Senior Energy Transition Commercial Lead

Spirit Energy; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit Energy in Aberdeen is recruiting a Senior Commercial Advisor to lead commercial execution for energy transition projects, including MNZ carbon storage. You will negotiate and draft major agreements, manage stakeholder relationships and drive value through structured commercial models.

The role requires a degree in engineering, energy or economics, strong modelling skills, and a track record in CCUS policy. The contract is 1 year PAYE with day rate to be agreed.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, energy, economics, or related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications and/or professional accreditation (e.g., CEng, CFA, APM) are advantageous.
• Strong understanding of project economics, financial modelling, and scenario modelling (NPV, IRR).
• Deep expertise in CCUS policy and business models, specifically the Regulated Asset Business carbon transport and storage model.
• Subject matter expert in energy market structures and the regulatory regime for CCS and other new energies opportunities.
• Familiar with a broad range of energy industry commercial structures including Joint Operating Agreements, Joint Development Agreements, Study Agreements, MOUs, Confidentiality Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, Transport and Offtake Agreements, subsidy frameworks and tariff structures.
• Familiar with key business development processes.
• Competent in MS Office Suite including Excel modelling capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiator for the agreement suite underpinning TRI model and related regimes.
• Support participation in government funding and subsidy processes.
• Set strategy, secure mandate, and negotiate commercial agreements with customers and value chain participants.
• Support contract owners to ensure commercial relationships with customers and value chain participants remain in compliance with governing agreements.
• Responsible for financial securities planning and implementation.
• Oversee Barrow Gas Terminal/Barrow Energy Park third party land requests and planning matters.
• Stay abreast of evolving energy transition landscape, policy, regulation, and investor sentiment to position projects for success.
• Support day-to-day management of relationships with DESNZ, HMT, DBT, Ofgem and LCCC.
• Provide CCS policy and regulation insights and support consultation responses.
• Manage interface with external legal counsel and specialist commercial advisors.
• Actively seek value-adding opportunities and present ideas to Leadership Team.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Negotiation

Financial modelling

Scenario modelling

CCUS policy

Energy markets

Regulatory CCS

MS Office / Excel modelling

Project economics

Education

Degree in engineering, energy, economics, or related discipline

Postgraduate qualifications (CEng, CFA, APM) advantageous

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Spirit Energy in Aberdeen is recruiting a Senior Commercial Advisor to lead commercial execution for energy transition projects, including MNZ carbon storage. You will negotiate and draft major agreements, manage stakeholder relationships and drive value through structured commercial models.

The role requires a degree in engineering, energy or economics, strong modelling skills, and a track record in CCUS policy. The contract is 1 year PAYE with day rate to be agreed.