Employment Opportunity:
Commercial Operations Manager
SWEB Development (SWEB) is a team of renewable energy professionals who are passionate about the environment, local communities, and shared social values. Our team is looking for a Commercial Operations Manager to support our growing portfolio of wind and solar assets in Canada. Our North American fleet has a total capacity of approximately 95 MW with plans to triple our portfolio in the near future.
General- Full time employment
- Compensation to be determined based on education and/or experience
- Education and training opportunities available
- Work is primarily based in our Halifax office in Nova Scotia, or semi-remotely7hybrid. Some travel to project sites may be required, as well as optional travel to the USA and Europe
- Reports to the Director of Operations
- Business, legal, or technical degree with a high motivation to develop a strong understanding and knowledge of renewable energy generation assets and relevant skill development
- 3+ years of experience or relevant education
- High level of experience with Microsoft 365 products
- Valid driver’s license
This position will play a key role in the successful commercial operation of renewable energy generation assets with a variety of responsibilities including meeting administrative electrical grid compliance, power marketing, insurance management, safety coordination, and more. The successful candidate will work with SWEB’s team members with expertise in renewable energy policy and incentives, contracts, legal, design, permitting, engineering, as well as finance and construction.
In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to:
- Support or lead the contractual management of wind, solar, and battery storage projects in Canada from the late development phase throughout the entire life cycle
- Bring confidence in working with local permitting processes and government agencies
- Be adept with navigating contracts such as Land Leases, Power Purchase Agreements, or Operations & Maintenance (or similar) Agreements
- Manage administrative electrical grid compliance requirements with different utilities and independent system operators, such as NB Power, NS Power, or the IESO
- Verification of power purchase agreement revenues
- Perform filings with regulatory commissions, such as NERC and NPCC
- Manage renewable energy certificates: registration, certification, sales, and transfer
- Point of contact for insurance coverage (ensure contractual compliance, RFPs, RFQs together with the HQ)
- Recognize the balance of prioritizing work safety and productivity
- Knowledgeable of, or willing to learn, provincial safety regulatory compliance
- Efficient in communicating and negotiating
- Execute complex assignments with a high degree of initiative and professionalism
- Derive practical solutions out of complex situations.
This job description should not be constructed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their supervisor.
We care that you care!
We don't care how you look, where you come from, who you love and how you live your life. The only thing we care about is that you care – about our environment, future generations and your colleagues!
Our Benefits- Take on important tasks from day one and help our team expedite the transition towards clean energy
- work with an international renewable energy developer and operator with >30 years of experience
- competitive compensation package will be determined based on experience
- RRSP Plan
- Group Benefits (Life, AD&D, LTD, Dental, Extended Health, Dependent)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Schedule
- Paid Time Off
- Group Bonus
- Employee Events (in the European HQ)
- working remotely
- continuing education and training opportunities
- professional development assistance.
SWEB is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to strive for equal opportunity employment and recruitment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
We are looking forward to interesting applications, including salary expectations.
We'd love to hear from you!
Yours, Laurin and the SWEB-team
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