Business Development Specialist - Flexibility

Octopus Energy

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London, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2022-10-31

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need loads more people to help us make our vision a reality.

The future of energy is flexible. The Flexibility Team is accelerating our work optimising large-scale assets and we’re looking for a Business Development Specialist to help grow this exciting area of the business. At Octopus, the Flexibility Team’s goal is to maximise flexible GW under management and use these to create value for owners and support grids.

Our team today has built a powerful optimisation platform, using intelligence to predict prices and run assets to minimise costs and maximise revenues. We’re looking to leverage this capability to increase our flexible GW under management and apply this to a new range of technologies - including energy storage, EV charging hubs, greenhouses and more. You’ll work with a range of energy asset owners to identify opportunities for flexibility, get agreements over the line and work with the team to deliver these services.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

What you'll do

Work with potential customers to develop new optimisation offerings and quantify the value

Pitch to a range of target clients including fund managers, asset owners, developers, and large corporations

Lead responses to tenders and competitive processes - e.g. energy storage RFQs, PPA offtake tenders, and others

Negotiate commercial agreements and coordinate contracting processes

Work with the flexibility team to deliver the offering

What you'll need

Understanding of client needs and ability to shape a compelling narrative

Collaborative attitude and personal drive to deliver results

Ability to perform commercial analysis

To be comfortable conducting commercial negotiations and contracts with external parties

An entrepreneurial nature and skill influencing across organisations

A genuine passion in building the future of energy

We want to find the right person for this role, someone who is truly values-led. Experience in a similar role or industry is ideal

Why else you'll love it here

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!

Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership

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