PPA Origination Manager

As PPA Manager, you will structure, value and negotiate power purchase arrangements across battery storage and data centre assets. You will lead the development of commercial energy supply structures for grid-connected and private-wire solutions, shaping procurement strategies and market participation. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimise energy delivery and minimize costs while addressing evolving market and regulatory dynamics. This role offers impact by enabling large-scale data centre operations through innovative energy contracts and grid-enabled projects.

• Develop and execute energy procurement strategies for battery storage and data centre assets
• Structure, negotiate sleeve PPAs, physical and virtual PPAs, private-wire and behind-the-meter supply agreements
• Develop and maintain valuation models for bespoke PPA structures
• Identify opportunities to procure renewable power at scale and optimise energy delivery to data centre operations
• Minimise transmission and network costs through innovative asset configurations and market participation
• Support commercial structuring of integrated grid park developments (co-located generation, storage, flexible demand and data centre infra)
• Lead commercial negotiations with utilities, generators, traders and other market counterparties
• Support negotiations with hyperscale and enterprise data centre customers on energy pricing and supply structures
• Monitor wholesale power markets, regulatory developments, grid reform and renewable energy market dynamics
• Assess wholesale market exposure and contribute to hedging and risk management strategies
• Act as internal SME on power markets and energy commercialisation
• Collaborate with legal, finance, technical and investment teams on transactions and strategic initiatives

• 5–10 years' experience in energy markets, power trading, renewable energy procurement or infrastructure commercialisation
• Proven experience structuring and negotiating PPAs and complex electricity supply agreements
• Strong experience modelling and valuing PPA contracts, including bespoke structures
• Strong understanding of wholesale power markets, transmission charging structures and renewable energy economics
• Experience with private wire, embedded networks, grid infrastructure or large industrial power users is highly desirable
• Experience working with data centres, hyperscalers, energy developers, utilities or infrastructure investors would be advantageous
• Strong commercial negotiation, analytical and stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment

• strong negotiation and stakeholder management
• analytical thinking
• independence and ownership
• PPA structuring and negotiation
• valuation modelling for PPA contracts
• wholesale power markets understanding