Are you passionate about People in a Fast-growing environment and want to help make a difference in the Energy consumption management of tomorrow
Flexcity is a uniquely positioned Energy Technology company in the Internet of Energy sector. It is a leading demand response aggregator in Europe, rapidly growing and expanding to new regions. Flexcity’s core activity consists of supporting the power grid balance through the operation of its large portfolio of flexible fully-automated assets.
Flexcity is present in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain and optimises the real-time energy consumption and production of an extensive portfolio of flexible energy assets. By optimising its portfolio’s energy consumption or production, Flexcity helps balance the electricity grid and generates new income streams for its partners.
This Senior Portfolio Team Lead position offers the opportunity to manage the Flexcity operations in France, by leading a team of 4 highly skilled Portfolio Managers and Demand Response Analysts from different backgrounds.
As the Senior Portfolio Team Lead for Flexcity France, your role is divided in:
Project Management and Expertise - 50%
Secure and optimise operationally and financially our assets portfolio, through different grid services, while managing associated risks.
Support Flexcity’s growth by collaborating with the pre-sales central product teams, and other external stakeholders (TSO)
Support knowledge creation and diffusion on ancillary grid services and asset participation.
Business Development & Account management - 35%
Support the Sales team in the business development effort with technical and financial analysis
Support in client relationship management
Identify new opportunities
Mentoring - 15%
Keep a strong sense of collaboration and partnership within the portfolio team, and between the team and other departments of Flexcity.
Support the onboarding of new junior team members
Support the team of portfolio manager their growth and learning in Flexcity
Portfolio management is a crucial responsibility at Flexcity, as Portfolio Managers constantly valorise the current portfolio on the different markets as well as keep an important relationship with our asset owning partners. The responsibilities of the portfolio team include:
Manage continuous flexibility delivery of our portfolio
Follow the service delivery
Performant daily pricing and bidding, according to the internal bidding strategy
On-call duties, first responders in case of alarm or incident
Reporting
New asset onboarding
Pre-sales backtests and presentations
Client settlements
Relationship with:
Documentation and ensuring data quality
Contribute to the evolution of our tools and processes in coordination with the Tech and Product teams
Expertise in local grid services & assets
Continuous analyses of diversification opportunities
Hard Skills
Fluent in French and English
Solid foundation in the energy sector, preferably electricity markets, backed by over 5 years of relevant experience, ideally well versed in Ancillary Services
Familiar with the network balancing services and the regulation of the electricity sector in France, even though knowledge in other EU countries will be taken into account as well
Knowledge in the Google Cloud Platform and Python environment is a plus
Project management & leadership experience
Soft Skills
Passionate about the energy sector (in electricity) and its current transformations
Team spirit, you can inspire mutual aid and collaboration in your team
Rigour and strong analytical skills
An intrapreneurial & volunteer mindset and are not afraid to take on responsibilities in a proactive way
A positive, pragmatic and professional attitude
Comfortable in a fast changing work environment, you can easily adapt, think outside the box and you like to share knowledge
Why Join Flexcity?
Impact Be part of our France operations team, with a direct impact in the decarbonisation of our industry
Purpose Contribute concretely to a greener future, both in France and globally
Scale-up Work in an agile environment, getting structured and more efficient, but still with a large freedom and strategic decision making available at all levels of the company
Group Benefit from a close relationship with the Veolia group, a global leader in the ecological and energy transformation
Innovation Engage with cutting-edge energy technology and markets
Supported Get backing from dedicated central support teams in R&D, Product and Portfolio, in order to get you the best tools, training and sounding board to work in the best environment
Community Engage with a team spread across multiple countries, learning and innovating together. Connect with diverse teams across Europe through regular team-building events, both within Flexcity and Veolia
Training Develop your hard and soft skills with dedicated training made available, as well as strong learning curve within your position
Hybrid Experience international collaboration and flexible work schedules, including 2 work-from-home days
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
