COMPANY OVERVIEW
174 Power Global, headquartered in Irvine, California, is an affiliate company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages solar power plant solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in solar PV to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade solar PV solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of PV solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the solar value chain, 174 Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in solar energy.
174 Power Global has recently embarked to enter the energy retail market in deregulated markets throughout North America. Chariot Energy is a retail energy provider based in Houston, Texas. We offer electricity to homes and businesses, and it is our goal to provide products and services our customers love and an unmatched experience that is missing in today’s retail energy market.
174 Power Global has set out to have Chariot Energy become one of the leading energy retail providers (by RCE count) within 5-years of Chariot Energy’s launch.
POSITION OVERVIEW
In this role you will lead power origination and strategic commercial and industrial (C&I) efforts in Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, responsible for C&I commercial opportunities. This role will negotiate and transact commercial and industrial power and load response and build a pipeline of customers with complex structured energy supply needs. As our C&I Sales Originator, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing our C&I Sales strategy to expand our customer base and represent Chariot Energy at conferences, client events and presentations, to create valuable transaction opportunities for the business. You will also generate new customers and negotiate contracts by working in close partnerships with sales, trading and product management. This role will focus on serving large C&I space, as portfolio continues to grow. Existing experience and relationships required.
This position is in Houston, and the ideal candidate will be within commutable distance to the Houston office location. The position will be located out of the Chariot Energy Houston office.
QUALIFICATIONS
- REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 5 years of deal execution and origination experience in power markets.
- Bachelor's Degree - Business, Economics, Finance or other equivalent. Advanced degree a plus.
- Excellent Commercial skills.
- Proven experience responsible for commercial business development and customer sales growth.
- Strong history of deal closure with complex transactions and structured deals, with large consumers of energy.
- In-depth knowledge of the wholesale electricity markets, trading in those markets, and the associated infrastructure supporting those markets.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently produce large C&I sales results.
- Proven positive reputation in energy markets that attracts credibility, respect and deal flow.
- Strong track record of innovation, creativity and success in managing and or closing customer business.
- Experience in addressing new sources of load growth in Texas.
- Proven track record in strategic planning and execution, identifying and seizing market opportunities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, effectively conveying complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strong knowledge of structured products (options; Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs; load following) for wholesale markets.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, working effectively with internal teams to align business strategies and ensure transaction success.
- Eligible to work in the USA for any employer without sponsorship.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSCommercial Power Sales experience with Digital Infrastructure and Data CentersExperience working with energy storage projects and platform acquisitions
$137,000 - $168,000 a year
Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.
174 Power Global d/b/a Chariot Energy, provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. www.mychariotenergy.com 
