Commercial Lead

About Snowy:

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro's core purpose is to "power Australia’s sustainable future," acting as a critical bridge in the NEMs transition to renewable energy. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market (NEM). We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy. Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

Snowy's ambitions are centred on a significant commercial growth phase to meet the strong demand for green energy, which includes targeting a major expansion of Commercial & Industrial volumes and new renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) across New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.

About the position:

Snowy Hydro is looking for a Commercial Lead to drive the contracting of renewable energy and storage offtake transactions to support Snowy’s growth targets. You will be responsible for identifying, originating and securing multi-year renewable energy and battery storage offtake transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the commercial evaluation, risk assessment, and negotiation for multi-year renewable energy offtake agreements. 

• Driving the end-to-end commercial process for contracts, term sheets and long form agreements including contract review, negotiation, and execution

• Maintaining continuous engagement with wind, solar, and battery developers with the aim of identifying renewable energy projects for Snowy to enter into offtake contracts.

• Developing and modelling commercial cases for strategic opportunities identified through market trend analysis, presenting financially sound recommendations to the leadership team. Provide input into the annual Snowy Hydro corporate planning process.

• Collaboration with internal and external cross functional teams (including trading, tax, treasury and legal) to ensure alignment of commercial strategies and risk across the business. 

• Assessing market conditions, trends in technology and project economics and the resulting impact on Snowy offtake and investment decisions.

About the location:

This is a Sydney based hybrid role (3 days in the office, 2 working from home) offering significant flexibility reporting directly to the Head of Energy and Storage Procurement.

About you:

• You bring a strong working knowledge of the NEM including experience building key client relationships within the energy sector.

• You have experience with the development and commercialisation of renewables and battery projects in Australia & associated revenue contracting models including a track record of structuring and closing complex, high-value energy transactions.

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Economics, Law Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes in a collaborative manner.

• An ability to manage and prioritise their own work while remaining deadline focused.

• Ideally you will be an AFMA Accredited Dealer or have a willingness to obtain accreditation.

Here are a few of the additional benefits we offer our employees:

• An annual performance based bonus.

• A range of parental leave options, including 30 weeks paid leave for primary carers and 10 weeks for non-primary.

• We provide additional leave over and above the minimum National Employment Standards.

• Family discounts on fitness, gyms, pools and leisure centres.

• A Service Award Program - employees reaching continuous employment anniversaries receive additional benefits.

• Discounted energy rates.

• An employee referral plan - good employees attract similar colleagues

• Discounts with major retailers.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us:

Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at recruitment@snowyhydro.com.au