Director of Energy and PPA, APAC

Vor 3 Tagen


Sydney, Österreich Lightsourcelabs Vollzeit

Job Title:  Director of Energy and PPA, APAC

Department:  Power Markets APAC

About Lightsource bp

Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy projects. We are a 50:50 joint venture with bp with a mission to help drive the world’s transition to low carbon energy.

With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you will ‘be the change’ on the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future.

We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by people who are passionate and have brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.

What You’ll do (the role)

Summary

This role will play a key role in developing and delivering the power market strategy for Australia and New Zealand, which is a key geographical focus for our ambitious plan for growth.

The Director of Energy and PPA has the responsibility for identifying market opportunities and creating business models to maximize value creation opportunity for the development pipeline of solar and storage projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Leadership role responsible for management of team members. 

Duties and responsibilities

  • Responsible for developing and implementing the power marketing strategy, collaborating with the team, to secure the optimal balance of contracted and merchant revenues. You will bring enthusiasm, innovation and expertise to supercharge the team.
  • Understand developments in the ANZ markets and energy policy and the impact these will have on power markets and flexibility opportunities including storage in order to keep Lightsource BP at the forefront of the market.
  • Work with utilities, traders and other market participants to develop strategic partnership and innovative routes to market to secure bankable revenue and optimization agreements to support solar as well as stand-alone and collocated storage project development.
  • To be Lightsource bp’s champion and voice in the power markets including engaging with partners, industry bodies, policy makers and the market to support our activities.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, such as technical storage, finance, engineering and construction across the broader organization to manage opportunities strategically.
  • Lead the Strategic Partnerships team to develop key relationships with strategic offtakers.
  • Close collaboration with the country heads in the region to help develop the strategy for pipeline growth understand in the offtake opportunity.
  • Collaborate with structured finance in relation to divestment and funding strategy to align to market opportunities. 
  • Always be testing for opportunities to enhance value creation through innovation and offtake optimization.

Who we’re looking for

Knowledge

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the ANZ Power and Ancillary Services markets is a must along utility scale renewables experience ideally including energy storage. 
  • Multiyear experience of negotiating complex Power Purchase Agreements in the relevant markets.
  • Successful track record of executing complex energy projects and/or transactions.
  • Strong team management experience, good interpersonal, leadership and collaboration skills.
  • Experience presenting at many levels including internal and external stakeholders and speaking at events. 

Experience

  • Strong experience reporting into C-Level.
  • Deep experience in one or ideally more of the relevant power markets
  • Origination and negotiation of complex long-term power purchase agreements
  • Ability to manage complex processes in different countries/languages, and to coordinate many different specialties. 
  • Demonstrated experience and ability to manage multiple teams across different geographies/culture, providing leadership and strategic guidance. 
  • Participation in renewable energy support auctions
  • Power trading and risk management deep expertise

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

  • Commercial acumen 
  • Team player with ability to forge long term professional relationships with third parties. 
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and "go get it" attitude. 
  • Excellent organisational and leadership skills. 
  • Value-driven, with high focus on collaboration. 
  • Uncompromising integrity. 
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.

Be recognized

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our sustainability initiatives.

Our Core Values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible, and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

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