Senior Power Originator - Nordics (f/m/d)

Uniper Energy; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Flexible working arrangements

Home office equipment

Job summary

Uniper in Oslo seeks a seasoned professional to expand the Nordic power origination pipeline and originate a range of power transactions, from PPAs to derivatives. You will build relationships with producers and trading counterparties, work across teams, and drive value through strategic opportunities in a dynamic market.

You will engage with asset owners, traders, and internal stakeholders to execute deals, manage risk, and contribute to portfolio strategy.

Qualifications

• Strong network across producers, customers and trading counterparties.
• Established track-record of originating, negotiating and closing diverse power transactions.
• Sound understanding of the Nordic power market and regulatory developments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a can-do attitude to develop the business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and collaborative working style.
• Understanding of risk concepts including credit, market, liquidity and operational risks.
• Understanding of various power transaction contracts.
• Fluent in English; Swedish or Norwegian proficiency is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Expand pipeline of potential power transactions in the Nordics by building relationships and understanding commercial requirements.
• Originate downstream sale opportunities with industrial and trading counterparties.
• Originate PPA transactions with asset owners (route to market or balancing structures).
• Originate other power transactions (e.g., flexibility, derivatives) in line with Power portfolio strategies.
• Execute transactions with counterparties, adhering to internal processes.
• Help maximise value of existing contracts.
• Champion process improvement to manage high deal flow.
• Provide market intelligence to Uniper’s power portfolio teams for strategy.
• Spot strategic commercial opportunities and champion them within the company.

Skills

Strong network

Origination experience

Nordic market knowledge

Entrepreneurial mindset

Stakeholder management

Risk understanding

Power contracts understanding

English fluent

Job description

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Our Global Origination team is looking for YOU!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Expand pipeline of potential power transactions in the Nordics through developing relationships with counterparties and understanding commercial requirements
• Originate downstream sale opportunities with industrial and trading counterparties
• Originate PPA transactions with asset owners (for example route to market or balancing structures)
• Originate other types of power transactions (e.g. flexibility, derivatives) in accordance with Power portfolio strategies
• Execute transactions with counterparties, adhering to all internal operational and compliance processes
• Help maximise value associated with existing contracts
• Champion constant process improvement to manage high deal flow
• Provide market intelligence to Uniper’s power portfolio teams to help define product and portfolio strategy
• Spot strategic commercial initiatives/opportunities in a fast-changing power market and champion them within the company

Your profile

• Strong network of relationships across the value chain including producers, customers and trading counterparties
• Established track-record of originating, negotiating and closing diverse types of power transaction
• Sound understanding of the Nordic power market and regulatory developments
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a 'can do' attitude to develop the business
• Strong stakeholder management skills and collaborative way of working
• Understanding of risk concepts including credit, market, liquidity and operational risks
• Understanding of various power transaction contracts
• Fluent in English; Professional working proficiency in Swedish or Norwegian a plus

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

Mobility:

• Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations

Health offers:

• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension:

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

• Lifelong training
• Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

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Job information

Contract type:

Start Date: 01/01/2025

Deadline:

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.