Commercial Project Manager - Sales Phase, AU

Fluence

1910

Melbourne, Australia, Australia

Posted on: 2022-03-23

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Fluence Energy, Inc. (“Fluence”) (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. The Company's solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of projects successfully contracted, deployed, and under management across nearly 50 markets, the Company is transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future.

Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. With a presence in 30 global markets, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ platform, which delivers AI-enabled digital applications for managing and optimizing storage and renewables. The company is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

The Commercial Project Manager (CPM) is responsible for all commercial aspects related to customer offers at the pre-acquisition phase. This includes, but is not limited to, driving the process for commercial issues to ensure compliance with company guidelines for contractual, accounting, legal and tax aspects of the offers. The CPM ensures compliance to applicable regulations (internal and external) during the bidding process and ensures a full and accurate presentation of the risk and financial profiles of each opportunity from the firm offer phase to the contracting phase. The CPM role is crucial and active during customer contract negotiations and ensures a proper balance of the risk/reward relationship for each opportunity. This role requires a background in finance preferably working with large turnkey projects in the Energy Sector.

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Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.

Responsibilities

Secures adequate and timely support from subject matter experts within the organization to properly develop the commercial aspects of offers during the bidding process.

Supports the Sales team in managing and optimizing targeted financial results with due professional care (e.g. project margin, cash flow, security and credit instruments, insurance, contractual risks, etc.).

Ensures accurate communication of customer’s commercial requirements and provides an accurate assessment of the contractual/financial risks.

Secures proper approval levels within the organization including to the Executive Leadership Team as necessary.

Drives the review and evaluation of the customer’s contract conditions and ensures examination by Legal.

Ensures project pricing calculations and documentation are signed off

Participates in contract negotiations, and drives negotiations related to commercial contractual terms ensuring adherence to company’s risk profiles.

Ensures risk and opportunity assessments accuracy.

Conducts the project handover from sales to execution teams.

Requirements

At least 5 years of financially managing large projects preferable in the Energy Sector including scopes of Engineering, Procurement and Construction and Long-Term Services

Advanced understanding of Project Accounting Methods

Advanced understanding of Project financial KPIs

Advanced understanding of Project risk management requirements such as insurance, securities, guarantees, liquidated damages, etc.

Advanced understanding of commercial contract terms and conditions

Excellent negotiations skills

Advance knowledge of contract (EPCs/Services) requirements

Good working knowledge of project management related activities

Detail oriented with strong time management and project management skills

Good working knowledge of Energy Storage Industry

Demonstrated ability to interact with executive management

Strong background in using MS Office software: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Up to 25% travel as needed domestically and potentially globally

Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, business administration, or finance. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and/or advanced degree in applicable disciplines is an advantage.

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