Commercial Battery Offtake Lead
Core
Lead the commercialisation of battery energy storage (BESS) assets across the full lifecycle, designing route-to-market strategies and negotiating long-form offtake and optimisation agreements. (via careerplan.io/jobs/88-00D-DB-561-commercial-battery-offtake-lead)
Role type
Senior commercial lead for battery energy storage assets
Builds
Utility-scale battery energy storage projects
Domain
Renewable energy / Battery storage / Power markets
Required skills
Battery route-to-market design, Long-form offtake agreement negotiation, Tolling agreement structuring, Optimisation agreement negotiation, Revenue mechanism structuring, Performance incentive structuring, Degradation treatment structuring, Availability structuring, Warranty structuring, Lender protection structuring, Market forecasting, KPI definition, Performance framework definition, Wholesale power market knowledge, Intraday market knowledge, Balancing market knowledge, Ancillary services market knowledge, Project financing support, Portfolio financing support, Technical asset design alignment, EPC input alignment, Cross-functional stakeholder management
Preferred skills
BESS route-to-market contract closing, Multiple European power markets experience, Project financing support, Portfolio financing support, Combined commercial and technical background in battery assets
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead battery route-to-market and optimiser processes, Structure commercial models (merchant, floor, tolling, hybrid), Negotiate term sheets and long-form offtake / optimisation agreements, Manage legal processes with external counsel, Ensure alignment between technical asset design and commercial structures, Support project and portfolio financing, Translate market forecasts into executable commercial structures, Provide commercial input into early-stage development and system design decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC