- Company Name
- Neoen
- Job Title
- PPA Development Intern (M/F)
- Job Description
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Our Business Development Department is looking for a PPA Development Intern to join its PPA team, based in Paris, France.Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) play a key role in the development of renewable energies and the decarbonation of businesses and industries. They enable Developers and Corporates to secure revenues and costs respectively over the long term and have become a key tool to mitigate risks in a sector characterized by volatile power prices, and undergoing profound transformation (e.g. cannibalization, demand structure). In addition, for Developers, Corporate PPAs provide the stability and predictability required by banks to finance new projects. While for Corporates, PPAs are a corner stone of their ESG strategy, providing offsetting of their carbon footprint with Guarantees of Origin and investing directly in new renewable capacity.As part of Neoen’s Europe Development Team, the PPA team originates, structures, negotiates, and supports the implementation of contracts to sell electricity, together with any associated guarantees of origin, to Corporates. It cooperates closely with the local Development teams (Finland, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Germany), Energy Management, Legal, Finance and Asset Management teams.
As part of the PPA team you will contribute to the following tasks:
Develop a pipeline of PPA leads: identify companies, establish contacts, build and maintain relationships with business partners (corporates, industrials, suppliers/ retailers and all relevant market players).
Act as a key account for potential offtakers, structure the PPA value proposal, negotiate PPA terms from term sheet to long form signature.
Manage the entire deal process including contract management post signature. Align internal stakeholders (local Development team, Finance, Legal, Energy Management, Asset management, Competence Center) when defining and negotiating commercial and contractual terms.
Gather market intelligence (market conditions, price evolution and regulatory context) and deliver data-driven and qualitative market analysis to inform Corporate PPA strategy.
Improve processes and develop the tools to support efficient knowledge sharing with other departments (databases, dashboard and other reporting tools).
Develop new simulation tools to support PPA pricing and risk analysis.
This is a great opportunity if you want to have real world impact in decarbonizing businesses and industries, and if you are looking to develop into a market facing role, interact with large Corporates, navigate the ever-changing energy market environment and experience how these drive the demand for, and shape of long term electricity contracts. To be eligible to apply for this exciting role, candidates will need skills, experience, and potential to succeed including:
Last year of a Bachelor or Master’s Degree student or undertaking a PhD in Engineering or Business (essential)
Experience and/or strong interest for the renewable energy industry and sustainability (essential)
Solid analytical skills, strong adaptability, efficiency (essential)
Strong project management skills (essential)
Strong organizational skills (essential)
Ability to work independently and on several projects in parallel (essential)
Social skills, excellent oral and written [removed]essential)
Integrity, ethical standards, and sound judgement (essential)
Intellectual curiosity, passion and self-motivation (essential)
Proactive and curious, with strong appetite for international collaboration (essential)
Leadership and strong team spirit (essential)
Fluency in English (essential)
Fluency in French or another European language (desirable)
