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About your team:
At Centrica Energy, our mission is to move it.
We’re energy movers by nature. We’re a global renewable energy trading company which helps move energy from source to use – powering businesses, homes, and societies as they transition to a new sustainable energy future. If the idea of working to create a sustainable energy future also moves you, we may very well be the right place for you.
This Originator roleis a maternity cover offering the opportunity toplay a key part in growing Centrica Energy’s renewable and corporate energy origination activities across Southern Europe, with a strong focus on Italyand Spain.
The position combines front-office deal origination, marketintelligenceand relationship management to expand access to renewable developers, storage investors and corporateofftakersacross the region.
It offers the opportunity to shape complex, long-term transactions that support the Southern European energy transition while delivering sustainable, risk-adjusted value.
About the Role
The Originatoris responsible forexpanding and executing Centrica Energy’s route-to-market and structured origination activities across Southern European power markets, witha focus onItalyand Spain.
The role blends proactive market development with disciplined deal execution, ensuring opportunities progress from early engagement through to contract signature and portfolio onboarding.
Collaboration across Portfolio Management, Legal and Contract Management is central to delivering scalable solutions aligned with regional market strategies and portfolio constraints.
1. Build andmaintaina fully qualified deal pipeline across Southern Europe, covering generator PPAs, corporate PPAs, corporate supply agreements, OTC energy commoditycontractsand green certificate agreements.
2. Originate,prioritiseand negotiate physical and financial energy contracts with renewable generators, corporateconsumersand flexible asset owners to maximise incremental NPV.
3. Lead renewal and expansion of the Route-to-Market portfolio for theItalianand Spanishmarkets, coordinating closely with Portfolio Management, Legal and Contract Management.
4. Act as the main commercial point of contact for assigned Southern European clients, covering contract renewals, performancefollow-upsand ongoing commercial dialogue through cross-functional coordination.
5. Represent the organisation in Southern European markets at conferences,fairsand industry forums, andmaintainactive engagement with developers, IPPs, investors, banks, utilities,advisorsand relevant TSOs/DSOs where possible.
This is a 1-year fixed term contract.
About You
The ideal candidate is a commercially driven originator with strong motivation to grow renewable and corporate energy solutions across Southern European markets.
They thrive in complex, fast-moving environments and take ownership of opportunities frominitialmarket engagement through to deal execution.
A structured and resilient approach, combined with strong stakeholder management, underpins success in navigating regulatory diversity, riskprofilesand portfolio considerations across the region.
6. Minimum 3 years’ experience in energy commodities, flexibleassetsor structured origination, preferably within power markets, with exposure to Southern European market dynamics.
7. Demonstrated ability to structure, negotiate and close complex energy transactions or deliver consultative selling of long-term, CAPEX-intensive solutions.
8. Strong domain knowledge of the energy industry, including wholesale and ancillary market regulation, renewable and storage assets, flexible assetoptimisationand route-to-market models.
9. Experience or familiarity with PPAs and related products (e.g.cPPAs, FPAs, Biomethane GPAs), alongside basic understanding of project finance and master trading agreements.
10. Proficiencyin English and preferably one relevant Southern European language, combined with the ability to build,manageand execute a robust commercial pipeline using CRM tools.
About Centrica Energy
Centrica Energy is a leading trading, optimisation and structuring businessoperatingacross power, gas,LNGand environmental products.
The organisation partners with renewable generators, asset owners, investors and energy consumers to manage risk, optimise value and enable the transition to a more sustainable energy system.
With a strong presence across European power markets, including Southern Europe, Centrica Energy combines deep marketexpertisewith a collaborative, performance-driven culture.
Guided by the wider purpose of, Centrica Energy playsa central rolein delivering innovative route-to-market, trading and risk management solutions that support decarbonisation and long-term system resilience.