Techno Commercial Lead (Germany)
Department: DevCon
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Germany
Description
A bit about Field
Field is an international developer, owner and operator of renewable infrastructure. Our Founder and CEO is a successful entrepreneur who previously co‑founded a green energy supplier. We have robust pipelines of Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) projects across the UK, Italy, Spain and Germany – and strong financial backing. Our most recent Group fundraise was a £200 million investment from CVC DIF. This will support our mission to grow internationally and ultimately to build and develop a robust global BESS portfolio.
We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. Our team has experience scaling billion‑dollar tech start‑ups and building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in energy markets. You will learn from and work with a group of fun, curious and entrepreneurial people who really want to make an impact. Together, we will show that batteries are an critical part of our energy infrastructure – now, not in some distant future. We have ambitious plans to become the defining new clean energy player in Europe over the next few years, gradually expanding beyond batteries into new asset types.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead LDES Tender Strategy & Submission
- End‑to‑end ownership of Germany’s upcoming LDES auction (2026+).
- Define bid strategy, commercial structure, and tender compliance.
- Coordinate cross‑functional inputs (Grid, Development, Strategy, Design, Finance, Procurement, Legal).
- Run scenario modelling and sensitivity analyses (duration, capex, opex, revenues, penalties, విద్య, availability).
2. Regulatory Intelligence & Policy Impact Quantification
- Track all relevant German policy and regulatory developments:
- Netzentgeltreform (dynamic grid fees, static components)
- Ramp‑rate and Leistungsgradient requirements
- Flexible Connection Agreements / dynamische Netzanschlüsse
- BKZ evolution, KraftNAV amendments
- TSO/DSO queue reforms, dynamic curtailment
- §35 BauGB privilege & permitting reforms
- Translate policy changes into quantified commercial impacts on project economics, grid strategy and bidding behaviour.
- Develop internal notes, briefings, templates and decision memos for leadership.
3. Build & Own German Investment Assumptions Essen.
- Maintain Germany’s master sheet of investment assumptions:
- Capex, opex, degradation, augmentation, performance guarantees
- Grid fees (DUoS/TUoS), BKZ, reservation fees
- Revenue stack assumptions: energy arbitrage, aFRR/mFRR, inertia, capacity, grid‑services, new LDES products
- Ensure assumptions are consistent across UEMs, IC papers, board memos, investor decks.Lead bi‑monthly investment strategy refresh and feed directly into Budget and Long‑Term Plan.
4. Strategic Interface to Grid & Development
- Provide clear commercial guidance to Grid & Development teams:
- Optimal grid sizing (MVA vs MWh)ंगी dynamic tariffs
- Commercial impacts of ramp‑rates and operational constraints
- Evaluation of 110kV vs 380kV connection trade‑offs
- Impacts of curtailment rules, flexibility agreements, redispatch interactions
- Support Greenfield and M&A evaluation with techno‑commercial DD inputs.
- Provide strategic risk assessment for all major IC submissions.
- Own the grid connection agreement negotiations for our project with reservedಬಹ pipeline.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5–8+ years experience.table in energy markets, grid economics, techno‑economic modelling, regulatory/market design or commercial strategy.
- Strong understanding of German power markets, BESS economics and grid connection frameworks.
- Ability to convert regulatory text into €‑quantified commercial implications.
- Experience managing tenders or auctions (energy, capacity, grid‑services, etc.) preferred.
- Strong modelling skills (minimum Excel; Python would be ++), excellent stakeholder management.
- Fluent in English and German.
Benefits
Package Details
We’re offering a competitive compensation package, including participation in our employee share scheme which rewards all employees for the growth of the business. You’ll be awarded shares when you join, which will vest over four yearsതു and as the business grows in size and value, so will your shares!
Other benefits include
- Up to 10% company‑wide bonus based on company performance
- 30 days of annual leave + public holidays
- €2,000 annual learning & development budget to spend on whatever best supports your growth
- 1 month a year ‘work from anywhere in the world’ policy
- Spill: our mental health benefit allowing every Fielder access to equal and unrestricted therapy and resources
- Green leave: paid time off to do something good for the environment
- Birthday carbon offset: a gift from Field to the world to celebrate your birthday
- Hybrid working (blend of home and office working to suit individual needs)
- Global gatherings with Summer and Winter away days
- Funded team fun with events like team lunches, after‑work socials and quarterly get essays
- A great office space in Berlin‑Mitte
Why join us?
- Genuine impact: You will actually be building and operating the renewable infrastructure we need to reach net zero. This is not a green CSR initiative, but a company that is taking a leading role in building one of the critical solutions to a generational problem.
- Make things happen: We are still a relatively early‑stage company, and you will have significant accountability to make things happen from day one. You will have a lot of autonomy, will learn quickly, and be given a LOT of room to grow.
- Define a new industry: The energy market is in a paradigm shift right now, evolving at a breathtaking pace, and you will play a leading role in how the market evolves and innovates over the next few years.
- Exceptional team: We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. We have experience scaling billion dollar tech start‑ups and building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in the energy markets. You will learn from and work with a bunch of fun, curious, and entrepreneurial people who really want to make an impact.
Our Values
- Move fast – We’re finishers. Doers. Pragmatists. We take responsibility. We see things through and we always deliver on our promises. WeNo bund; we roll up our sleeves and get things done. FAST.
- Know your stuff – We’re curious and pride ourselves on always learning, adapting and improving. There are no stupid questions here. We’re self‑starn. We’re all learning and growing, always. And we take accountability for our own CID.
- Do it right – We do things the right way and never cut corners. We always put safety above profit. We carefully manage the impact of our Cars on local communities and the broader environment. We are intentional and act with integrity at all times.
- Work for the team – We are friendly and approachable. We make time for one another, we lean on each other. We learn from each other, and we value diversity of thought and experience so we learn faster and get better.
Equality, Diversity & inclusion
Diverse teams make better teams. Field is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which is as representative as possible of our society. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender expression, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy/maternity status, race, nationality, religion hoofd belief, or sexual orientation.
We published a blog discussing our findings and learnings from our first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion survey in March 2023. You can read here.
Still not convinced? See what our current team think about working here to find out why you should join us!