Commercial Advisor

Overview

Develop and implement commercial strategies for renewable energy projects.

Key Responsibilities

• governance reporting
• commercial strategy
• contract review
• revenue analysis
• stakeholder engagement
• risk management

Tasks

-Support governance and decision-making – Provide high-quality reporting, advice, and recommendations to senior leaders and partners, ensuring decisions are informed and well governed. -Shape commercial strategy – Develop and deliver robust commercial strategies for renewable projects, turning market insights and policy frameworks into value-driven plans. -Manage contracts and risk – Review and interpret key commercial agreements to ensure they are commercially sound, compliant, and aligned with project and joint venture governance. -Optimise revenue performance – Analyse market pricing and trading opportunities to maximise electricity revenue and overall project returns. -Engage and influence stakeholders – Build strong working relationships across SSE Renewables, joint venture partners, and external stakeholders to drive a collaborative, commercially focused approach.

Requirements

• contract negotiation
• strategic
• communication
• energy law
• energy markets

What You Bring

-Proven ability to interpret and negotiate contracts including shareholder, co-development, or offtake agreements. -Strategic and analytical mindset, able to distil complex market and regulatory information for senior decision-makers. -Demonstrable communication and influencing skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels in fast-paced, complex environments. -Strong commercial or legal experience in the energy sector, ideally with a focus on renewables or power markets. -Excellent understanding of energy markets and revenue mechanisms such as CfD, Capacity Market, or RESS schemes.

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About Sse Renewables

-Founded in 2010 from the rebranding of Airtricity, it became SSE plc’s core renewables arm based in Perth, Scotland. -Also delivering solar and battery storage, including pioneering park developments in the UK. -The world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind project with 1.1 GW operational capacity. -Secured a project pipeline exceeding 15 GW with ambitious targets to reach 9 GW capacity by 2027.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-criminality check and credit check required before starting work.