Energy director job description

At World Fuel Services, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

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The Director, Renewable Energy Solutions will be responsible for initiating, growing and managing relationships with renewable project developers in the North American practice.

This is a critical role that provides comprehensive support for the operational delivery of customer mandates and services within the practice. The ideal candidate should have experience working for and/or negotiating with utility scale renewable project developers and owner/operators, and potentially experience with onsite behind-the-meter developers, as well. The candidate must possess excellent negotiation, communication and relationship building skills.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:
Lead, develop and manage Developer Relations (Onsite and Offsite Developers) Manage and grow existing Developer relationships Foster, develop and drive new Developer relationships and potential future partnerships Develop the review, tracking and cataloguing of Developer/Producer/Investor Landscape and ecosystem Support leadership of early-stage team activity on new or emerging business or operational models Enable insight to power markets, PPA and offtake from the Developer perspective, Developer M&A activity, project buy/sell and dynamics for equity/debt investment in renewable power generation Contribute to Research and development activity on Markets and Long-Term ForecastingSupport leadership and analytics team regarding 3rd Party Forecasting and market inputs Support the operational delivery on execution of Customer mandates through renewable project identification, evaluation and negotiation Contribute to evaluation of offtake and pricing structures for Power in North American markets, with a lens across the entire value chain.Drive high quality understanding of market opportunities and data analysis in support of commercial negotiations and offtake agreements Support customer mandates/programs via provision of markets/developer insight and market expertise Review and research relevant commercial, technical and regulatory energy market developments Contribute to team understanding of North American wholesale energy markets and the components shaping their evolution, including: supply, demand and marginal price; carbon markets, capacity markets, generation stack, transmission and storage Maintaining functional knowledge of Renewable Energy market trends, opportunities and new technologies Drive the capture of project learnings and actionable intelligence into categorisation and in-house data and information libraries.Translate and consolidate research and analysis into clear visualisation or stories Business InnovationContribute to development of product & evolution of business model(s) Develop business case, define program initiatives and work collaboratively across team, functions and across matrix teams to develop and foster initiatives that drive success Continually work with cross-functional and cross-geographic teams collaboratively for optimal success

PERSON SPECIFICATION (BACKGROUND AND SKILLS):
Essential:
10-15 years of energy or renewable energy experience, ideally working for a developer of solar PV, onshore or offshore wind and other technologies Deep Knowledge of Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements and Onsite Power Generation in one or multiple geographies.Deep Knowledge of North American Wholesale Power market and Power StructuringComprehensive understanding of North American power market mechanics, pricing and hedging behaviours, market actors and grid and permitting dynamics Broad understanding of Financial modelling and Renewable Energy Procurement AnalyticsBroad understanding of renewable energy incentive and regulatory structures. Excellent research skills and ability to synthesize information and logically structure findings Technical understanding of energy systems and renewable energy technologies Strong problem-solving, mathematical, financial modelling and organizational skills Business and financial acumen plus driven on customer-service orientation Effective communications skills (written, verbal and presentation) Effective team player who excels at performing in a collaborative environment
Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Finance or Sustainability or similar Experience in Corporate or Producer Investment Decision making People Management, Coaching and/or mentoring

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• Establish relationships with important stakeholders in the industry including Clarion staff board, key buyers and speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. Develop and work closely with near-term or future co-location partners.
• Ensure the Clarion executive team is kept closely informed of all important decisions and include their input in critical decisions.
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet company core values.
• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all support departments

The skills and experience you’ll need:

• 10+ years in events management, business development, and customer experience
• Ability to build trust and credibility amongst our current and potential customer/partner base
• Willingness to travel- employee will be required to travel to events multiple times per year. Additional travel for site inspections, customer visits or to assigned and competitor shows is expected and to be determined.
• Experience in the energy sector a bonus

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive Salary commensurate with experience
• Bonus based on challenging but attainable targets
• 100% remote position (some travel expected depending on role)
• Generous PTO & Company-paid Holidays: this includes a day off for your birthday every year, and in 2022 our employees will receive 3 days at Thanksgiving AND the entire week of July 4th AND the entire last week of the year off.
• A full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, voluntary life insurance, HSA (plus employer contrition), and FSA.
• Basic life, long-term disability & short-term disability are covered at 100%.
• 401(k) Plan with employer match.
• Opportunity to travel across the country to attend our shows and meet people from a multitude of different industries.

Who is Clarion?

Clarion Events North America, which is the US division of Clarion Events UK, and backed by The Blackstone Group has become one of the fastest-growing event companies in the United States, with aggressive growth through both acquisition and launch. We excel in managing and producing trade and consumer events across the United States in 12 diverse sectors such as pop culture (anime), energy, technology, and fire and rescue.

What’s it like working here?

We strive to provide a culture of transparency, support, and collaboration through clear communication of ideas, processes, and goals. From the top-down, we promote:

• Work-life balance – we are flexible with you to allow you to be at your best on the job
• Leading by example and taking full responsibility for ideas, actions and problem solving
• Ensuring our employees have all the necessary tools to effectively perform their job
• Constantly identifying training needs to grow and develop our employees
• Failing forward faster – try new things, fail & learn, repeat!

Equal Employment

Clarion Events provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Clarion Events complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.


General Purpose


Manages the 24/7 real-time operation function. Oversees employees that determine system energy balancing requirements, schedule power, and dispatch generation resources during all hours to maintain system balance between supply and demand. Ensures compliance with applicable NERC standards. Strives for lowest net power cost solutions for customers. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees and implementing and supporting company programs and policies.


Responsibilities


• Strategically position the company's system to meet company load obligations at the least cost utilizing company resources to achieve the business unit's financial goals.
• Manage system resources to meet company obligations while reducing the business unit's and company's net power cost.
• Report strategic and operational objectives and performance to the highest levels of PacifiCorp management.
• Develop relationships with other utilities to enhance PacifiCorp's ability to reliably and economically serve the company's customers.
• Monitor operation of company generating assets, balancing area loads and resources, transmission constraints, and wheeling, for dispatch and reliability purposes.
• Establish effective working relationships with traders, schedulers, and transmission providers, for dispatch and reliability purposes.
• Enforce and abide by front office policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all national and regional reliability standards, and all state and federal compliance regulations.
• Select, coach, and develop employees.
• Review and evaluate employee performance and prepare annual reviews.
• Manage and allocate financial and employee resources.


Requirements


• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Marketing or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in asset management.
• A minimum of three years people management.
• Current NERC certification or certification within 90 days of hire.
• Proven management skills for all facets of utility system operation, including power generation; energy markets; transmission purchases; and electronic tagging.
• Detailed knowledge of generation dispatch for all resources, including thermal, hydroelectric and wind resources.
• Understanding of all pertinent NERC reliability standards.
• Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, execute policy, monitor resources, and manage the development or implementation of a system, program or process.
• Leadership and teamwork skills to provide input into policy decisions and to mobilize resources to produce desired business results.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to manage and motivate employees and use oral and written communication to communicate objectives and action plans.
• Knowledge of Company's strategic plan, objectives for specific area, as well as Company policies, procedures, and practices and federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.
• May be required to work non-standard hours including nights, weekends and holidays to support 24 hour real time staff.


Preferences


• Advanced Degree.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership skills is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of power plants, market hubs, and interchange points between companies.
• Knowledge of California ISO procedures and practices.


Additional Information


Company Code: PacifiCorp
Primary Location: PORTLAND
Department: ESM Short-Term Resource Optimization NMF
Schedule: Monday - Friday / 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Personnel Subarea: EXEMPT
Hiring Range: $145,900.00 - $171,600.00
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 45.00% of salary.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

At PacifiCorp, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.


Nearest Major Market:
Portland Oregon

Career Segment:
Sustainability, Operations Manager, Supply, Equity, Compliance, Energy, Operations, Finance, Legal


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