This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen our service delivery to pre-construction sites and refine our operational asset management services and systems at WiseEnergy.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Operations Analyst to expand our existing Ready to Build (RtB) and pre-construction capabilities, supporting operational asset management services to various asset owners including NextEnergy with plants in Italy.
This role will give us exposure to agrivoltaic development and enable us to develop our expertise in this area.
Key Responsibilities:
* Regulatory management between the SPV and/or Company's interface with respective authorities including GSE, ARERA, TERNA, e-distribuzione and Agenzia delle Dogane (Dichiarazione di Consumo, Registri di Misure) and other regulators for usual and extraordinary communications, audits, and inspections.
* Regulatory and compliance practices relating to assets under construction (RtB activities and pre-Commercial Operations Date).
* Developing specialist knowledge of the regulatory and contractual aspects relating to agrivoltaic plants to support commissioning and operational management.
* Contract management: renewals, tendering to optimise operating costs, issuing supplier notices as required, and compliance with obligations related to individual solar farm companies (contracts incl. SPA, Lease, PPA, O&M, EPC, etc).
* Understanding of lender requirements associated with contracts as well as stakeholder management of other interested parties.
* Supporting the management of regulatory audits, as required.
* Ensure compliance with environmental, social, governance (ESG) and community relations obligations and requirements.
* Management of land agreements and relationships with landlords.
* Asset onboarding: development and population of relevant information on to the company's in-house asset management platform (AMP), mapping contracts and other asset information as required.
Skills & Competencies:
* Time management & prioritization skills: effectively manage yourself and your workload.
* Excellent communication skills (in English or/and other European languages): organize thoughts in a clear and compelling way.
* You will be expected to write well-crafted, grammatically correct emails and other communications.
* When communicating verbally – whether over the phone, on video calls, in person or in meetings – you will need to be articulate, warm, and engaging.
* Flexibility: being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach and open to getting involved with new things.
* Intellectual Curiosity: Technical Management is a broad and nuanced field, and we are looking for someone who is truly interested in our profession and has the intellectual curiosity to delve deep into topics and bring fresh ideas to the team.
* IT Literacy: comfortable with IT systems and working with data (you should have at least intermediate-level Excel).
* Delivery focus: proactive and able to deliver quality outputs at pace.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
* Possion for our mission: 'to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy.'
Experience & Qualifications:
* Educated to degree level (engineering, economics, science & law are relevant backgrounds).
* Significant regulatory and contract knowledge and experience.
* Minimum of 5-6 years experience in renewable energy space (preferably solar).
* Fluent in Italian and business-level English.
* The right to work in Italy.
What We Offer:
* A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn.
* International scope – we operate in over 8 countries.
* Hybrid working – we will need you in our Milan office (San Babila) at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week.
* Annual discretionary bonus.