Senior Origination Manager

Senior Origination Manager

Application Deadline: 2 November 2025

Department: Energy Optimisation & Origination

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire

Reporting To: Kate Ryder

Compensation: £60,000 - £65,000 / year

Description No day will be the same - here are some of the highlights

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Senior Origination Manager to join our growing team. Reporting to the Head of Origination, you'll play a pivotal role in driving Good Energy's (Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs) growth and new innovations. This is a unique opportunity to help scale our renewable energy buying to a level the business has never seen before, sourcing and contracting energy and certificates from a diverse range of UK renewable projects.

You'll lead on sourcing, structuring and closing complex PPAs and Corporate PPAs. You'll be at the forefront of Good Energy's mission to deliver innovative commercial solutions for renewable generators and corporate clients. You'll be focusing on longer-term, high-impact agreements and managing all parts of this process from product development to contract negotiations with some of our future core origination partners.

Responsibilities:

• Deal origination & negotiation: Lead the sourcing, origination, and negotiation of bespoke renewable and Corporate PPA contracts.
• Innovative deal structuring: Develop and deliver innovative commercial structures, including physical and virtual CPPAs, CfD-linked PPAs, Flex PPAs, and PPAs for private wire projects.
• Relationship management: Build and maintain trusted relationships with developers and corporate clients, collaborating with internal teams to deliver commercially robust agreements.
• Market insight: Identify emerging market trends and help shape Good Energy's future PPA offerings.
• Sales alignment: Partner with the B2B sales team to ensure PPA and sales strategies are aligned for maximum impact.
• Marketing collaboration: Work with the marketing team to support the PPA business through targeted communications and events.
• Industry engagement: Represent Good Energy across the UK renewables sector, building our presence and driving market growth.

What you'll need to succeed

We're looking for a commercially minded energy professional with a passion for renewables and a talent for turning complex challenges into innovative solutions. You'll combine deep market understanding with strong stakeholder engagement skills, driving impactful deals that support a cleaner energy future.

You'll be an excellent communicator who thrives in a fast paced environment, bringing energy, initiative, and a self starter mindset to everything you do.

Essentials

• Proven track record in managing complex Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) negotiations.
• Skilled in structuring Corporate PPAs and bespoke renewable offtake deals.
• Experienced in leading high-value commercial negotiations within the UK energy sector.
• In-depth knowledge of PPAs, CfDs, ROCs, REGOs and the UK wholesale market.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical mindset and exceptional negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship building abilities.
• Confident using CRM tools and data driven origination reporting.
• Thrive in fast paced, collaborative environments.
• Passionate about renewable energy and driving positive environmental impact.

Benefits you can rely on

• £500 work from home allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with working from home costs.
• £500 travel allowance - an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with travelling to work costs.
• £500 annual development allowance - to spend on your chosen development area, whether that's in your current role, or future roles.
• 15% annual bonus - company wide bonus scheme designed to reward collective teamwork and delivery of results across the whole business.
• Holiday - 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, additional days leave for long service, plus bank holidays. You'll also have the option to buy additional leave, allowing for a better work life balance.
• Ethical Pension with Aviva - Good Energy offers an ethical pension plan provided by Aviva, with employer matched contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary.
• See more of our benefits here.