PPA Origination Manager - Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Pubblicato il 31-07-2026 - Executive Integrity | B Corp® in Milano
Our client is a fast-growing renewable energy platform with a strong presence across European markets, focused on the development, acquisition, and operation of clean energy and storage assets. Backed by a leading infrastructure investor and supported by long-term institutional capital, the business is exceptionally well positioned to continue scaling its footprint across multiple geographies and technologies.
With a rapidly expanding pipeline and a clear build‑out strategy, the platform is playing a key role in the energy transition. The business is now looking to strengthen its commercial capabilities through the appointment of a PPA Origination Manager, responsible for securing long‑term offtake agreements and optimising revenue strategies across its growing portfolio.
What will you be doing:
- Originate, structure, negotiate, and execute Corporate PPAs, Utility PPAs, and route‑to‑market agreements across European power markets.
- Develop and maintain relationships with corporate offtakers, utilities, energy traders, suppliers, brokers, and strategic market participants.
- Identify new commercial opportunities and build a pipeline of prospective PPA transactions.
- Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing structures, tenor, settlement mechanisms, credit terms, and contractual risk allocation.
- Work closely with development, investment, finance, and asset management teams to ensure commercial strategies support project financing and long‑term value creation.
- Analyse wholesale electricity markets, merchant price forecasts, regulatory developments, and market trends to support commercial decision‑making.
- Support project bankability by developing revenue strategies aligned with financing requirements.
- Collaborate with external advisors, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders throughout the transaction process.
- Represent the business at industry events and continue expanding relationships across the European renewable energy market.
Are you the ideal candidate?
- 5+ years' experience in PPA origination, power markets, energy trading,
commercial development, or renewable energy commercial roles.
- Experience negotiating Corporate PPAs, Utility PPAs, route‑to‑market agreements, or structured energy offtake contracts.
- Strong understanding of European electricity markets, merchant exposure, pricing mechanisms, balancing markets, and renewable energy regulation.
- Previous experience within a renewable energy developer, IPP, utility, energy trader, or power marketing organisation.
- Good commercial understanding of solar, wind and ideally Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
- Strong negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Commercial mindset with the ability to balance risk, revenue optimisation, and long‑term strategic objectives.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and commercial stakeholders.
- Fluent English is essential; additional European languages such as French, Italian or Spanish would be advantageous.
- Comfortable working within an international, entrepreneurial, and fast‑growing environment.
What’s in it:
- A key commercial role within one of Europe's fastest‑growing renewable energy platforms.
- Exposure to complex, high‑value PPA negotiations across multiple European markets.
- The opportunity to work directly with senior leadership on the commercial strategy of a rapidly expanding renewable portfolio.
- Strong career progression within a business backed by long‑term institutional capital.
- A collaborative international environment with exposure across development, investment, finance, and commercial functions.
- The opportunity to play a central role in accelerating the energy transition through innovative renewable energy commercialisation.
Who we are:
Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy focused on building talent for a more sustainable world, specialising in Green Technology and Renewable Energy sectors. We donate a proportion of all profits to Friends of the Earth International, supporting initiatives that promote environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.