Originator - Southern Europe (maternity cover)

Job Description

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that’s energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently – we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it and mend it.

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 role is a maternity cover offering the opportunity to play a key part in growing Centrica Energy’s renewable and corporate energy origination activities across Southern Europe, with a strong focus on Italy and Spain.
The position combines front-office deal origination, market intelligence and relationship management to expand access to renewable developers, storage investors and corporate offtakers across 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 Originator is responsible for expanding and executing Centrica Energy’s route-to-market and structured origination activities across Southern European power markets, with a focus on Italy and 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.

• Build and maintain a fully qualified deal pipeline across Southern Europe, covering generator PPAs, corporate PPAs, corporate supply agreements, OTC energy commodity contracts and green certificate agreements.

• Originate, prioritise and negotiate physical and financial energy contracts with renewable generators, corporate consumers and flexible asset owners to maximise incremental NPV.

• Lead renewal and expansion of the Route-to-Market portfolio for the Italian and Spanish markets, coordinating closely with Portfolio Management, Legal and Contract Management.

• Act as the main commercial point of contact for assigned Southern European clients, covering contract renewals, performance follow-ups and ongoing commercial dialogue through cross-functional coordination.

• Represent the organisation in Southern European markets at conferences, fairs and industry forums, and maintain active engagement with developers, IPPs, investors, banks, utilities, advisors and 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 from initial market engagement through to deal execution.
A structured and resilient approach, combined with strong stakeholder management, underpins success in navigating regulatory diversity, risk profiles and portfolio considerations across the region.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in energy commodities, flexible assets or structured origination, preferably within power markets, with exposure to Southern European market dynamics.

• Demonstrated ability to structure, negotiate and close complex energy transactions or deliver consultative selling of long-term, CAPEX-intensive solutions.

• Strong domain knowledge of the energy industry, including wholesale and ancillary market regulation, renewable and storage assets, flexible asset optimisation and route-to-market models.

• Experience or familiarity with PPAs and related products (e.g. cPPAs, FPAs, Biomethane GPAs), alongside basic understanding of project finance and master trading agreements.

• Proficiency in English and preferably one relevant Southern European language, combined with the ability to build, manage and execute a robust commercial pipeline using CRM tools.

About Centrica Energy

Centrica Energy is a leading trading, optimisation and structuring business operating across power, gas, LNG and 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 market expertise with a collaborative, performance-driven culture.

Guided by the wider purpose of Energising a greener, fairer future, Centrica Energy plays a central role in delivering innovative route-to-market, trading and risk management solutions that support decarbonisation and long-term system resilience.

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Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centricaenergy

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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