Experienced energy originator for German market
Are you skilled in energy origination, deal structuring and negotiation? Are you eager to shape strategic initiatives for flexible and renewable assets across Europe and bringing together consumers and power producers? If so, you might be the energy originator we are looking for!
Here’s what the job entails
In the role, you will dive into exploring market opportunities in Germany. Your main focus will be building solid relationships with asset owners and counterparties and over time become a key player in the value creation of our renewables and flexible assets business.
To be more specific, your responsibilities include:
- build and manage relationships with renewable and flexible asset owners in Germany, such as Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), corporate PPAs, battery storage and Power-to-X (PtX)
- manage relationships with major energy consumers in Germany
- collaborate closely with our parent company Equinor in Germany and provide origination services and route to market solutions for their renewable assets
- drive contract negotiations in partnership with our Legal department
- expand DC’s market presence in renewable and flexible assets, with a primary focus on the German market
Meet the team
As our new originator, you will join our European Origination team, responsible for all customer-related activities for Danske Commodities and Equinor across Europe. Our customers include owners of flexible and renewable assets as well as large consumers. We empower them with market access and access to renewable energy. We deliver tailored market solutions for their renewable assets in close collaboration with Equinor. The team’s goal is to be the best in providing solutions that enable our customers to grow their businesses – and we do so by providing full market access for them and their assets.
You will join a diverse team with various nationalities and backgrounds, all with a deep understanding of the energy market. We value teamwork and the different perspectives team members bring to the table and our informal tone encourage to sparring and creativity.
You will be vital to the success of Danske Commodities and Equinor’s customer business, while playing a crucial role in the energy transition
But enough about us… over to you!
As you will be working with a wide variety of stakeholders, we are looking for a curious, innovative and outgoing person - a real go-getter with great collaboration skills.
We also imagine that you:
- have at least 3-5 years of experience in energy origination, deal structuring and negotiation
- have experience with renewables PPAs and corporate PPAs
- know your way around financial instruments
- are proficient in German and English – both written and verbal
We’ll take good care of you
At Danske Commodities, we take great care of our people. Joining us means you’ll get a lot of great perks – including social events, cultural experiences, tasty food and benefits to better your health, your life and your future.
Here are some of the benefits we offer our employees:
- Flexible working hours
including the opportunity to work part-time as well as the option to work from home up to two days per week - Vast development opportunities
with the help of your own individual development plan, access to our DC University with 50+ courses as well as remote courses through Harvard Learning - Global career prospects
as part of the Equinor group with +20,000 colleagues across the world - 10% paid pension
as well as a beneficial health care and insurance package - Great parental leave conditions from day one
including 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and 16 weeks of paid paternity/co-parent leave as well as the opportunity to join the network Inspired Beyond Babies - Unlimited paid children’s sick days
no limit on paid absence days in relation to child sickness - Extra days off
31 days of paid holiday each year, to be exact - Senior days
if you’re over 55 years old - Bonus scheme
- Share savings
meaning you have the opportunity to participate in our parent company Equinor’s attractive share savings programme - 100+ yearly social and professional events
including DC Sports and DC Talks events, gatherings in our book club, bicycle club, student network, wine club, CS:GO team and more - Various free tickets
to family-friendly and cultural attractions - Discounts
at hotels, restaurants, sports clubs and more - An office in Hamburg
Recruitment process and relocation
You can read more about our recruitment process here. Please note that if you are an international candidate, we will reimburse travel expenses in connection with potential interviews and support you with the relocation process.
What we’re about
We're a tech-driven energy trading company present in 42 markets across five continents. Our +600 people are driven by a need to constantly better things. If you are too, we could very well be the right place for you. You'll join a collective of thinkers and doers. Aspiring chefs, runners, parents, beekeepers, gamers – the list goes on. We're highly specialised experts within our fields. But it’s actually our diversity of ideas we’re most proud of, which is why we continuously work on strengthening an inclusive culture where diverse teams thrive.
Our organisation is flat with an open-door policy. We expect you to care. About your work. About your own and your colleagues’ collective successes. And about the difference we make at Danske Commodities. Together with our parent company Equinor, we have the vision and strength to accelerate the energy transition and make an impact. Like no other.
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