Senior Commercial Originator - Germany

Brightsmith; Berlin; Híbrido; EUR 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Brightsmith, a fast-growing energy transition company, seeks an experienced energy market leader to head the route-to-market function in Germany, maximizing contracted revenues across a large-scale battery storage portfolio. You’ll report to the Country Director and collaborate with commercial analytics, legal and finance teams in a dynamic, entrepreneurial setting.

The role is hybrid in Germany with occasional travel to the UK; the ideal candidate has 10+ years in energy trading/origination,

Qualificações

• 10+ years B2B energy trading experience, ideally in storage or renewables.
• Strong understanding of PPAs, trading strategies and revenue optimisation.
• Proven ability to lead origination and deal-closing in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead origination and development of tolls, offtakes and other hedging products for large-scale battery storage projects.
• Maximise contracted revenues across the storage portfolio.
• Build and manage senior relationships with route-to-market providers and partners.
• Support commercial contract negotiations through to deal close.
• Identify value-enhancing opportunities and present proposals to Investment Committee.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance to ensure projects are bankable.
• Support lobbying to enhance battery storage revenue streams and market access.
• Develop in-house market insight and assess regulatory impact on revenues.
• Work with Asset Management to ensure contract compliance.
• Contribute to wider strategy including contracting opportunities in other European markets.

Conhecimentos

Fluent German and English

German energy market expertise

10+ years B2B energy trading

Trading and settlement processes

Revenue optimisation & PPAs

Negotiating legal contracts

Strong communication skills

Partner relationships & leadership

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering,

Formação

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, economics or finance

Descrição da vaga

Join a fast-growing energy transition company that owns and operates grid-scale battery storage assets, as it expands into Germany and builds a 1GW / 4GWh storage pipeline for delivery by 2030.

This is an opportunity for an experienced energy market leader to lead the route-to-market function in Germany and de-risk future revenues across a large-scale battery storage portfolio. Reporting to the Country Director, you’ll work closely with the Chief Commercial Officer and the business development, legal, commercial analytics and corporate finance teams. This is a hybrid role based in Germany, with travel to the UK.

The role would suit someone with a strong energy trading or origination background who enjoys closing complex commercial deals and is comfortable working at pace in an entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the origination and development of tolls, offtakes and other hedging products for large-scale battery storage projects
• Take overall responsibility for maximising contracted revenues across the battery storage portfolio
• Build and manage senior relationships with route-to-market providers, partners and energy-intensive corporates
• Support commercial contract negotiations and business case development through to deal close
• Identify value-accretive opportunities on existing assets and present proposals to the Investment Committee
• Work with the Corporate Finance team to ensure projects are bankable
• Support lobbying efforts to enhance battery storage revenue streams and open up market access
• Develop in-house market insight and assess the impact of regulation on project revenues
• Work with the Asset Management team to ensure contract compliance
• Contribute to wider strategy, including identifying contracting and hedging opportunities in other European markets

Key Skills & Experience

• Fluent German and English
• Excellent understanding of the German energy market
• More than 10 years of B2B experience within the energy trading sector, preferably in energy storage or renewables
• Experience managing trading and settlement processes
• Detailed understanding of revenue optimisation, PPAs and trading strategies
• Strong commercial skills, with confidence negotiating legal contracts
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present sophisticated contracts and sales pitches
• Strong partner relationship management and senior team leadership experience
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in engineering, economics or finance
• Genuine passion for clean energy and working in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment

Experience within battery storage tolling, route-to-market optimisation, corporate PPAs or energy policy and lobbying would be advantageous.