Permanent — Prospecting and Development

Corsica Sole; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Corsica Sole in Paris is seeking an International Development professional to build the company’s activity across Europe. You will assess markets, map regulatory landscapes and shape a strategic vision for solar and storage projects in the countries under responsibility.

You will drive tenders, joint ventures, and project acquisitions, coordinate with local teams and external advisors, and report on activity, budgets, and planning to the Head of International Development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in business development or project development in the renewable energy sector.
• Engineering or Business degree with appetite for the energy sector.
• French: fluent; other European languages would be a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Market assessment and competitive intelligence for solar and storage projects across Europe.
• Lead business development activities including tenders, joint ventures, and project acquisitions.
• Oversee project development in responsible countries, coordinating with local teams and advisors.
• Collaborate with Corsica Sole internal teams and external legal, financial, and technical stakeholders.
• Report on country activity, budgets, and planning to the Head of International Development.
• Support the Head of International Development on specific strategic matters.

Skills

Market analysis

Business development

Project development

Energy sector

Storage projects

Analytical skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Interpersonal skills

Team spirit

French language

Education

Engineering degree

Business degree

Job description

Within its growth strategy, Corsica Sole is expanding its activities in several European countries, with a real challenge to build up activities and create value in these new geographies, through organic growth, co-development, project acquisitions and/or joint venture agreements, in relation to BESS and hybrid PV+BESS projects.

The International Development division is organized as a small multidisciplinary team in Paris and local development teams in the countries under its responsibility. The International Developer will work closely with the Head of International Development.

The International Development team is developing and managing the activity of the company in 6 countries throughout Europe, including Poland and Czech Republic.

Role

• Market assessment and understanding: Develop a deep understanding of market dynamics (energy matrix fundamentals, projects under development, route to market opportunities, grid connection bottlenecks) and contribute to developing a suitable strategic vision for solar and storage projects in the countries under responsibility. Perform and maintain market & regulatory intelligence and competition analysis.
• Business Development: Organize and proactively contribute to key business processes such as tenders, project acquisition and sale, joint venture agreements, co-development, including due diligence, valuation, tender strategy definition and execution, investment approvals, risk and profitability assessments, partnership structuration and management.
• Project development: Monitor and execute the development of projects in the countries under responsibility, through local teams and/or with the support of local service providers: land rights, construction permits, connection permits, project management. Including detailed mapping of the country’s development processes.
• Work proactively with internal teams of Corsica Sole as well as with external advisors and service providers (legal, technical, financial, etc).
• Manage and report on the country’s activity (strategy, budgets, planning).
• Provide support to the Head of International Development on specific matters.

Hard Skills

• Knowledge and experience in business development and project development in the energy sector, ideally in relation to storage projects or renewable projects.
• Analytical skills: ability to deep dive into diversified problematics, collect and construct detailed understandings, elaborate clear deliverables and efficiently raise key points for decision making.

Soft Skills

• Entrepreneurial spirit & 360-degree vision: ability to understand and manage projects and processes across all dimensions (technical, financial/business, legal, etc).
• Interpersonal skills & team spirit: ability to create and build relationships with key stakeholders, internally with Corsica Sole’s teams, and externally with service providers.

Education and Professional Background

• At least 3 years of professional experience in business development and/or project development in the renewable energy sector.
• Higher education, preferably an Engineering degree with appetite for business development matters, or alternatively a Business degree with appetite for the energy sector.

Languages

• French: fluent.
• Other European languages (in particular Polish) would be a strong plus, though not required.

Travel

Regular travel to countries under responsibility (Europe).