Development Portfolio Manager at Octopus Energy Generation managing multiple development pipelines and maximizing project value in renewable energy investments.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for the commercial management of multiple development pipelines, working closely with developers to ensure delivery of investment objectives and progress of projects through development milestones to ready to build.
You will be the first point of contact with each developer, manage day-to-day coordination and communication with developers and lead operational reviews of pipelines.
Lead on value maximisation of each development project including time of exit, sale preparation, revenue contracting, last mile development and other activities ensuring the best returns to investors on exit.
Provide strategic oversight and direct management of portfolio companies, providing briefings and solutions to decision makers (such as board directors and fund managers).
Monitor valuation and financial performance of investments to optimise returns and conduct regular assessments of investment and overall portfolio performance against objectives.
Identify and mitigate risks related to the performance of the portfolio, enhancing investment resilience and performance.
Responsible for implementing, maintaining and enhancing governance frameworks to ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
Work closely with senior management and shareholders of portfolio companies and partners to ensure that governance practices are well-managed and operational processes are optimised.
Be an active member of operational committees and an observer on boards.
You will work within a team of commercial managers and will role model execution of day-to-day role, while fostering a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement.
You will work closely with OEGEN Fund Managers to deliver the overarching fund objectives.
You will be responsible for reporting against the development and investment KPIs.
Requirements
Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record in managing investments, assets and/or development pipelines against investment objectives delivery.
Be a pro-active and self-starting senior team member who has a strong sense of ownership, “can do” attitude, strong team spirit and ability to grow team members.
Proficient in financial modelling, accounting, project management, data and reporting.
Experience in establishing and managing corporate governance structures.
Experience managing and driving strategic initiatives for a portfolio of businesses/developers with renewable assets
Great communication and interpersonal skills, adept at engaging and influencing a diverse stakeholder group.
Preferably but not mandatory experience in sales of renewables energy assets (development, in construction or operational).
Benefits
💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
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