JOB TITLE: Origination Manager

MANAGER: Origination Director

AREA: Business Development
DEPARTMENT: Origination
COUNTRY: Spain

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Origination Manager is part of Ocean Winds (OW) Origination team whose role is to lead early- stage business
development activities; especially in countries in which OW does not have any local organization yet.

The Origination Manager will scout and coordinate offshore wind business development opportunities (greenfield
projects, M&A, partnerships) in pre-agreed geographies, according to the instructions of the Origination Director.

This role requires thoughtful coordination and cooperation with other OW teams and external third parties.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the Origination Director in framing, implementing and monitoring OW origination efforts. 

• Support the Origination Director in structuring the Origination Department (guiding principles, processes, tools,
HR...). 

• Lead specific Origination efforts and manage the associated team members if any: 

o Perform country / region / market assessment;
o Perform site identification analysis;

o Engage with local stakeholders;
o Seek potential partners and/or projects;

o Lead potential negotiations and transactions;

o Perform and coordinate early-stage development works linked to Meteocean & EYA, stakeholders
management, Permitting & EIA, etc.;

o Start setting-up a local project team if a project gets traction.
• Ensure efficient working relationships and close coordination with the relevant OW Departments. 

• Prepare and support OW management decision-making. 

• Communicate information continuously and effectively to management and cross-functional 
teams. 

• Additional duties as needed, as this function requires flexibility and proactiveness. 


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• University Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration or Finance.

• Master’s in Engineering or Business Administration preferred. 


LANGUAGES
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently. 

• A very good command of Spanish and/or French would be highly appreciated.
• Other languages are a plus. 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• More than 5 years of working experience, with a significant part in business development. 

• Background in the renewable energy industry.
• Offshore wind would be highly appreciated. 


KNOWLEDGE 

• Project Management. 

• Strategic Analysis. 

• Negotiation. 

• IT Tools: Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). 

• Financial culture is a plus. 


BEHAVIORAL SKILLS 

• Ability to be proactive, self-motivated and perform job tasks in a relatively unstructured environment with little
supervision. 

• Ability to multi-task and to work in project mode. 

• Ability to quickly understand the basics of a variety of subjects related to greenfield, project management and
offshore wind, always with a problem-solving approach and with high attention to detail. 

• Well-organized and structured thinking, capacity to manage high workloads with tight deadlines in different projects.


• Strong interpersonal skills. Diplomatic and easy-going. 

• Ability to properly communicate with many different stakeholders, both written and oral. 

• Ability to travel extensively and work overtime as needed. 


OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

• The position will be opened in Madrid in OW’s corporate office. 

• The candidate should expect to travel frequently to different international 
locations (Europe, South America and/or
Asia) depending on his projects.