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About the Role
As a Commercial Advisor, you will manage and complete projects to a high standard, often serving as the client's primary point of contact. You will provide expert commercial, market, and technical knowledge, specializing in a practice area while managing project resources collaboratively. This role involves growing the Commercial Advisory practice, particularly in Renewables, by demonstrating strong client management skills, providing commercial advice on energy infrastructure transactions, and driving business development activities.
Responsibilities
- Manage and complete several complex client engagements or proposals independently.
- Build relationships with new clients and understand their needs to generate attractive proposals.
- Manage the commercial aspects of engagements to achieve desired quality and profitability.
- Execute projects and maintain a review process to ensure high-quality standards.
- Provide technical knowledge to junior staff and identify knowledge gaps for senior management.
- Specialize and contribute to a practice area, developing industry knowledge and staying current with market trends.
- Contribute to creating innovative solutions that strengthen business performance and client reputation.
- Manage scope and deliver timely, quality deliverables with regular client communication.
- Communicate risks and issues early to appropriate colleagues and clients.
- Hold/attend project completion reviews to identify lessons learned.
- Work on CPD to maintain professional status/accreditation.
- Meet deadlines throughout the Performance Development Cycle, including goal setting and providing input into reviews.
Requirements
- Experience of working in a commercial consulting role or commercial/development role within a corporate or investment company.
- Experience in delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, preferably in the low carbon energy sector, including commercial development and financing.
- Experience of project management, business case development, report writing, due diligence, risk and opportunity analysis.
- Client-facing experience in developing proposals and providing technical knowledge and expertise.
- Self-motivated, team player, and adaptable.
- Ability to work to deadlines, prioritize workload, and provide a high level of service.
- Ability to manage complexity.
- Passionate about decarbonisation and infrastructure investment.
- Driving curiosity to solve client problems.
- Belief in solving energy and climate challenges.
- Passion for understanding financial drivers of projects.
- Intellectual and communication skills to help clients understand financial drivers.
- Confidence in using initiative and making decisions at pace.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Appreciation of financial models and ability to translate into reports.
- Practiced at communicating complex information clearly and concisely.
- Confidence in exhibiting role model behavior.
- Expert user of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work and communicate effectively as part of a team.
- Skilled at coping with pressure from competing priorities and interruptions.
- Able to apply research skills to solve new issues and make improvements.
Skills
- Commercial consulting
- Commercial development
- Project finance
- Financial modelling
- Commercial and financial advisory
- Refinancing
- Due diligence
- Model development
- Model audit
- Training
- Client management
- Business development
- Project management
- Business case development
- Report writing
- Risk and opportunity analysis
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Location
- London
- Leeds
- Hemel Hempstead
- Manchester
- Birmingham
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- Senior-level
Education Level
- BSc/BA in business administration or relevant field (e.g., economics, law, finance, sciences, engineering)
- MBA/MSc/MA (desirable)
- ACA/CIMA/CFA/IACCM/CMI/MEI or equivalent membership (optional)
Benefits
- Private medical insurance and health screening
- Life assurance and group income protection
- Annual discretionary performance bonus
- Company pension scheme
- EAP and mental health first aiders
- 25 days annual leave
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave days
- Season Ticket Loan/ Cycle to Work
- Group Share Incentive Plan
- Up to 5 days for volunteering activities
About the Company
- Amberside Advisors Ltd specialises in providing project finance consultancy and advisory services to public and private sector organisations.
- AAL combines market-leading financial modelling capability with experienced project finance expertise.
- Services include commercial and financial advisory, refinancing, due diligence, model development, model audit and training.
- Have worked on more than 1,500 projects across diverse sectors and global locations for well-known clients with billions of pounds of investments.
- Part of the Steer Group since July 2022, serving a global client base through 22 offices across four continents.
- Core industry sectors are low carbon, transport, decentralised energy, large scale energy and infrastructure.
- Advise on major projects including heat networks, wind, solar, biomass, road, rail, schools, hospitals, and public service delivery contracts.
- An employee-owned company where team members are dedicated and passionate.
- At the forefront of the industry.
Equal Opportunity
- Amberside Advisors is an equal opportunities employer.
- Committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity.
- Welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
- Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned are equally welcome.
- Provides accommodation if required.