Job Description

The Regional Commercial & Procurement Lead will be the primary commercial architect for [Employer hidden]'s Balance of Plant (BoP) and infrastructure works across various European jurisdictions. Reporting directly to the Global Head of Procurement, you will own the regional supply chain strategy, leading high-value tenders and negotiating complex construction frameworks. This is a role for a technical leader who can navigate the interface between engineering specifications and commercial risk, ensuring our regional portfolios are built safely, competitively, and to the highest technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional Ownership: Lead all procurement processes for BoP in various jurisdictions, including RFQs, bid evaluations, and price/contract negotiations.
• Commercial Engineering: Partner with engineering and estimating teams to optimize BoP cost models and provide accurate project estimations to the Business Development team.
• Market Intelligence: Scan regional construction markets (specifically UK, Italy, and Spain) to provide real-time intelligence on contractor capacity, material costs, and supply disruption risks.
• Negotiation: Act as the lead negotiator for multi-million pound BoP contracts, ensuring robust commercial structures under FIDIC or NEC forms.
• Interface Management: Manage technical and commercial disputes, schedule risks, and contractor escalations to ensure project continuity.
• Feedback Loop: Establish mechanisms to compare estimated costs against actuals, ensuring continuous refinement of [Employer hidden]'s regional Capex models.
• Strategic Partnerships: Develop mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with selected regional contractors to support GW-scale growth.
• Regulatory Navigation: Navigate complex regional grid codes and local planning requirements alongside technical and legal teams.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Technical Foundation: Master of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Power, or Civil) is required.
• Industry Experience: 10–15 years of proven experience in Global Sourcing or Construction Procurement within the Renewables or Infrastructure sectors.
• Commercial Mastery: Expert understanding of procurement-related contracts, legal implications, and risk management.
• Linguistic Capability: Fluency in English and at least one other regional language (Spanish or Italian) is required.
• Jurisdictional Knowledge: Proven track record in managing multidisciplinary teams and contractors across diverse cultures and international work environments.

Benefits

Please note* these are benefits for the UK and will vary in Spain, Italy & Germany

• Salary: £80k - £100k
• Competitive compensation package including employee share scheme
• Up to 10% company wide bonus based on company performance
• Hybrid working (blend of home and office working to suit individual needs)
• 1 month a year work from anywhere in the world policy
• Nest Pension (8% combined contributions) on qualifying earnings
• Fun co-working office space in Shoreditch, London
• Dog friendly office
• Free team lunch once a week
• Enhanced parental leave
• £2,000 annual learning & development budget
• Spill mental health benefit
• Green leave
• Regular, optional team socials
• Birthday carbon offset

Why join [Employer hidden]?

• Genuine impact: You will actually be building and operating the renewable infrastructure we need to reach net zero.
• Make things happen: We are still an early stage company start-up, and you will have significant accountability to make things happen from day 1.
• Define a new industry: The energy market is in a paradigm shift right now, evolving at a breathtaking pace.
• Exceptional, diverse team: We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds.

About [Employer hidden]

To reach Net Zero, we need to solve big challenges. [Employer hidden] will fund, build and run the renewable infrastructure we need to tackle these challenges. At [Employer hidden], we will show that batteries are a totally viable part of our energy infrastructure - now, not in some distant future. And, we have ambitious plans to become the defining new clean energy player in Europe over the next few years, gradually expanding beyond batteries into new asset types. Read more at www.[Employer hidden].energy.