Overview
Everoze Partners Ltd
Location: Milan, Italy
Role: Senior Renewable Energy Consultant – Italian solar and storage sector
We’re excited to be hiring an experienced Senior Renewable Energy Consultant with a focus on the Italian solar and storage sector. You will be joining a growing and dynamic international team, already well established in the Solar sector in UK, France, Spain and Portugal and growing fast in Italy. You will be supported by our wider international team, bringing expertise to local teams in renewable energy projects.
What you will be doing
Your work will be mainly technical and commercial consultancy services to solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, Battery Energy Storage System projects and in hybrid projects. You will be advising developers, operators, lenders and investors in the Italian markets as well as supporting other geographies like Spain, Portugal, France and the UK. Specific activities will include:
- Leading technical and commercial due diligence for PV, BESS and hybrid projects / portfolios – both as a project director, project manager and in supporting roles.
- Assessment of risks which could result in a deviation from the project or portfolio financial model, particularly lower energy yield, delays to the project timeline, higher Capex and Opex, and then to propose relevant mitigation measures.
- Assessment areas typically cover land securement, administrative authorisations, environmental constraints, project design, tariff scheme, grid connection, construction and operation contracts, project timeline, etc.
- Construction and operational monitoring.
- Strategic work.
- Business development to build client relationships and win work.
- Managing multiple projects with internal and external resources.
- Ownership of budget and profitability of projects.
Essential skills and qualifications
- Engineering degree, Physics, Mathematics or similar
- Native / fluent in Italian and English
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in consultancy, including:
- Knowledge of technical due diligence process and specific technical review areas for solar PV
- Capable of reviewing typical renewable energy sector construction and operation contracts
- Capable of determining commercial implications of technical risks for different transactions (equity / debt etc.)
- Good understanding of the Italian local requirements and country specific topics (grid, land, environmental, permits, hybridization with other technologies, etc.) in solar
- Demonstrating good consultancy skills, e.g.:
- Comfortable adapting work and priorities to meet deadlines / clients’ needs
- Enjoy working as part of a team and supporting colleagues
- Able to write clear, concise and accurate reports in English
- Able to manage concurrent & different tasks and prioritise workload
- Track record of developing and building lasting client relationships