CEO Chief Executive Officer - Renewables - Germany

CEO – Renewables - Germany (flexible location) + competitive compensation + attractive Equity/LTIP option

Are you an entrepreneurial renewables executive with in driving strong growth and construction of a renewables pipeline? Are you commercially strong, and have high motivation to deliver? Do you wish to have full P&L responsibility for a large renewables portfolio with a market leading company? If so, please read on...

The Company:

A highly successful investor, developer, and IPP of utility-scale renewable energy projects. Further expansion within a number of markets has created the opportunity for a CEO in Germany in order to drive the growth of the organisation and ensure delivery to their ambitious but achievable 5 year plan.

The Role

The role will be to develop through to execution and commercialise their large portfolio of Utility Scale renewables, hydrogen, and battery storage projects, whilst supporting the significant growth of their greenfield and M&A pipeline.

Some duties would include:

In close co-operation the global management board.

• Full P&L responsibility
• Develop and execute 3-5 year strategy, to accelerate growth to Develop, Construct, and Operate at Scale
• Oversee the Development & Commercialistation of an annual 300MW - 500MW+ of Utility Scale projects to Ready to Build / Finaincial Close
• Ensure success in areas such as PPAs, Financing, Pre-Construction, Construction
• Develop processes, tools, and best practices for effective project management, and for interfacing across all internal and external stakeholders
• Structure & undertake board level responsibilities in SPVs
• Participate in sell side M&A for certain projects
• Build and lead a high performing team in Germany
• Take an active role on direction, prioritisation and commercial support to the Project Development, BD, and Energy Markets teams to realise ambitious goals
• Lead & establish relationships with project developers, financial institutions, investors, governments, and major offtakers across region
• Take a leading role in commercial negotiations and lobbying
• Attractive LTIP opportunity and progression to Group CEO or similar within 5 years

The Person

The successful candidate will likely have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Law or Engineering
• 3+ years in a leadership position with a renewables company
• Experience leading negotiations with counterparts across the various areas of the development and construction lifecycle
• Strong commercial knowledge and financial acumen
• Speak English

If you are looking for a challenging role with prospects to match, make your application without delay.

For more information and a confidential career discussion please contact:

david.cottam@hunterphilips.com