About us

We are excited to be hiring a Consultant with 2-5 years’ experience in the solar industry.

The position is open for our offices in Lyon or in Paris, where you will join and be supported by a dynamic international team at Everoze.

• Package: A competitive package including pension scheme, annual profit share, and offer route into ownership of company

• Deadline for applications: 15th September 2023

• Location: Lyon or Paris

• Hours: Full-time standard office hours

• Start date: Flexible

• Application process:  Please apply through the Applied platform which we have selected to avoid the potential for unconscious bias in the candidate selection process. Everoze is committed to diversity and equal opportunities.

Everoze is different, we are employee owned. We are more than just a technical and commercial consultancy, specialising in renewables, storage, green hydrogen and wider energy flexibility. We live our values. We are passionate about accelerating the transition to a decarbonised energy system. We have no bosses or formal hierarchy. We are free to pursue opportunities that deliver our strategy. We take ownership of our own development and support one another along the way. Our pay is transparent and set by our peers. We, the employees, own the company and we share a portion of our profits equally.

We are OK with being different. Everoze isn’t for everyone. But it might just be for you…

What you will be doing:

Your work will be mainly technical and commercial consultancy services to solar PV projects and to a less extent in hybrid projects. You will work with different people from the Everoze team in France but also with colleagues from other teams (UK, Iberia, Australia).

Specific activities will include:

• Leading technical and commercial due diligence processes for solar PV and hybrid projects/ portfolios – both as a project manager and in supporting roles. Specifically:

• Assessment of risks which could result in a deviation from the project or portfolio financial model (lower energy yield, delays to the project timeline, higher Capex and Opex…) and then to propose relevant mitigation measures.

• Assessed areas would typically cover: land securement, administrative authorisations, environmental constraints, project design, tariff scheme, grid connection, construction and O&M contracts, project timeline…

• Conducting solar resource and energy production assessments using PVsyst simulation software.

• Strategic and R&D work.

• Business development events and activities to create and develop client relationships. Obtain lead, prepare proposals and win jobs.

• Managing multiple projects with internal and external resources.

• Ownership of budget and profitability of projects.

We would like to hear from you if you meet the following requirements:

We are looking for someone who is motivated to take the next step in their renewables consulting career by building on their experience and network to become a highly recognised solar PV consultant with a reputation for delivering high quality work, meeting client expectations, and a strong techno/commercial understanding of projects.

Ethos

• You are already, or you are motivated to become, recognised as a senior solar consultant with a reputation for delivering high quality work, adding value to clients and possessing a solid understanding of complex technical and commercial interactions on projects;

• You share our core values of entrepreneurship, partnership and quality;

• You are excited to work in an open, non-hierarchical environment;

• You are self-motivated and will take advantage of the autonomy to shape your own career;

• You want to use your skills to change our energy system for the better;

• You are comfortable being either (and alternatively) a project manager or a team member;

• You are fluent in English and French.

Essential skills and qualifications

• Engineering or science degree with electrical or renewable energy knowledge

• Native/fluent in French and English (spoken and written);

• 2-5 years’ experience within the solar industry, ideally as a consultant, for example:

  • Knowledge of the life of a PV project (development, construction, operations, …)

  • Capable to carry out energy yield assessment based on meteorological resources databases and PVsyst simulations tool.

• Demonstrating good consultancy skills, for example:

  • Good communication

  • Comfortable adapting work and priorities to meet deadlines / clients’ needs.

  • Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting colleagues.

  • Able to manage concurrent and different tasks and prioritise workload.

  • Track record of developing and building lasting client relationships.

• Willingness to travel as part of project work (site inspections are required from time to time).

Nice-to-haves, any of the following:

• Experience in due diligence process:

  • Capable of reviewing of typical renewable energy sector construction and operation contracts.

  • Capable of determining commercial implications of technical risks for different transactions (equity / debt etc.).

• Owner’s engineering, construction monitoring, project development expertise, notions of mechanical engineering, asset management or O&M experience.

• Experience in other European or worldwide markets.

• Experience in other energy (wind, hydrogen, storage, flexibility)

• Additional language skills.

What We offer:

We are owned by the employees and offer a route into ownership for all new staff;

Real impact: We work with some of the biggest brands in the energy sector. We are regularly asked to share our thought leadership at the sector’s top conferences. You could be at the heart of this: conducting analysis which informs major investment and policy decisions;

Exposure: We work with clients ranging from multinational banks to international investors to community energy groups. You will be exposed to the wide range of projects financed and developed by these clients and you’ll work closely with them to address new challenges and opportunities at each turn;

A fast-growth environment: We set up shop with 6 partners in September 2015. Now we’re 80 strong and counting, based across the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia & Singapore.

The flattest of flat organisations: Let’s be upfront: if you thrive on hierarchy and structure, Everoze isn’t the company for you. But if you are looking for a work environment where the strength of your ideas are valued as much as your years of experience, then welcome home. You’ll be given the freedom and autonomy to shape your own career; it’s not for everyone, and with freedom comes responsibility – but we sure enjoy the buzz of owning our own careers;

The team works: Goodbye departmental silos! We get our offshore wind experts working on energy storage, our UK team working on French projects, our onshore wind specialists branching into solar. It keeps things fresh for us and more importantly, spurs the creative cross-fertilisation of ideas which helps us deliver unique insights and value to our clients;

Top-notch mentorship: Most of us at Everoze have been in the renewables and energy business for well over a decade, and some of us have previously led large teams and business units. We’d love to share some of this experience, through assigning you an internal mentor to help guide your professional development. And we hope that you can return the favour by offering feedback for us too, because whether you’ve got 3 months experience, or 30 years, we’ve all got more to learn;

No utilisation targets: Yes that’s right! we don’t report on, or check staff utilisation to assess team or individual performance. We operate on trust within the team.  We find that happy and motivated staff are able to find the right balance between commercial work, business development and administration;

Fostering entrepreneurship: If you have a good idea for a new business area, we empower you to follow it. OK, lots of companies say that, right? Well, many of our staff are actively involved in new ventures which have led to creating new companies or lines of work. We’re serious about this and we have systems for selecting new opportunities and a budget for investing in them;

How to apply

Everoze embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. For this reason we are only accepting applications for this position made through the BeApplied platform which is designed to reduce unconscious bias. You will be asked to answer 3-5 short questions designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate the core skills we are looking for. These will be reviewed anonymously, before reviewing your CV, your details or even your name, and the highest scoring applicants will be invited for interview.

By submitting your application, you agree that Everoze will process the application for the recruitment process, in line with the privacy policy accessible via this link:

 https://everoze.com/app/themes/everoze/privacy-policy.pdf