Chief Executive Officer

Note: This is not a conventional CEO vacancy. GIG is looking to invest in you and your business idea. Please read the following carefully.

Do you work in utilities, renewables or water/wastewater and know a small supplier that could be a much bigger player? Or do you have a business idea in the sector you've always wanted to build, but couldn't justify giving up the security of a full-time role?

Grattan Investment Group ("GIG") is looking for an experienced executive with the ambition and ability to build and lead a new business in the utilities, renewable energy, or water/wastewater sector.

For the right candidate, with a credible business opportunity, GIG will provide the financial backing, strategic support and an initial two-year funding runway required to establish the business.

Two Routes In

This isn't only about starting something brand new. If you already know a small supplier, subcontractor or business in the sector that you believe could be scaled significantly with the right backing, that's just as much what we're looking for.

• Start clean: build a new business from the ground up around a market opportunity you've identified.


• Scale a supplier you know: bring in a small supplier or subcontractor you already have a relationship with and believe has real potential to become a much bigger player, and lead its growth.

The Opportunity

• Role: Founder & CEO of a new or scaled-up business


• Sector: Utilities, renewable energy, and water/wastewater - power, grid infrastructure, energy transition, water treatment and network infrastructure, or a specialist supplier/contractor serving these markets


• Salary: €10,000 per month (€120,000 per annum) for the first two years


• Bonus: Up to 25% of net profit, subject to agreed terms


• Equity: Opportunity to own up to 40% of the business, with the Founder/CEO contributing approximately 10% of the initial equity capital invested


• Funding: GIG investors to provide the balance of the agreed start-up capital


• Support: Active strategic and commercial support from experienced GIG founders, CEOs and investors


• Governance: Monthly Board meetings with participating GIG members

We are interested in experienced individuals who:

• Have strong commercial, operational, technical or industry expertise in utilities, renewables or water/wastewater


• Have demonstrated leadership ability


• Understand a market, sector or customer problem where they see a credible business opportunity


• Know a small supplier, subcontractor or business in the sector that they believe has real potential to scale significantly


• Are prepared to commit full-time to building the business


• Have entrepreneurial ambition but may have been reluctant to give up the financial security of mortgage and other commitments


• Can bring an existing supplier relationship, customer base, or sector network with them

Candidates may already have a developed business idea, or simply have deep sector expertise and an opportunity - new or existing - they believe could be turned into a successful company.

Founders Helping Founders

GIG is a group of business founders and former CEOs who invest their own capital in start-up and established businesses where their experience, skills and networks can help create value.

GIG members previously backed an experienced executive who left an established career to build renewable-energy start-up Acel Energy - bringing in a supplier relationship he knew and believed could scale. Within approximately three years, Acel was successfully sold to a company within a French multinational group, generating significant value for its founders and investors.

You bring the ability, ambition and business opportunity. GIG brings the capital, experience, network and financial runway to help us build the business together with you leading.