Manager, Strategy & Transactions - Bioenergy

Our Markets and Transactions practice at Baringa is looking for an experienced Manager to join the Advisory practice. The role works with clients across the energy value chain, including generators and developers, integrated energy companies, policy makers, institutional investors and lenders, to navigate the energy transition. The opportunity is to build out the transactions and strategy offering in biomethane and bioenergy, leading high-impact client work, shaping insights and playing a leading role in scaling the proposition.

Responsibilities

Lead strategy advisory: take day-to-day ownership of engagements spanning investment strategy, market entry, commercial structuring, and regulatory reviews across biomethane, waste-to-energy and wider bioenergy vectors; Support transactions: run buy side and sell side commercial due diligence, vendor commercial due diligence and bid support, working closely with corporate, infrastructure and private equity clients; Develop our bioenergy offering: support the continued growth of our advisory in biomethane, waste-to-energy, and related bioenergy vectors, collaborating across modelling capabilities and commercial, technical, and regulatory advisory teams; Develop the team: coach and develop junior colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration, support, high performance and continuous improvement; Develop and manage client relationships: help manage and deepen existing client relationships while building new ones, and deliver high-impact strategic and commercial propositions; Support business development: contribute to proposals, brand building and origination of new opportunities in the biomethane and wider bioenergy sector; Deliver high-quality engagements: ensure excellence in project delivery and client management, including quality assurance, financial management and commercial oversight

Requirements

Approximately 5+ years of professional experience in the energy sector, ideally with emphasis on bioenergy, gained as a strategy consultant or M&A advisor, in corporate development or M&A within an energy company, or as a principal investor in a private equity or infrastructure fund; Experience supporting growth strategy, market entry, technical and/or commercial due diligence and other transaction-related engagements within bioenergy or related sectors; A fundamental understanding of bioenergy markets, with preference for depth on biomethane and a working knowledge of waste-to-energy and other bioenergy vectors, including demand drivers, feedstock dynamics and regulation; Familiarity with commercial structuring (e.g. offtake and feedstock supply agreements) and the regulatory/subsidy frameworks relevant to biomethane and bioenergy; Strong analytical skills with the capability to develop hypotheses and draw conclusions within tight timeframes; Ability to build trusted client relationships, operate effectively in client-facing environments and engage confidently with senior stakeholders

Benefits

5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year; 5-Year Recharge benefit providing an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service; Flexible working with a hybrid working policy and more flexibility around unpaid leave; 3 Corporate Responsibility Days every year; Wellbeing Fund (annual People Fund); Profit Share Scheme for all employees