ENERGY STORAGE LEAD ASSOCIATE

EDP Renewables is a global leader in the renewable energy sector nad the world's third-largest wind energy producer. With a sound development pipeline, first class assets, and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years and is currently present in 17 markets (Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the UK, US and Vietnam). 

EDPR is committed to furthering social advances in terms of sustainability and integration. This is reflected by the inclusion of the company in the Bloomberg Gender Equality index and the fact that it has been certified as a Top Employer 2021 in Europe (Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Portugal and Romania), both of which recognise its employee-driven policies.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Energy Storage Lead Associate is to lead the analysis of the potential target markets for storage deployment and coordinate, from a business and technical point of view, all the necessary actions for the development of the relevant storage business cases that will enable the origination and development of energy storage and hybrid Renewable + Storage plants in Europe and LatAm by the Business Units. 

The person in charge will also support the Country Business Units from the identification of opportunities to the coordination of the internal teams (technical, legal, etc) during design, financial evaluation, due diligence processes, etc; reporting to the Energy Storage Director.

We are looking for a proactive person to join EDPR for a new area of business with good growing expectations and challenges ahead. 

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

-    Monitor new technical developments, technologies and business models in energy storage and hybrid power plants. 
-    Analysis of market trends, business models and competitivity parameters of storage projects in Europe and LatAm.
-    Lead the definition and approval of the business models for the target markets under his/her responsibility. 
-    Monitor, improve and extend Business Models when needed (new technologies, utilization,  configurations,…).
-    Provide Energy Storage Business Domain knowledge and collaborate in the development of optimization models for energy storage with the data scientists from the storage analytics team.
-    Support the Country Business Units during Due Diligence and Development of energy storage plants.
-    Monitor and review new regulatory or legislative developments in energy storage and hybrid power plants in European and LatAm markets and identify future business opportunities and impacts.
-    Support the Energy Storage Director in Sectoral Associations and other organizations and lead work groups and/or other transversal initiatives. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

REQUIRED ACADEMIC SKILLS:  

Bachelors Degree: Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Physics or similar.
Master in Renewables or electricity markets will be a plus.
Languages: Proficient English. Other EU language desirable.
Tools: Microsoft office suite
Valuable knowledge of Visualization tools such as Power BI.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

•    At least 5 years of experience in the energy sector. 
•    Experience in a power development environment, with good understanding of power markets. 
•    Deep knowledge of renewable energies/energy storage technologies and their business cases.

BEHAVIOURAL REQUIREMENTS

•    Ability to perform duties in a collaborative working environment.
•    Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
•    Autonomous performance and ability to be self-trained.
•    Excellent problem-solving ability.
•    Ability to be self-motivated in both collaborative and autonomous environments with the ability to receive and provide respectful challenge.
•    Strong interest in environmental issues and renewable energy
•    Ability to thrive in a deadline and target orientated environment.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills.
•    A commitment to continuous professional development.
 

Among EDPR's principles we would like to highlight diversity and inclusion as a strength in our values and practices. Reinforcing these principles has a real impact on the satisfaction of commitment, increases talent and the quality of leadership of our professionals. To achieve all our objectives, it intends to attract, develop and retain different profiles, assuming diversity as a key factor and differentiator of fundamental innovation in our organisation. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to the inclusion and sense of belonging of each person who is part of EDPR.

What makes us proud as an employer:

TOP Employer Europe 2024 certification.
Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2024.
Top Workplaces US 2024.
Certification in Conciliation (Excellence) by the Más Familia Foundation;