TRIG Analyst

Renewable Energy Systems; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company based in Glasgow is looking for a project performance officer to oversee and improve renewable energy projects. The role is suitable for a recent graduate or someone with 1-2 years of experience. Responsibilities include analyzing project performance, contributing to financial reports, and managing team processes. The ideal candidate will have strong numeracy skills, effective time management, and a genuine passion for renewables. This hybrid role offers the chance to build a career in a leading company within the industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Diverse workforce

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or 1-2 years of work experience in renewable energy.
• Strong analytical and numeracy capabilities.
• Genuine interest in the renewables industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project performance and develop relationships with asset managers.
• Analyze operational and financial reports for performance insights.
• Contribute to quarterly reports and manage team processes.

Skills

Excellent numeracy skills

Strong written English

Effective time management

Interpersonal competencies

Education

Graduate degree in relevant field

Job description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

This role will be based in our Kings Langley or Glasgow office on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days per week spent in the office.

The position

A varied and dynamic role within the world’s largest privately-owned renewable energy company, suitable for a recent graduate, or someone with 1-2 years of work experience looking to build a career in the renewables industry.

You’ll join an established team overseeing and contributing to the safe and value-enhancing performance of a portfolio of renewable energy projects owned by TRIG: a FTSE-250-listed fund invested in onshore and offshore wind, solar and storage in the UK and Europe.

The role will utilise a wide range of financial, commercial and inter-personal competencies, along with excellent numeracy and analytical capabilities and a genuine interest and passion for the renewables industry. Excellent numeracy skills are a must, alongside strong written English, effective time management and the confidence to raise questions and engage with a range of personnel within RES, the TRIG group, project company board members and key service providers.

RES – the employer

RES is driven by the vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable zero carbon energy. We are the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, and lead in development, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects. We have a technology focus on onshore and offshore wind, solar, energy storage and energy networks. With over 40 years’ experience and 4,500 employees around the world, have developed and/or constructed more than 29GW of projects and support an operational asset portfolio exceeding 13GW.

We are a values-based company with values of Passion, Accountability, Collaboration and Excellence. We want people who share our vision and values to join us. Find out more at www.res-group.com. RES acts as the Operations Manager of TRIG.

TRIG – the key client

The Renewables Infrastructure Group is a £2.9bn FTSE-listed renewable energy fund with investments in onshore and offshore wind, solar and energy storage projects in the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Spain. TRIG is co‑managed by InfraRed Capital Partners within the Investment Manager role – who lead on project acquisitions and FTSE regulated activities – whilst RES as Operations Manager are focused on the development, construction and operational projects within the portfolio. Find out more at www.trig-ltd.com.

Accountabilities

The chosen applicant will be part of a team which exclusively provides the role of TRIG’s Operations Manager. Responsibilities include:

• Oversight of project performance. This includes:
  • Developing relationships and working with site-focused asset managers;
  • Analysis of operational and financial reports and data for key drivers of performance, risks and industry developments;
  • Communication of key events to management;
  • Annual budget creation, oversight of contracts, financial distributions;
  • Understanding commercial performance, risks and opportunities;
  • Ensuring good governance via understanding of safety performance, managing approvals, adhering to good practice processes and respecting sustainability considerations;
• Contributing to quarterly reports, with clear and concise explanations of technical, financial and commercial information;
• Management of core team processes critical to the smooth running of the portfolio;
• Providing support to the wider team, with exposure to and involvement in a variety of different projects, regions and technologies, and activities such as setting strategic direction, contract tender processes and negotiations, and implementing value enhancement opportunities.

The team

This role sits in RES’ TRIG team, responsible for overseeing TRIG’s development, construction and operational portfolio. This team works closely with operations-focused departments in both RES and TRIG’s investment partners, in each of TRIG’s countries of operation. The team of approximately 15 people is based within the UK, primarily in Kings Langley and Glasgow within the wider RES business of 4,500 employees globally.

Mission

You will be joining a team of diligent professionals who fervently believe in our mission to facilitate the energy transition for the good of us all. It is important that candidates are also similarly motivated by the criticality of the objective and can clearly articulate this.

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.