Commercial Associate

Hunter Philips Executive Search; Hannover; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Philips Executive Search represents a renewable-energy developer seeking a Commercial Associate to drive M&A, project acquisitions and electricity marketing across solar PV and BESS. The role combines financial modelling, buy‑side and sell‑side transactions, PPA structuring and strategic commercial analysis.

You will work closely with senior decision‑makers to evaluate opportunities, prepare investment proposals and influence how projects are bought, priced and sold, with increasing

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in commercial analysis, M&A, project finance, project development, PPA origination or energy consulting.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability, including valuations, sensitivity analysis and commercial business cases.
• Experience supporting transactions, due diligence processes and commercial negotiations.
• Solid understanding of the German electricity market and PPA structures.
• Exposure to solar PV, BESS, project acquisitions or electricity off taker arrangements would be advantageous.
• Commercially sharp, analytical and comfortable translating complex financial and market information into investment recommendations.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented and confident taking ownership of analytical and commercial workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Support buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, from project evaluation and due diligence through to signing and closing.
• Build financial models covering project valuations, pricing, revenue forecasts, sensitivities and commercial risk.
• Evaluate solar PV and BESS acquisition opportunities, assessing project economics, grid connections, permitting and investment potential.
• Support the structuring and negotiation of corporate PPAs, direct-wire agreements and electricity offtake arrangements.
• Prepare investment proposals, transaction documentation and commercial analysis to support senior management decisions.
• Coordinate data rooms, due diligence processes and external advisers across project acquisitions and divestments.
• Analyse electricity market developments, BESS revenue opportunities and pricing structures to strengthen commercial decision‑making.
• Develop more efficient commercial processes, financial models and transaction workflows through automation and AI‑supported tools.
• Take increasing ownership of transaction workstreams, commercial analysis and origination activities.

Skills

Commercial analysis

M&A

Project finance

PPA origination

Project development

Energy consulting

Valuations

Sensitivity analysis

Financial modelling

Due diligence

Negotiations

Excel

Job description

COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATE – SOLAR PV, BESS & M&A – GERMANY

Location: Germany

Sector: Renewable Energy – Solar PV & BESS

Employment: Permanent

Working Model: Flexible - Remote or Hybrid

Are you a commercially minded professional who wants to move beyond financial analysis and influence how renewable‑energy projects are acquired, financed commercially and brought to market? Do you want hands‑on involvement in M&A transactions, PPAs and investment decisions, with the opportunity to take greater ownership as you develop?

The Opportunity

A renewable‑energy developer is expanding its Commercial team to strengthen M&A, project acquisitions and electricity marketing across its solar PV and BESS portfolio.

This is a high‑exposure role combining financial modelling, buy‑side and sell‑side M&A, PPA structuring and commercial strategy. You will work closely with senior decision‑makers, assessing investment opportunities, supporting transactions and building the commercial analysis behind project acquisitions and sales.

For an ambitious individual, the role offers the opportunity to develop beyond transaction support, take increasing ownership of commercial and origination activities and help shape the processes, models and systems that drive future investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support buy‑side and sell‑side M&A transactions, from project evaluation and due diligence through to signing and closing.
• Build financial models covering project valuations, pricing, revenue forecasts, sensitivities and commercial risk.
• Evaluate solar PV and BESS acquisition opportunities, assessing project economics, grid connections, permitting and investment potential.
• Support the structuring and negotiation of corporate PPAs, direct‑wire agreements and electricity offtake arrangements.
• Prepare investment proposals, transaction documentation and commercial analysis to support senior management decisions.
• Coordinate data rooms, due diligence processes and external advisers across project acquisitions and divestments.
• Analyse electricity market developments, BESS revenue opportunities and pricing structures to strengthen commercial decision‑making.
• Develop more efficient commercial processes, financial models and transaction workflows through automation and AI‑supported tools.
• Take increasing ownership of transaction workstreams, commercial analysis and origination activities.

About You

• 3–5 years' experience in commercial analysis, M&A, project finance, project development, PPA origination or energy consulting.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability, including valuations, sensitivity analysis and commercial business cases.
• Experience supporting transactions, due diligence processes and commercial negotiations.
• Solid understanding of the German electricity market and PPA structures.
• Exposure to solar PV, BESS, project acquisitions or electricity off taker arrangements would be advantageous.
• Commercially sharp, analytical and comfortable translating complex financial and market information into investment recommendations.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented and confident taking ownership of analytical and commercial workstreams.

This is an opportunity to build your career at the commercial heart of renewable‑energy development, combining financial analysis with real transaction exposure, investment decisions and the opportunity to shape how projects are acquired, structured and sold.