• Job Description

  Req#: 26889

  
  Energise your career, accelerate a net-zero future - #Renewablesjobs

  
  A great opportunity has become available for a Strategy & Valuations Analyst to lead for the appraisal of new C&I (commercial and industrial) solar investment opportunities here at EDF Renewables.
  
  The Opportunity
  
  The role partners with commercial project managers to progress opportunities to a final investment decision stage, by ensuring a robust and consistent assessment of the project’s economics and value drivers. The role is accountable for the financial modelling and analyses underpinning investment decisions in new C&I solar projects, producing and delivering clear presentations of reliable financial outputs for senior executives and the internal Investment Committee.

  
  Pay, benefits and culture

  
  At EDF Renewables we are dedicated to doing good things. We take pride in tackling the world’s biggest challenge, and we’re leading the fight. Doing good isn’t always easy, and we can’t always do it as individuals. We embrace ideas to create an innovative and open-minded culture regardless of role. A culture where we trust the best versions of ourselves to make good things happen.

  
  We’ve made it this far by being collaborative, innovative and agile. We’re self-starters and we want you to be too.

  
  Alongside a competitive salary and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives. Your rewards package includes a choice of flexible benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, subsidised health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.

  
  We strive to create an inclusive and diverse business and we recognise that our differences make us stronger, increasing our ability to innovate and succeed quickly. We challenge ourselves to continuously improve to achieve our purpose, whilst rewarding work and recognising the contribution each of our employees makes to achieving our goals. We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

  We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

  
  What you’ll be doing
  
  A challenge for this role is to confidently present complex information to the CEO, along with other Leadership Team level colleagues, and be able to explain and justify findings clearly and with data to back it up.

  
  Another challenge for this role is to be at the forefront of a highly complex and fast developing technology in solar power. The role will need to adapt and learn quickly as new business models are established.

  • Lead the appraisal of new C&I solar investment opportunities.
  • Partner with commercial project managers to progress opportunities to a final investment decision stage, by ensuring a robust and consistent assessment of the project’s economics and value drivers.
  • Deliver financial modelling and analyses underpinning investment decisions in new C&I assets.
  • Produce and deliver clear presentations of reliable financial outputs for senior executives and the internal Investment Committee.
  • Act as an internal expert on C&I economics, valuations, and financing structures.
  • Analyse the market to identify new drivers for competitiveness and value and deliver key market insights to influence the commercial strategy for C&I solar projects.
  • Partner with senior business developers to identify opportunities and develop a competitive pipeline of projects.
  • Engage with EDF Renewables’ investment analyst team to share knowledge, best practice and ensure compliance with EDF Group’s investment governance.

  
  What do you need to be great at this role?
  
  You’ll be a self-starter with an excellent educational background, delivery and presentation skills, ideally with experience of presenting to senior management.

  • Financial and commercial modelling skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to draw relevant commercial insights for presentation to senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to self-review and critique their work.
  • Commercially oriented, with the ability to digest technical and financial inputs and translate them into high-quality deliverables.
  • Able to build and maintain relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders within EDF-R.
  • Team player, who thrives in a collaborative environment helping to achieve EDF-R’s targets.
  • Understanding of the UK power markets for systems involving C&I solar.
  • Experience in identifying critical regulatory changes in the market that could affect the future direction of the company.
  • Experience in carrying out due-diligence and valuation of projects involving C&I solar.
  • Experience in co-ordinating multidisciplinary teams.

  
  Closing date for applications: 2nd of January 2024
  Location: We offer hybrid working but you will be based at our Edenbridge office in Kent
  
  Why EDF Renewables?
  
  EDF Renewables’ purpose is to accelerate a net-zero future where clean energy powers our lives. We want to set the pace and, where necessary, disrupt the status quo and transform perceptions. We are here to combat climate change; this is a clear and tangible goal for us and is what galvanises us to bring the right solutions to the UK and Ireland.

  We have the benefit of being part of EDF in the UK and we also have the support of EDF Renouvelables, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world.
  
  We’ve defined a hugely ambitious strategy to grow from 1GW installed capacity today to 10GW by 2035.
  
  To deliver against our strategy we are investing across a range of technologies, including offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, and battery storage. Our portfolio focus is on end-to-end delivery and value creation starting at development and design stage, through to construction and operations.
  
  Join us, and let’s do good together.

• About the company

  EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state owned EDF, with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom.

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