Associate, Business Development

【Position Summary】
You will be reporting to the Head of Business Development and/or a Manager / Senior Manager within Vena Energy to support the development of new business and business strategy, largely related to the sale of renewable energy in a ‘post FIT’ market, and the development of the Solar, Storage and Green Hydrogen businesses in VENA Energy Japan.


【Introduction of New Projects】
Investigate new FIT/FIP project opportunities including information of counterparties, etc. and provide information to internal team in an organized manner.

【Internal Coordination】
Screening land, grid connection, and other development criteria and working with internal shareholders (Engineering, Development, Investment) to prepare greenfield development opportunities.

【Information Management】
Consolidating, organizing, monitoring information, critical paths, upcoming important milestones, managing the status of cash flows & budgets, and communicating these with Project Management, team leaders and other stakeholders.

【Internal Reporting】
Preparing presentations, summary of project documents, project development to do lists and other information necessary for the successful management of origination projects.

【CPPA Client Development and Management】
Assist the team to develop and manage relationships with renewable energy offtake partners among a variety of regions, industries and PPA structures. Prepare and manage materials for discussion and support the management of these client relationships

【Route to Market】
Assist to develop and manage relationships with route to market clients (retailers, aggregators, etc.) to facilitate an effective and economic way to bring electricity to the market and to our clients

【PPA Structuring】
Together with the investment and BD team, support the teams in structuring PPAs to match our requirements and the requirements of PPA clients

【Regulatory Management】
Monitor and provide regulatory updates for electricity markets and the frameworks governing subsidy and access to markets. Gather and provide feedback, when required, to regulatory bodies on the position of Vena.

【Business Development】
Work together with the BD, ENG, INV and EPC teams to facilitate the progression of new origination projects, help to provide feedback, guidance and manage as required by the team.

【CPPA Client Development and Management】
Develop and manage relationships with renewable energy offtake partners among a variety of regions, industries and PPA structures. Prepare and manage materials for discussion and support the management of these client relationships

【Other duties as requested by the legal team and the Company.】