Operations Analyst Milano

Operations Analyst
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

ABOUT US

WiseEnergy is a trusted and established solar asset manager, offering all the services clients require to manage and optimise large-scale solar plants, from development and construction through to long-term operational asset management.

Since its founding in 2008, WiseEnergy has provided expert asset management services to over 1, 500 solar plants (500+ ground mounted assets and 1, 000+ rooftops), with an installed capacity of more than 2GW.

We have over EUR 4billion of assets under management across four continents, overseen by our team of over 120 professionals, with specialisms in technical, finance, commercial operations and project management.

Our workplace is fast paced and international.

We nurture a culture that balances hard work, diligence and professionalism with support, consideration and respect for the individual.

Our employees are primarily based in London, Milan, Hyderabad and on the east of the USA.

Our people come from a variety of academic backgrounds and are united by the desire to use their knowledge and skills to advance the renewables industry and thus make a positive contribution to the world.

WiseEnergy is part of the NEC Group.

**THE ROLE

The Operations Analyst role sits within the Commercial team in WiseEnergy Italy.

It is a broad commercial role with a regulatory and contractual focus, in which a technical background within renewables would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing the SPV and/or Company's interface with respective authorities GSE, ARERA and Agenzia delle Dogane (Dichiarazione di Consumo, Registri di Misure) and other regulators in respect of usual and extraordinary communications, audits and inspections.

- Contract management of solar and other renewable energy technologies.

This includes:

- Accurately extracting key information from SPV contracts and populating the company's in-house contract management software with relevant management information.

- Undertaking operational contract management e. g.

PPA, import power, etc.

and respective contract tendering, analysing results to optimise costs and contract award with associated obligation management when live.

- Maintaining contract obligation compliance and working with relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance.

- Managing insurance renewals and claims

- Supporting the company's in-house 'onboarding' process for new sites with a specific focus on understanding contracts, and working with the finance and technical team to ensure smooth transition into Wise Energy / contract management software and management throughout the life of each respective agreement.

- Developing the company's in-house Asset Management Platform (AMP) as required.

- Reporting to the client and internally and externally as required.

- Ad hoc commercial projects

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

- Bachelors' degree minimum (ideally in Engineering or similar discipline)

- Significant regulatory and contract knowledge and experience

- Fluent Italian, business-level English

- Advanced standard MS Office suite, notably Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc

- Strong organisational, change management and business process skills

**ABOUT YOU

We're looking for a confident, high calibre operator, comfortable in a fast paced, high intensity environment.

- You're able to communicate clearly and concisely within the Commercial team and work alongside the Finance and Technical teams plus other stakeholders at all levels of the business.

- You have a systematic, highly organised approach to work with a pleasant but results driven attitude.

You will be able to project manage incl.

working with other teams, sometimes virtually.

- You will be accurate, have attention to detail and be able to conduct root-cause problem solving.

- You are results orientated and solution focused, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with tight deadlines.

- You can work well on your own but enjoy the interaction and camaraderie that coming to the office provides.

- You enjoy leading projects and are able to do so virtually, across geographies when required.

- You're able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels and you enjoy supporting and mentoring more junior members of a team

- You want to be part of an organisation that is growing but is still small enough for you to quickly establish a profile and make a real and tangible contribution to our ongoing success.

- You're able to work independently on tasks without significant supervision.

**WHAT WE OFFER

- Competitive base salary and eligibility for discretionary annual bonus

- Flexible working practices (Smart Working)

- Offices at brand new WeWork in central Milan

- Progressive, collaborative culture where professional development is valued and nurtured

- Opportunity to work with and learn from other talented professionals who want to have a positive impact on the world