Commercial Leader, Renewable Energy Projects

Elgin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Elgin is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead commercial workstreams across its renewable energy portfolio, from early development to Financial Close. Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will develop strategies, coordinate inputs from across Development, Finance, Procurement, Engineering and Legal, and ensure projects are bankable and value-optimised across UK, Ireland and Italy.

You will analyse project economics, challenge models, and manage relationships with stakeholders and lenders

Qualifications

• Significant experience in renewable energy, utilities, electricity markets or commercial management.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to evaluate complex opportunities.
• Excellent analytical skills with advanced Excel capability.
• Comfortable interrogating financial models and assessing project economics.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of UK and/or Irish electricity markets and route-to-market structures.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated with capacity to manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial workstreams across Elgin's renewable energy portfolio from development through to Financial Close.
• Develop commercial strategies to maximise value across solar, storage and hybrid projects in the UK, Ireland and Italy.
• Lead the commercial workstream for government support schemes including UK CfD, Irish RESS, Capacity Markets, MACSE and future market mechanisms.
• Prepare commercial business cases, ELT papers, Investment Committee papers and Board approvals.
• Coordinate the commercial inputs required from Development, Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Construction, Legal and Transactions to support investment decisions.
• Assess project economics, challenge financial modelling assumptions and undertake commercial sensitivity analysis in collaboration with the Finance and Modelling teams.
• Develop and assess project route-to-market strategies, working alongside the PPA Manager during commercial negotiations and contract execution where appropriate.
• Lead commercial evaluation of strategic opportunities including new markets, emerging revenue structures, acquisitions and portfolio optimisation initiatives.
• Maintain constant engagement with internal stakeholders to ensure commercial risks and opportunities are identified throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor power markets, government policy, competitor activity and regulatory developments to provide recommendations on commercial strategy.
• Support lender due diligence and financing processes to ensure commercial structures remain bankable.
• Develop innovative commercial structures and continuously improve Elgin's commercial strategy, governance and investment processes.

Skills

Renewable energy experience

Commercial management

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business/Economics/Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Elgin is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead commercial workstreams across its renewable energy portfolio, from early development to Financial Close. Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will develop strategies, coordinate inputs from across Development, Finance, Procurement, Engineering and Legal, and ensure projects are bankable and value-optimised across UK, Ireland and Italy.

You will analyse project economics, challenge models, and manage relationships with stakeholders and lenders