Head of Renewable Energy Development

Company Description

**MET Group**is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

The **Green Assets Divison's**goal is to create a significant, transparent, financially sound green assets portfolio - consisting of solar PV plants, battery energy storage systems (BESS) units and onshore wind power plants -, resulting in attractive shareholder return with reasonable risk profile via the deep understanding of the energy markets.

**Job Description**:
The objective of the role is to **lead and manage the Green Assets Division’s Development and Early Development initiatives in Europe, with specific focus on Germany.**The role reports directly to the CEO Renewables Development of the Division. We are looking for a proactive new manager who is ready to work in a fast-paced and result-oriented environment independently, leading a team of development professionals across Europe, with the following detailed responsibilities:

- Project initiation and coordination from early stage project development from investor’s side - driving planning, scouting, licensing, development and other technical work processes to realise the company’s renewable energy project strategy,
- Drive assessments of prospective new projects and projects in development, including feasibility studies and risk analysis, with support of internal and selected external resources (e.g. technical and legal advisors),
- Tendering, preparing and managing contracts related to the (early) development of the company’s renewable energy projects,
- Definition of project due diligence scope of work and budget, negotiation of engagement letters with external advisors and coordination of the due diligence,
- Building and maintaining strategic relationships with an effective partner network: project developers, partners, subcontractors, authorities, grid operators and technical advisors etc.
- Leading negotiations with the different stakeholders of the project,
- Developing and managing budgets,
- Identifying and mitigating risks,
- Supporting renewable energy projects’ commercial and technical operation optimisation,
- Supporting and tracking the internal approval process for projects and transactions,
- Preparing internal reports to the management,
- Staying informed and up to date on market trends and regulatory changes within the industry, preparing and/ or analysing industry studies and evaluations,
- Frequent travel within Germany - occasionally in Europe - would be required as part of the job,
- Performing other additional tasks related to the job.

**Qualifications**:

- College/ University degree in Engineering,
- 7+ years’ experience in the energy industry,
- Demonstrable track record of developing renewable energy projects in Germany - the same experience in various geographies in Europe is a plus,
- Deep knowledge of the renewables permitting and regulatory background in Germany is a must,
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills,
- Strong project management and organisational skills,
- Fluent German and English is required,
- Any additional language knowledge (e.g. Italian, Spanish or other European languages) is an advantage.

Additional Information

**What we can offer**:

- Competitive remuneration package,
- Participation in complex project tasks,
- Great atmosphere with a friendly and supportive team,
- High degree of responsibility and independence,
- International career opportunity,
- Hybrid working (opportunity to work partially remotely).