Exagen, an innovative scale-up renewable energy company with backing from a blue-chip investment fund, is undergoing rapid growth. It aims to help facilitate the energy transition demands of the UK and EU by developing and investing into large-scale solar, wind and battery storage projects.

Exagen’s team comprises individuals with a proven track record in both infrastructure investment and the renewables spheres. As the team expands, we seek a Head of Business Development.

Why Join Exagen:

Exagen provides a fast paced and dynamic workplace environment. A people focused company with a passion for environmental sustainability. Continuous learning and development opportunities, financial stability, healthcare benefits, attractive salary and bonus:

• Share ownership and profit-sharing scheme
• Premium Private Health Insurance plan
• Life Insurance
• Income Protection
• Corporate Gym membership
• EV Car Scheme (Electric vehicle purchase facility for employees)
• Season Travel Ticket Loan
• Company funded Training and Certification opportunities

 

About the Role

You will be responsible for the continued origination and acquisition of UK renewable energy and storage projects as well as playing a leading role in our diversification into emerging technologies and overseas markets. The role will see you managing a team of field based and office based staff committed to the origination of projects for the development team to deliver into operations.

This role requires an ambitious, self-motivated person with a passion for business growth and project development. Extraverted and entrepreneurial you will have the agility and drive to create opportunities in the UK and international territories.

Role Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the UK origination team in the identification and onboarding of utility-scale solar PV and storage projects via our in-house GIS platform, wider market links, traditional site-finding activity or acquisitions.
• Ensuring business case for prospects is clearly understood and met in bringing opportunities to the business.
• Driving and optimising each prospect with respect to design, grid, planning, land etc through financial analysis and modelling of each project.
• Provide knowledge and support to the team including the identification and assessment of new opportunities. site origination, energy yield analysis, project viability, grid connections, land agreement negotiations, commercial agreements, project design, planning process etc.
• Responsibility for exploring, building, and managing an origination team in select new markets.
• Lead role in the commercial negotiations during project acquisition process. This includes responsibility for liaising with any advisors and the execution of the transaction documentation with support from the wider Groups.

 

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.
• Experience from an energy background
• 8+ years experience working in a relevant industry
• Proven background in developing an international pipeline of quality projects through land acquisition and into development.
• Strong commercial knowledge and a proven ability in risk management and relevant negotiations.
• Ability to solve complex problems and have the ability to engage, lead and motivate a team.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of energy project origination, stakeholder management and experience in reporting of team performance.
• Proven ability in project acquisition including strong knowledge of sales processes, due diligence (technical, legal, and corporate) and transaction documentation.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and your CV to careers@exagen.co.uk