Optimisation Originator

Habitat Energy is seeking an Optimisation Originator for its UK Business Development Team in Oxford. The role involves supporting the optimisation service offering, managing client relationships, and pursuing new opportunities. Candidates should possess strong communication and negotiation skills, with a background in energy origination preferred. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements, operating on a hybrid model requiring 1-3 days in the Oxford office.
Habitat Energy is a fast-growing technology company focused on the trading, algorithmic optimisation and operation of energy storage and renewable assets around the world. Our mission is to deliver outstanding value to our clients in order to increase the attractiveness of renewable energy globally and support the transition to a clean energy future. Our rapidly-growing team of 90+ people in the UK (Oxford), Australia (Melbourne) and Texas (Austin) brings together exceptionally talented and passionate people in the domains of energy trading, data science, software engineering and renewable energy management.

We currently have a vacancy for an Optimisation Originator to join the UK Business Development Team. You will work with the Head of Contract Management to support the development and growth of our core optimisation service offering, tender and contract for new optimisation opportunities, and manage ongoing relationships with our clients.

This exciting role will put you at the commercial heart of the UK business, provide a unique development opportunity and with significant responsibility from day one. The role will allow you to continually develop new skills and experiences as Habitat Energy grows and the markets we operate in evolve. You will drive the success of the UK business, helping build on our market-leading offering and grow our contracted optimisation portfolio beyond its current ~2 GW capacity. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and pursue new opportunities, including leading on new commercial negotiations.

You Will Be Responsible For
• Responding to tenders for new battery optimisation services opportunities, including the development and maintenance of our core sales and presentation materials
• Contracting and negotiating new battery storage optimisation opportunities, with support from the UK Head of Contract Management and our legal team
• Managing relationships with new and existing clients, serving as a key coordinator between clients and internal experts.

Requirements
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and visual communication skills
• Evidence of commercial acumen and negotiation skills
• Evidence of working effectively in teams
• Proven ability to understand complex problems and design innovative solutions
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative, and influence others with a positive and enthusiastic outlook
• A desire for continual learning and development
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and data presentation

Extra Credit If You Can Demonstrate
• 1 - 3 years work experience in an energy origination/contracting role
• Evidence of client relationship management experience
• Battery-specific origination or analysis experience
• Experience in spot/real-time flexibility markets
• Experience with R/Python for data manipulation and big data (eg. Pandas).

We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet every requirement in this posting. We value diversity and our environment is supportive, challenging and focused on the consistent delivery of high quality, meaningful work.

In return, we’ll give you a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements and a lot of personal development opportunities. We operate a hybrid working model with at least 1-3 days in our offices in Oxford.

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