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General information

Posting ID
GBE002
Type of employment
Permanent
Organisation
Great British Energy
Salary Banding MIN
£ 0
Location
Edinburgh
Salary Banding MAX
£ 0
Workplace Type
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Job Title: Investment Lead Onshore/Offshore x 4

Location: Aberdeen/Edinburgh/London

Reporting to: Head of Sectors

Company Overview

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company – we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:

  • Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects.
  • Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership.

We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter – from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means:

  • Purpose-driven work: Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition.
  • Career growth: Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment.
  • Collaboration and flexibility: Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

About the Role

Great British Energy is looking for an Investment Lead to join our Onshore or Offshore investment team. This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives, and wider organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the origination, evaluation, structuring, and execution of renewable energy investment opportunities, including co-development deals, acquisitions, and joint ventures. 
  • Manage end-to-end commercial negotiations with counterparties, including term sheets, heads of terms, and full contractual documentation. 
  • Present investment cases and make recommendations to GBE’s Investment Committee, working with colleagues across technical, legal, and financial disciplines to ensure robust analysis and decision-making. 
  • Coordinate due diligence efforts with external advisors, identifying key risks and mitigation strategies for proposed investments. 
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with commercial partners to unlock new opportunities for GBE to invest in and accelerate clean energy delivery. 
  • Provide expert advice on the commercial viability of projects, ensuring investments align with strategic, financial, and policy objectives. 
  • Prepare clear, evidence-based investment papers and decision materials for internal governance and stakeholder communication. 

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

  • Strong experience in executing investment or financing transactions in the renewable energy or wider energy infrastructure sector. 
  • Demonstrated ability to lead commercial negotiations and structure complex deals, including joint-ventures, partnerships, co-investments, or acquisitions. 
  • Familiarity with investment processes including due diligence, financial modelling, risk analysis, and legal documentation. 
  • Ability to assess technical and financial information quickly and distil it into actionable investment decisions. 
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working across internal teams and external advisors. 
  • Clear understanding of project finance and financial modelling.  
  • Experience of successfully developing and presenting complex business cases to internal stakeholders. 
  • Degree in finance, economics, law, accounting, or a related STEM subject, and/or a professional qualification such as CFA, ACA, CIMA, or ICAEW; strong relevance to investment, corporate finance, or infrastructure finance preferred. 

Desirable:

  • Proven ability to deliver transactions in a fast-moving, multi-stakeholder environment. 
  • Investment experience covering GBE’s focus clean energy technologies (Onshore wind, Solar, Flexible storage, Deepwater wind). 
  • Experience in managing energy investments in different stages of the project lifecycle including early development, construction and operation. 
  • Understanding of ESG principles and how they apply to infrastructure investments. 

Personal Qualities

  • Takes ownership, shows confidence in decision-making, and is willing to challenge constructively
  • Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact
  • Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships
  • Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working
  • Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Performance-related bonus scheme
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • 4x salary life assurance
  • Group income protection
  • 38 days annual leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Ongoing professional development and training
  • Supportive, inclusive working environment

How to Apply

For further information please contact:

Egle Bulatovaite – Lead Specialist – PSRpermapplications@weareams.com

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