Offshore Commercial Associate

EDF Renewables North America • Full-time • Boston, Massachusetts • 3w ago

Scope of Position

EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company’s PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids.

The Commercial Associate will support the growth and delivery of Atlantic Shores’ portfolio, focusing on the coordination and preparation of bids for State solicitations and other (corporate) offtake opportunities, tracking and measuring progress and compliance, supporting post-submission bid evaluation, conducting market research, and preparing documentation for management and shareholder approvals (including peer reviews), as well as post-bid award transition. Further, general market research and other commercial support across a wide-ranging set of topics.

Responsibilities

Bid Support

Coordinate planning of bid solicitations, including building organizational tools listing bid requirements, team and third-party deliverables, bid preparation timeline and milestones, organizing and attending regular team meetings and workshops and recording actions
Coordinate and contribute to bid drafting in line with the writing guidelines and approved storyline, including directly drafting generalist sections and following up and ensuring overall consistency and quality control of specialist sections drafted by leads
Maintain bid preparation timeline, and report progress, potential delays and hotspots
Ensure bids are drafted with the required level of quality and consistency, prepare and organize all bid appendices and coordinate redaction of confidential information

Transmission Strategy & Support

Support radial route development by assisting the Commercial Manager of Offtakes and Transmission on developing a roadmap of potential future scenarios based on evolving market and regulatory impacts.
Explore new transmission opportunities through creative approaches that may support future acquisitions or partnerships.
Support cross-team coordination through close collaboration with the appropriate internal teams to ensure cohesive and integrated strategic development that follows an efficient and logical process.
Contribute to feasibility analysis in the preparation of studies and materials, including cost-benefit analysis and risk assessments.

Market Research

Conduct market research to support the company’s commercial efforts (e.g., assessing statewide offshore wind goals versus awarded capacity, researching upcoming policy changes and determining how it will impact the company’s portfolio, etc.)
Creation of presentations and summary materials to communicate market intelligence to various teams

Data Analysis

Assisting with tracking of data across Commercial initiatives, such as local content spend and bid commitments

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in with a major in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field is required.
Master’s degree in business administration or related fields preferred
Minimum of 3 years of experience managing projects with inputs from multidisciplinary teams and delivering integrated strategic and commercially sensitive products (bids, business plan proposals, etc.) within the renewables and/or offshore industry
Experience with offshore wind preferred
Working knowledge of project controls and project management requirements is preferred, including planning, scheduling, resourcing, budgeting, cost control, cost estimation, risk management and information management
Advanced knowledge of Office 365; MS Project, Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

Outstanding interpersonal oral and written communication, presentation skills required
Has solid experience with budgets, scheduling and/or RFP processes
Highly motivated, self-starter, ability to work well with others and be a good team player
Demonstrated ability to manage team of internal specialists and contractors, from all types of fields of expertise
Ability to work in a multi-cultural context and a fast-paced JV environment
Strong attention to detail and high degree of organizational skills

Physical Requirements:

Ability to travel every month to an Atlantic Shores or parent office for 3-5 days at a time.

This role’s annual base salary range is between $64,000 and $106,500.

In addition, EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employment incentives, including.

Competitive Bonus incentives: This position is eligible for our annual bonus program
Comprehensive Health Benefits: EDF Renewables USA provides low-cost health & wellness premium coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
Rewarding 401k Package: EDF Renewables provides a generous contribution with immediate vesting
We are also proud to offer:

Favorable time off programs, including paid parental leave
Rewarding Learning & Development Opportunities
Supportive Mentorship & Buddy Programs
Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of Delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.