Commercial Manager - Renewable Energy Company
PR/080516
Posted: 09/01/2026
- Competitive
- England, South East, Greater London, London
- Permanent
Great opportunity to work as a Commercial Manager for a fast growing, well funded Renewable Energy Company, who are building new energy storage facilities across the UK.
Role Purpose
Key Responsibilities:
Pre-FID Project Commercial Support
Candidate Profile:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Role Purpose
- The Pre-FID Commercial Manager will play a leading role in the commercial development of Company’s Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) projects ahead of the Financial Investment Decision (FID) gate.
- The role ensures investment readiness through robust CAPEX estimation, procurement strategy, FEED contract oversight, and lender due diligence support.
- In addition, the position contributes to corporate reporting, governance, policy improvement, and commercial capability building across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Pre-FID Project Commercial Support
- Lead commercial input into new project development prior to the FID gate.
- Prepare, validate, and benchmark CAPEX estimates, leveraging market intelligence and supply chain engagement.
- Manage end-to-end contractor tender processes to support CAPEX development and investment case accuracy.
- Coordinate responses to lender and investor due diligence queries, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
- Obtain and review inputs from other functions (such as Legal, Finance, Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement) and external advisers.
- Provide commercial support for LDES Cap & Floor submissions and other regulatory submissions.
- Lead the commercial management of a Tier 1 EPC contractor during the execution of the FEED contract.
- Monitor adherence to scope, deliverables, schedule, cost assumptions, and information requirements critical to the FID investment case.
- Negotiate and refine commercial positions, risk allocations, payment structures, and performance frameworks that underpin the FEED through to EPC.
- Support the development and agreement of EPC Heads of Terms and commercial principles during FEED.
- Establish the contractual framework enabling the same contractor to transition post-FID into full EPC execution under pre-agreed terms.
- Capture learnings and cost drivers during FEED to improve CAPEX maturity and execution readiness.
Candidate Profile:
- Experience in commercial/ project development roles within large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
- Demonstrable experience managing large FEED contracts and negotiating major project EPC delivery models.
- Proven capability supporting or leading lender/ investor due diligence activities.
- Strong pre-FID exposure including CAPEX modelling, contractor engagement, and procurement strategy.
- Strong grasp of contract forms and commercial frameworks (NEC experience desirable).
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Ewan Melling
Principal Recruitment Consultant
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