International BESS & Hybrid Business Developer

Context

Within its growth strategy, Corsica Sole is expanding its activities in several European countries, with a real challenge to build up activities and create value in these new geographies, through organic growth, co-development, project acquisitions and/or joint venture agreements, in relation to BESS and hybrid PV+BESS projects.

The International Development division is organized as a small multidisciplinary team in Paris and local development teams in the countries under its responsibility. The International Developer will work closely with the Head of International Development.

The International Development team is developing and managing the activity of the company in 6 countries throughout Europe, including Poland and Czech Republic.

Role

• Market assessment and understanding: Develop a deep understanding of market dynamics (energy matrix fundamentals, projects under development, route to market opportunities, grid connection bottlenecks) and contribute to developing a suitable strategic vision for solar and storage projects in the countries under responsibility. Perform and maintain market & regulatory intelligence and competition analysis.

• Business Development: Organize and proactively contribute to key business processes such as tenders, project acquisition and sale, joint venture agreements, co-development, including due diligence, valuation, tender strategy definition and execution, investment approvals, risk and profitability assessments, partnership structuration and management.

• Project development: Monitor and execute the development of projects in the countries under responsibility, through local teams and/or with the support of local service providers: land rights, construction permits, connection permits, project management. Including detailed mapping of the country’s development processes.

• Work proactively with internal teams of Corsica Sole as well as with external advisors and service providers (legal, technical, financial, etc).

• Manage and report on the country’s activity (strategy, budgets, planning).

• Provide support to the Head of International Development on specific matters.

Hard Skills

Knowledge and experience in business development and project development in the energy sector, ideally in relation to storage projects or renewable projects. Analytical skills: ability to deep dive into diversified problematics, collect and construct detailed understandings, elaborate clear deliverables and efficiently raise key points for decision making.

Soft Skills

• Entrepreneurial spirit & 360° vision: ability to understand and manage projects and processes across all dimensions (technical, financial/business, legal, etc).
• Interpersonal skills & team spirit: ability to create and build relationships with key stakeholders, internally with Corsica Sole’s teams, and externally with service providers.
• Empathy, ethics & integrity.

Education and Professional Background

At least 3 years of professional experience in business development and/or project development in the renewable energy sector. Higher education, preferably an Engineering degree with appetite for business development matters, or alternatively a Business degree with appetite for the energy sector.

Languages

English: fluent. French: fluent. Other European languages (in particular Polish) would be a strong plus, though not required.

Travel

Regular travel to countries under responsibility (Europe).