Vice President Commercial (Battery Storage)

Description

• Understand, analyse and provide all commercial inputs required for business models required for financial and investment decision making
• Develop a deeper understanding of BESS markets
• Track performance of developing and operational projects and ensure regular updates, management reporting and deviations from targeted plans and performance.
• For both markets that Masdar has a presence or is expected to have a presence, create country specific monetisation strategies to maximise the revenues to Masdar taking in to account risk, credit, accounting tax considerations etc
• Analyse and present to senior management
• Analyse short/medium/long-term developments in various power markets based upon a thorough understanding of market fundamentals, regulatory developments, renewable penetration, storage growth etc
• Contribute to the development and delivery of projects through providing advice and inputs from a business development perspective, liaising with project delivery and technical teams to ensure that project objectives are met.
• Provide on-the-job training and constructive feedback to subordinates to support their overall development.
• Liaise with energy storage teams to provide management reports on projects through the entire lifecycle.
• Management reporting on projects through project lifecycle especially the development process
• Build a knowledge base of the fundamentals of electricity markets, comprising of; the wholesale power markets, competitive landscape, pertinent regulatory developments and their evolution, for BESS markets globally, especially in those markets where Masdar has a presence or is expected to have a presence in the future. This will include understanding the different revenue streams battery storage (including specifics of RES support schemes, PPA's, capacity markets, ancillary services etc)
• Organize and supervise the activities and work of subordinates to ensure that all work within a specific team is carried out in an efficient manner which is consistent with operating policies and procedures.
• Build internal market intelligence of the BESS markets and develop modelling capabilities to reduce reliance on external market advisors.
• Support the BESS team in the establishment of the BESS strategy in line with Masdar's vision, mission, and overall strategy.
• Understand the impact of changes to regulatory frameworks and energy market designs and quantifying the effects of those changes on revenues

Requirements

• Advanced project management and negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills and able to work in a dynamic fast paced, diverse environment
• Experience in managing teams Experience in granular budgeting
• 8 to 10 years of experience in roles involving utility scale renewable energy project development or large real estate projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple BESS projects from inception to RTB
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Project finance, budgeting skills
• Interpretation and ownership of any third party revenue curves and assumptions that are provided to Masdar as part of every day course of business but also specifically as part of M&A transactions
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Science, Engineering or any other energy or sustainability related field
• Contract administration and legal skills
• BESS LTSA (availability, RTE, capacity testing etc)
• Experience in BESS commercial performance metrics

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance