Business Development Manager 4481
Business Development Manager 4481
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Job Title: Business Development Manager
Department: Business Development Italy
Reporting to: Senior Development Manager
Location: Milan Italy
About Lightsource bp
We are Lightsource bp and were on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables anchored by our proven track record in solar development.
For over a decade weve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable reliable largescale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.
Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting longterm sustainable growth and energy security.
Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.
What Youll do (the role)
Summary
Inside the Business Development unit will give support to all activities for both securing the pipeline growth according to company targets and bringing projects through the acquisition filing stages and then to the Ready To Build status through Financial Close and Construction/Operation.
Will also regularly report and update projects authorization timeline environmental issues/solutions liquidity prospects and budgeting through the proper company IT platform.
Duties and responsibilities
- Coordinate with internal support functions (Legal Grid Commercial Engineering Power Markets Planning Structured Finance) and eventually external advisors in the evaluating of greenfield and/or CoDev opportunities both within PV and BESS market to secure a pipeline growth aligned with yearly company targets.
- Support and coordination of thirdparty developers or service providers in activities for issuing the application of the projects to relevant authorities and then obtaining legal authorizations for the installation and operation of ground mounted photovoltaic plants and BESS units.
- Support and coordination of thirdparty developers and internal support functions in activities for integrating documents and giving feedback to Authorities during the permitting process.
- Support and coordination with the team in the updating and transmission to the topmanagement of forecasting dashboards of permitting processes (timeline budgeting cash flow forecasts financial impacts of potential unforeseen factors)
- Support and coordination of thirdparty developers and local authorities in managing environmental mitigation propositions and related issues.
- Direct interface both with the competent authorities and entities involved in the project authorizations and with all the stakeholders (including municipalities and landowners).
- Support to other teams in M&A deals or disputes both technically and through financial models management.
- Support for business lines in managing technical due diligence activities.
Who were looking for
Knowledge
- General Knowledge of current regulation framework in Italian PV and BESS Market.
- Excellent knowledge of all both greenfield development and codevelopment processes
- Capability in reflecting assumptions changes into financial model analysis
- Excellent knowledge of English language
- Capability in constrains analysis for PV sites and GIS environment knowledge will be a plus
Qualifications
- Fiveyear degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification
Experience
- 5 years experience as Business Development Manager in the PV market
- Having Business Development experience in the BESS market will be a plus
- Experience and interpersonal skills in managing relations with public organizations
Why youll make a great member of the team
Personal qualities
- Goaloriented
- Capable of working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Able to collaborate effectively with other teams including Grid Legal and Commercial Engineering
- Entrepreneurial mindset
Why youll want to work for us
Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow a place where your ideas and opinions matter.
Be you
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community where every individual is valued and treated with respect.
Be responsible
Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.
Be recognised
Alongside a competitive salary we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus retention bank health insurance pension and other local benefits.
Be inspired
Join an agile international team working across 15 countries to power the future and positively impact people communities ecosystems and biodiversity across the world.
Our core values
Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe responsible and meaningful lowcarbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety Integrity Respect Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.
Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
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