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Portfolio Associate/ Senior Associate - Development Portfolio Management Team

Octopus Energy· OEGEN / Development Portfolio Management
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Hybrid (London (GB))Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Investment-led role in the Development Portfolio Management Team at Octopus Energy Generation, focusing on financial modelling, investment appraisal, portfolio performance, and capital allocation across a portfolio of renewable energy development platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Investment Analysis & Financial Modelling: Build and maintain financial models for development platforms and project portfolios, evaluating IRR, downside scenarios, and capital needs.
  • Development Economics: Assess impact of development timelines, project capacity, grid connectivity, permitting, and route-to-market on returns.
  • Investment Committee & Decision-Making: Prepare IC papers and rationale for funding, acquisitions, restructurings, exits; coordinate with portfolio leadership and internal specialists.
  • Portfolio Monitoring & Performance Analysis: Monitor operational/financial performance against plans; track development milestone gates (land, grid, permitting, RTB, NTP, construction).
  • Capital Allocation & Project Investment Decisions: Review development expenditure and shareholder funding; challenge timing, probability, and cost assumptions to decide funding/pausing/restructuring/selling.
  • Bolt-On Acquisitions & Exits: Provide governance materials for acquisitions and exits of platforms/projects.
  • Governance & Stakeholder Management: Act as board observer or steering committee member; collaborate with portfolio executives to ensure governance discipline.
  • Reporting & Valuation: Manage quarterly platform reporting; maintain valuation models and explain movements between delivery and market conditions.

Qualifications

  • Relevant experience in private equity, infrastructure investment, renewable energy investment, investment banking, corporate finance or similar investment-led environment.
  • Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment-analysis skills.
  • Experience preparing investment committee, transaction or board materials.
  • Good understanding of investment returns, capital allocation, risk assessment and value creation.
  • Ability to analyse complex information and form clear, commercially grounded recommendations.
  • Strong written communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to manage several workstreams and deadlines across multiple investments.
  • High attention to detail without losing sight of wider investment rationale.
  • Confidence working with senior stakeholders, advisers and portfolio company management teams.

Skills

Required:Financial modellingInvestment committee materialsPortfolio managementStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Flexible salary discussion on call with recruiters (salary not advertised to match experience).
  • Unique culture with autonomy and ownership; recognition as a top company to work for.
  • Opportunities for development and exposure to renewable energy investments.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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