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Do you enjoy creating value through executing deals, leading tender responses and building strong business relationships?
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the transition to a low-carbon energy system?
Have you got excellent negotiation skills with the ability to identify risks and opportunities?
If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you here at EDF as an Originator!
The Opportunity... EDF are the largest Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) offtaker in the UK and are pushing the boundaries in terms of new innovations.
As an Originator, you will work within our high performing PPA team buying Energy and associated Certificates from a broad range of low carbon and renewable generators across the UK.
Your role will be to manage, identify and grow a portfolio of Generators and Brokers.
You will show commercial acumen and drive through proactive account management, pricing and contract negotiations and are empowered to work directly with customers.
Pay, benefits and culture Alongside a salary of circa £47,000 depending on experience (plus sales incentive bonus), potential to earn both a company (5%) and sales bonus, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension scheme.
If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!
Your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome.
We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application.
Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation.
We understand that success means different things to different people.
What you'll be doing The team focuses on three separate routes: 1.
Traditional PPA - standard offtake focused primarily on operational assets (and some new build), providing products between 6 months and 5 years 2.
CFD and bespoke PPA – bespoke product offerings focused on long term offtake from new large scale generation projects.
3.
Corporate PPAs – delivering physical, virtual and private wire energy supply to corporate clients.
You'll predominantly work in the first area by seeking opportunities, managing relationships, responding to tenders and leading on commercial negotiations with customers.
Working collaboratively with other parts of EDF, you'll bring the best of our skills and knowledge to our clients.
You will also support with ongoing Product Development, Process Improvement and Change projects as well as attend face to face events with customers including conferences as necessary.
Who you are We're looking for someone with experience in delivering results against ambitious targets through the building and maintenance of effective relationships.
You must be customer centric, brimming with initiative and always acting with integrity.
You will have strong commercial acumen.
You'll be able to spot opportunities for growth, will have the ability to identify new business prospects and foster relationships utilising a diverse range of techniques.
You'll be confident working across a broad spectrum of both internal and external stakeholders, adapting your communication style and content to suit.
Closing date for applications: 14.11.2024 Contract type: 12-month fixed term contract (possibility to extend) Location: Flexible - The PPA team is spread across office locations in London, Gloucester and Exeter.
Alternatively, our teams are set up to work flexibly, therefore there are options to be based anywhere in the UK as long as you're able to travel to meet clients, collaborate with your team and stakeholders as and when required.
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