Ppa Development Intern

**Mission**:
Our** Business Development Department** is looking for a **PPA Development Intern** to join its PPA team, based in Paris, France.

Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) play a key role in the development of renewable energies and the decarbonation of businesses and industries. They enable Developers and Corporates to secure revenues and costs respectively over the long term and have become a key tool to mitigate risks in a sector characterized by volatile power prices, and undergoing profound transformation (e.g. cannibalization, demand structure).In addition, for Developers, Corporate PPAs provide the stability and predictability required by banks to finance new projects. While for Corporates, PPAs are a corner stone of their ESG strategy, providing offsetting of their carbon footprint with Guarantees of Origin and investing directly in new renewable capacity.

As part of Neoen’s Europe Development Team, the PPA team originates, structures, negotiates, and supports the implementation of contracts to sell electricity, together with any associated guarantees of origin, to Corporates. It cooperates closely with the local Development teams (Finland, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Germany), Energy Management, Legal, Finance and Asset Management teams.

As part of the PPA team you will contribute to the following tasks:

- Develop a pipeline of PPA leads: identify companies, establish contacts, build and maintain relationships with business partners (corporates, industrials, suppliers/ retailers and all relevant market players).
- Act as a key account for potential offtakers, structure the PPA value proposal, negotiate PPA terms from term sheet to long form signature.
- Manage the entire deal process including contract management post signature. Align internal stakeholders (local Development team, Finance, Legal, Energy Management, Asset management, Competence Center) when defining and negotiating commercial and contractual terms.
- Gather market intelligence (market conditions, price evolution and regulatory context) and deliver data-driven and qualitative market analysis to inform Corporate PPA strategy.
- Improve processes and develop the tools to support efficient knowledge sharing with other departments (databases, dashboard and other reporting tools).
- Develop new simulation tools to support PPA pricing and risk analysis.

This is a great opportunity if you want to have real world impact in decarbonizing businesses and industries, and if you are looking to develop into a market facing role, interact with large Corporates, navigate the ever-changing energy market environment and experience how these drive the demand for, and shape of long term electricity contracts.

**Profil**:

- Last year of a Bachelor or Master’s Degree student or undertaking a PhD in Engineering or Business (essential)
- Experience and/or strong interest for the renewable energy industry and sustainability (essential)
- Solid analytical skills, strong adaptability, efficiency (essential)
- Strong project management skills (essential)
- Strong organizational skills (essential)
- Ability to work independently and on several projects in parallel (essential)
- Social skills, excellent oral and written [removed]essential)
- Integrity, ethical standards, and sound judgement (essential)
- Intellectual curiosity, passion and self-motivation (essential)
- Proactive and curious, with strong appetite for international collaboration (essential)
- Leadership and strong team spirit (essential)
- Fluency in English (essential)
- Fluency in French or another European language (desirable)

**A propos de Neoen**:
Créée en 2008, Neoen est l’un des principaux producteurs indépendants d’énergie exclusivement renouvelable. Ses savoir-faire dans les domaines du solaire, de l’éolien terrestre et du stockage lui permettent de participer activement à la transition énergétique des pays dans lesquels Neoen produit une énergie verte, locale et compétitive. Multipliées par six au cours des six dernières années, ses capacités en opération ou en construction atteignent aujourd’hui 8,4 GW. Entreprise responsable dont la vision long terme se traduit par une stratégie de croissance forte et pérenne, Neoen a pour ambition d’atteindre 10 GW en opération ou construction courant 2025. Présente sur 4 continents, Neoen compte parmi ses principaux actifs le plus puissant parc solaire de France (Cestas, 300 MWc), le plus grand parc éolien de Finlande (Mutkalampi, 404 MW), l’une des centrales solaires les plus compétitives au monde au Mexique (El Llano, 375 MWc), ainsi que deux des plus grandes centrales de stockage à grande échelle au monde, toutes deux basées en Australie (Hornsdale Power Reserve, 150 MW / 193,5 MWh et Victorian Big Battery 300 MW / 450 MWh). Audace, intégrité, engagement et esprit de corps : nos valeurs guident nos actions et nos relations avec nos partenaires, clients et populations locales. Ces valeurs s