Senior Manager, Project Delivery

Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy projects, and a 50:50 joint venture with bp. Our purpose is to deliver affordable and sustainable solar power for businesses and communities around the world.
With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you have a chance to ‘be the change’ - driving the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future.
We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by passionate people with brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.

What you’ll do 

In this role, you will be part of a highly skilled Deals team whose focus is on enhancing LSbp’s development and project execution capabilities.  The Deals Team will leverage our extensive development, business development and construction experience across the US organization to align processes, drive consistency and seek out best practice. The Deals Team will provide consistent financial modeling, budgeting, scheduling, risk analysis and handovers for projects between each stage (development, construction and operations).
You’ll work closely with in-country development teams and central functions to manage a pipeline of projects through to financial close, ensuring they are bankable and ready for investment or sale, in line with business targets, solving problems as they arise. Alongside project development, you’ll manage, create and update processes which contribute to the standardization and enhancement of the region’s project development capabilities, and roll out proprietary tools and systems to ensure that LSbp ways of working are applied consistently across the business. You will also be challenged to think outside of the box and propose innovative ways change the way we do things, to ensure that LSbp can remain at the forefront of global solar & BESS development. 
We are seeking a well-rounded individual, to be part of a high performing team with challenging targets/opportunities as well as diverse projects in nature.

Duties and responsibilities

•    Drive development and close transactions alongside in-country development teams in a well-forecasted, timely manner that exceeds Lightsource bp’s margin requirements by coordinating different workstreams and internal departmental resource: permitting, PPA, technical, commercial engineering, procurement, legal, grid, finance, and delivery
•    Create and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business, enhancing the service we can provide to in-country development teams.
•    Develop a strong understanding of the development approach in multiple geographies and work to improve existing ways of working and implement new processes, requiring the ability to listen to stakeholders from many different cultures, with different levels and areas of expertise and find consensus between them.
•    Provide strategic support and budgetary guidance on external negotiations relating to land rights, deeds, permits, grid offers, planning, construction contracts and PPA where required, to ensure bankable agreements are reached on time.
•    Oversee projects effectively – leading meetings and directing stakeholders to ensure maximum efficiency. This necessitates high levels of action-orientation, organization, and clear communication at all times, including weekly and monthly meetings/reporting to peers, project team and Executives.
•    Ensure in-country teams are implementing effective project management practises, such as keeping project cashflows, keep documentation of changes that affect project financials and timelines accurate.
•    Supervise and support the in-country teams in writing and presenting formal budget requests to senior leadership, Executive Management Committee and Investment Committee, ensuring the requests are well thought through and robust before they are presented.
•    Have a high level understanding of key contracts (EPC, GIA, MIPA, PPA, BTA) and development requirements (such as land rights agreements) and be able to highlight key issues based on experience in other geographies and projects, working closely with in-country development and legal teams as necessary.
•    Understand commercial issues in EPC contracting to  support the delivery and construction team where necessary.
•    Hold in-country teams accountable for accuracy in financial models and ensuring that assumptions are robust and signed off by relevant stakeholders.
•    Support development teams with the use of in-house development practices and provide insight and critical analysis as to how such practices shou