Advisory (Senior) Associate, Origination - PPAs, BESS and Energy Contracting
Aurora Energy Research
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Description
A particular focus of this role will be BESS, renewables and hybrid asset structures, requiring a strong understanding of how storage participates in energy, balancing, ancillary-service and flexibility markets and creates value within increasingly renewable power systems.
You will combine strong commercial judgement with analytical capability, working closely with clients to understand their strategic objectives and translate complex market dynamics into actionable recommendations. You will also support business development activities, helping to identify new opportunities and grow Aurora's origination offering across Europe.
This is a dynamic, intellectually stimulating and client-facing role, offering significant responsibility, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to influence major investment and commercial decisions across the energy transition.
Key Responsibilities
- Support renewable energy and BESS developers, investors, IPPs and asset owners in evaluating route-to-market and offtake strategies for standalone and hybrid assets.
- Work closely with the Head of Origination to identify, develop, and convert client opportunities, including direct involvement in client discussions.
- Support PPA, FPA, tolling, floor and hybrid-contract processes, including tender preparation, bid evaluation, commercial structuring and negotiation support.
- Assess market revenues, risk allocation, capture prices, shape/profile risk, imbalance exposure, collateral requirements and bankability implications.
- Lead workstreams and smaller project teams to deliver rigorous commercial analysis and clear client recommendations.
- Prepare client-facing materials, proposal content, pitch decks, workshop materials and transaction-support deliverables.
- Contribute to the continued development of Aurora's origination toolkit, including playbooks, templates, benchmarks and repeatable approaches across BESS and renewable offtake.
- Work with advisory, research and software teams to bring Aurora's market intelligence and modelling capabilities into origination mandates
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- At least 4 years' experience in the electricity sector, working with renewable developers, storage developers, utilities, IPPs, investors, lenders, traders or corporates.
- Strong understanding of European power markets and the commercial drivers affecting renewable generation, BESS and hybrid assets (e.g. imbalance risk, balancing markets, ancillary services and flexibility revenues)
- Experience assessing offtake structures, revenue streams, merchant exposure, risk allocation and investment cases for renewable or storage projects.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret market information and translate it into clear commercial recommendations.
- Excellent client-facing, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Demonstrated success managing workstreams or project teams.
- Ability to work with both technical and commercial stakeholders.
- Evidence of strong performance in team-oriented environments.
- Written and spoken fluency in English.
- Experience in PPA/FPA origination, route-to-market advisory, electricity trading, BESS optimisation, tolling/floor agreements or structured energy transactions.
- Experience in renewable offtake, BESS commercialisation, PPA/FPA origination, route-to-market advisory, trading, project finance or asset optimisation
- Additional European languages would be beneficial.
Benefits
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.
Benefits
- At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process. The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity. To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.
About this role
Aurora Energy Research's Origination team supports renewable and battery storage developers, investors, and asset owners in commercialising projects across Europe. In this role, you would work directly with the Head of Origination to help clients navigate offtake strategies, run competitive tenders, structure commercial arrangements, and negotiate PPAs and storage-related agreements through to completion. The position demands a strong grasp of how battery storage creates value in energy and balancing markets, combined with the ability to assess revenue streams, risk allocation, and bankability implications for both standalone and hybrid assets.
You would lead analytical workstreams, prepare client-facing materials and transaction support, and translate complex market dynamics into actionable commercial recommendations. This is a client-facing role with exposure to senior stakeholders and direct involvement in major investment decisions. You would also contribute to developing Aurora's origination toolkit—playbooks, templates, and repeatable approaches—and work across the firm's advisory, research, and software teams to bring market intelligence into client mandates.
The role suits someone with at least four years' experience in the electricity sector, ideally with background in PPA origination, route-to-market advisory, trading, or project finance. You'll need strong quantitative skills, fluency in European power markets, and demonstrated ability to manage workstreams and communicate across technical and commercial stakeholders. The position is hybrid based in Amsterdam.
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