An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager to join a leading Biogas developer.
Based in their central London offices The Commercial Manager will play a critical role in bridging technical project development and senior executive decision-making. The role is responsible for analysing construction, engineering, and development inputs for biogas projects and converting them into clear commercial insights, financial models, reports, and recommendations for the C-suite.
This position supports investment decisions across the full project lifecycle, from early-stage development through construction, commissioning, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial & Financial Analysis
- Analyse technical construction documents, development reports, engineering studies, and EPC proposals to assess commercial and financial implications.
- Build, maintain, and review detailed financial models for biogas projects (CAPEX, OPEX, revenues, sensitivities, downside cases).
- Evaluate project economics, returns, risks, and funding structures.
- Support valuation, investment committee papers, and lender-facing materials.
Executive Reporting & Decision Support
- Translate complex technical and development data into concise, high-quality reports and recommendations for the C-suite and Board.
- Prepare investment memos, dashboards, and executive summaries that clearly articulate risks, opportunities, and financial impacts.
- Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior leadership on project viability and strategic decisions.
Project Development & Construction Support
- Work closely with development, engineering, construction, and operations teams to understand project assumptions and constraints.
- Review construction budgets, schedules, contingencies, and change orders from a commercial perspective.
- Track project performance against budget and forecasts during development and build phases.
Stakeholder & Transaction Support
- Support discussions with investors, lenders, advisors, and joint venture partners.
- Assist with due diligence processes, including responding to technical and financial queries.
- Coordinate inputs between internal teams and external consultants.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong commercial finance background, ideally within renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities, or energy-from-waste.
- Proven experience analysing technical or engineering-led projects and translating them into financial and commercial insights.
- Advanced financial modelling skills (Excel-based project finance models).
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and confidently to senior executives.
- Experience working across development and construction phases of large capital projects.
Desirable
- Experience in biogas, biomethane, anaerobic digestion, or wider renewable energy projects.
- Exposure to project finance, debt structuring, or investment transactions.
- Familiarity with EPC contracts, construction risk, and cost control.
- Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent).
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