets and electric tariffs is essential.
- High-level understanding of: solar layout and design software, electrical system design as it relates to sizing solar PV systems is essential
- Long term strategy management and pnl management experience in the renewables sector is desirable.
- Solution selling and negotiation skills and experience are essential.
- Strong analytical skills are essential - extremely proficient with the use of Microsoft Excel and other modelling software
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English is essential and or French, German or Dutch.
- Results driven approach is essential.
- Strong project management skills are essential.
- Strong problem-solving, mathematical, financial modeling and organizational skills are essential.
- Strong team working skills are essential.
