Power Commercial Lead

Permanent employee, Full-time · UK

About VEV

VEV specialises in designing and implementing scaled enterprise fleet solutions. Our expertise lies in optimising fleets, charging infrastructure, and operations to maximise the benefits of transitioning to sustainable transportation. With a wealth of experience in delivering comprehensive turnkey charging solutions at scale, we are committed to guiding organisations through a seamless transition towards a greener future.

If you are passionate about sustainable transportation, innovation, and making a positive impact, we invite you to join us at VEV. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on ground breaking projects, collaborate with industry experts, and drive meaningful change in the world of e-mobility.

Location of the role

Flexible - with regular travel to London head quarters.

About the role

At VEV we are growing our power supply and optimisation commercial function, aimed at creating additional value for C&I customers through using our VEV IQ platform. Our smart charging algorithms bridge between power markets, the needs of EV fleets, and our ability to forecast and control when charging can most optimally occur. Our TPI brokerage and our electricity supply model allow us to tailor Industrial & Commercial (I&C) electricity supply to suit the needs of our EV fleet customers. Working across the business, the successful candidate will be helping to shape a core pillar of VEV.

Role and Responsibilities

The Power, Flexibility & Optimisation function has the following responsibilities: 

Lead thinking within VEV on the role of power optimisation as a scalable pillar within the business to drive long-term value creation
Identify and build partnerships to provide market access for VEV and our customers in power supply and power flexibility services
Leading VEV’s power and optimisation offer development (in partnership with VEV’s Commercial Function) to understand customers’ current and future needs for power, and to lead the design of commercial structures to create value and manage risk
Accountable for the regulatory and reporting requirements of our TPI brokerage and supply model
Collaborate across VEV, particularly with the Product and Projects functions, to clarify needs and ensure alignment with the roadmap for VEV’s digital platform and with project design specs, leading thinking about trade-offs between short and long-term costs
Provide ongoing account management to customers to ensure that they understand their ongoing costs and risks, along with opportunities to create additional value

This is a broad position which requires a blend of commercial acumen, customer account management, technical understanding, and deep energy system knowledge. This role combines energy market and solutions expertise with direct customer engagement. Over time, our expectation is that this role will become more focused as the team grows – the successful candidate will have the opportunity to inform the shaping of the development of the team.

Core responsibilities:

Leading the development and delivery of VEV’s power supply & optimisation offer, for multiple target customer groups, in partnership with VEV’s Commercial Function
Establish and grow power supply, flexibility and optimisation opportunities, through analysing customer needs, demonstrating innovative and novel value opportunities, and converting these into commercial opportunities
Building models to support cost & value forecasting for power supply, optimisation & flexibility, and for tracking contract performance
Performance analysis and reporting (in partnership with our Power and Data Analysts), utilising operational and meter data, bills, cost of power, including reconciling any errors
Ensuring compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements of our power market access models
Enabling customer onboarding/offboarding for power supplies (new and transfers) to ensure regulatory requirements are met (e.g. metering, billing, reporting), including working with project teams, MOPs, DNOs/iDNOs, and power suppliers
Preparing for and delivering monthly account management, including volume reforecasting and hedge management
Remaining abreast of industry changes to electricity markets and costs and informing/leading the wider VEV organisation on this topic

Experience and qualifications required

The successful candidate will have:

5+ years in commercial roles within the energy sector, with a focus on C&I (non-domestic) retail electricity / flexibility markets, e.g. at a C&I energy retailer, TPI/broker, aggregator
Detailed understanding of the components of C&I retail power supply price structures; experience of benchmarking and comparing differing offers; knowledge of the trends of commodity and non-commodity price components
Tender/request response experience, including analysis of customer needs, building innovative & credible offers for power supply / optimisation, and then putting these into practise.
Contract development and ongoing management experience, in collaboration with legal and compliance functions
Thorough understanding of short & long-term wholesale electricity market positioning to manage risk and maximise optimisation value
A solid understanding of how the GB power system operates and is balanced, how transmission and distribution costs are recovered, and the fundamentals of the wholesale electricity market
Knowledge of roles that behind-the-meter generation, storage and demand flexibility can play in cost avoidance, revenue generation and decarbonisation
Proficiency in electricity data analysis using Excel
Strong written (Word and Powerpoint) and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to non-technical stakeholders

Desirable attributes:

Understanding of GB power flexibility markets / revenue opportunities
Understanding of low-carbon solutions and how they are used, e.g. REGOs, renewable PPAs
Experience of applying for and managing GB power flexibility market access
Understanding of relevant regulatory requirements applicable to the GB market
Knowledge of the Dutch and French electricity markets
A good understanding of project economics
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Additional Information

VEV is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. Learn more about our existing projects and vision for the future at https://www.vev.com.

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