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Lead the Energy Revolution as General Manager at a Dynamic Renewable Infrastructure Firm
Overview
Salary
£120000 - £240000
Location
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organization Summary: Join Field, an innovative leader in renewable infrastructure, poised for international expansion with a £200 million investment. At Field, our team of diverse, entrepreneurial experts is dedicated to integrating batteries into the energy landscape, aiming to reshape the clean energy sector in Europe and beyond. You'll be part of a mission-driven organization that values curiosity, impact, and collaboration.
- Strategically expand our operations into new markets.
- Develop a robust pipeline of large energy storage projects.
- Drive the company's go-to-market strategies and business operations.
- Lead project development from land acquisition to construction and operation.
- Craft and implement local market strategies and partnerships.
- Build and manage a talented local team with deep sector expertise.
- Oversee financial aspects, including P&L, budgeting, and fundraising initiatives.
- Engage with key stakeholders and regulators to advance the company's interests.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the energy industry with strong market knowledge.
- Proven General Manager experience in market expansion and team growth.
- Financial expertise with P&L management and budget development skills.
- Established network within the local energy market.
- Fluency in English and the local language.
General Manager (m/f/d)
Department: Development
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Germany
Reporting To: COO
Compensation: €120,000 - €240,000 / year
Description
A bit about Field
Field is an international builder, owner, operator, of renewable infrastructure. Our Founder and CEO is a successful entrepreneur who previously co-founded a green energy supplier. We have robust pipelines of BESS projects across the UK, Italy, Spain, and Germany - and strong financial backing. Our most recent fundraise was a £200 million investment from DIF Capital Partners. This will support our mission to grow internationally, and ultimately to build and develop a robust global BESS portfolio.
We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. Our team has experience scaling billion dollar tech start-ups and building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in the energy markets. You will learn from and work with a bunch of fun, curious, and entrepreneurial people who really want to make an impact. Together, we will show that batteries are a totally viable part of our energy infrastructure - now, not in some distant future. We have ambitious plans to become the defining new clean energy player in Europe over the next few years, gradually expanding beyond batteries into new asset types.
The Role
The General Manager will play a key role in shaping our growth story in new markets, as we look to accelerate the energy transition in countries beyond the UK. As a General Manager you will set up, lead and scale Field’s business operations within your respective location. The General Manager will be part of the Strategy Team at Field, reporting to the COO.
Key Responsibilities
Launch country operations
- Work with HQ to set up the foundations (legal entity, structure, office, tax, …)
Define and execute the go-to-market strategy
- Define the optimal go-to-market strategy for the market, in partnership with HQ
Development
- Build a high quality of pipeline large transmission connected (>100 MW) energy storage projects
- Identify projects to develop and/or acquire (greenfield and joint development agreements)
- Value projects, and make formal offers
- Engage with landowners directly and/or via land scouts to get options on land
- Get connection offers for projects, and take projects through the consenting process
Procurement, construction & asset operations
- With support from HQ, run multiple competitive procurement tender processes to select preferred vendors for key functions (engineering, procurement, construction, operations and maintenance, optimisation)
- Oversee the construction of assets to tight deadlines
- Oversee the operation of assets, likely in partnership with an O&M provider
Business planning & strategy
- Define the local market strategy, in partnership with HQ
- Efficiently manage business timelines and key interdependencies (fundraising, due diligence, site timelines, procurement deliveries, …)
- Identify, assess, and pursue new revenue services, market segments and/or new opportunities for growth
- Build strong relationships across the sector, exploring any high potential partnership options including M&A
- Build out core functions, hiring a team of rockstar talent with deep sector expertise
- Work closely with our HQ analysis team to oversee the build out of a fundamental country revenue model
Support fundraising
- Work closely with HQ to define the optimal fundraising strategy/structure for the local market
- Provide due diligence information and reporting for key investors
Own the P&L, and budgeting
- Work with HQ to define budgets in an agile way
- Own the day-to-day P&L, and accounts
Work closely with regulators, and other key domestic bodies
- Work closely with key decision makers, and stakeholder within the energy ecosystem (particularly grid) to promote positive policy action, as well as ensure we are well briefed on any upcoming tenders/relevant developments
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5+ years experience in the energy industry, with a strong understanding of the market fundamentals driving broad investment decisions in the sector
- Previous in-depth General Manager experience, which includes setting up and growing a team in new markets, including hiring staff, setting OKRs and leading and motivating a team to execute against key objectives.
- Strong financial acumen and understanding of P&L management and an ability to drive unit economics, develop and manage budgets
- Candidate should have an existing network of energy professionals and partners within the new market to facilitate business growth, including energy infrastructure developers, EPC contractors, engineers and relevant energy infrastructure contacts for a renewables infrastructure company
- Experience or understanding of the energy regulatory environment within the new market
- Strong English & - local language skills
