Head of Transactions in Aberdeen

Reporting to: Director of Investments & Finance

Number of Roles Available: 1

Company Overview

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future. At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company – we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape. Our mission is clear: Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects. Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership. We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter – from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means:

• Purpose-driven work: Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition.
• Career growth: Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment.
• Collaboration and flexibility: Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

About the Role

Great British Energy is looking for a Head of Transactions to join our Finance & Investments Team. This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives, and wider organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing transactions team (transaction leads and commercial structuring leads), setting clear accountabilities, standards and ways of working.
• Own the end-to-end execution of GBE Local transactions from opportunity assessment through structuring, approval, negotiation, financial close and handover into delivery/operations.
• Develop and maintain a scalable toolkit of local deal structures and templates (e.g., corporate and public sector PPAs, sleeved/synthetic structures, energy services agreements, concessions, leases, development and asset JVs, revenue share and availability-style mechanisms).
• Lead commercial structuring: define and optimise revenue and income streams (including customer tariffs/charges, indexation, flexibility revenues, ancillary services, certificates/attributes where applicable, grants and public funding), and allocate risks appropriately.
• Lead and/or oversee negotiation of key commercial agreements (Heads of Terms, JV agreements, shareholder agreements, offtake/supply agreements, connection and route-to-market arrangements), working closely with internal counsel and external advisors.
• Coordinate due diligence across commercial, technical, financial, legal, regulatory, tax and ESG workstreams; ensure findings are translated into deal protections, pricing and executable conditions precedent.
• Partner with GBE Local origination and development teams to shape opportunities early (go-to-market, customer value proposition, partnering strategy, procurement approach) to maximise bankability and deliverability.
• Lead governance and approvals: prepare clear, decision-ready papers for internal committees and wider government approval processes as required; ensure robust compliance with delegated authorities and risk frameworks.
• Establish and manage external relationships with local authorities, public bodies, community energy organisations, end users, developers, investors, lenders and JV partners to enable a strong, repeatable pipeline of transactions.
• Support post-close value delivery by ensuring clear handover to delivery/portfolio teams and maintaining oversight of key commercial obligations, change control and stakeholder relationships through early operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience delivering complex energy transactions and commercial structures in the UK with a strong understanding of local energy business models, routes to market, revenue mechanisms/income streams and risk allocation.
• Proven people leadership experience, including building and managing multi-disciplinary teams and developing talent (e.g., transaction managers/leads, structuring/commercial leads, analysts).
• Strong track record of developing and presenting clear approval papers and investment cases, translating complex issues into decision-ready recommendations for senior stakeholders and committees.
• Strong understanding of the local energy landscape, including public sector and community customer needs, procurement/commercial constraints, and partnering approaches with developers, investors and other JV counterparties.
• Strong commercial and financial capability, including interpreting and challenging financial models, assessing value drivers, and testing sensitivities around price, volume, availability, indexation and revenue stacking.
• Demonstrated ability to lead commercial negotiations and structure complex deals, including customer contracting (e.g., PPAs, energy services agreements), joint ventures/partnerships, co-investments and other risk-sharing arrangements.
• Strong understanding of transaction processes and governance, including due diligence, approvals, risk analysis, delegated authorities and negotiation of legal documentation.
• Ability to assess commercial, technical and financial information quickly and distil it into actionable deal decisions, term sheets and negotiation strategy.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience leading internal alignment and managing external counterparties and advisors through complex negotiations.
• Experience structuring and negotiating local customer energy contracts (e.g., public sector frameworks, community energy arrangements, private wire and energy services models) and understanding of procurement routes.
• Understanding of funding and approval environments relevant to publicly owned organisations, including public funding/grant integration and applicable government approval processes.
• Experience with flexibility and optimisation-led value streams (e.g., capacity/ancillary services, trading interfaces, tolling and availability-style structures) and how these can be incorporated into bankable deal structures.
• A strong understanding of sustainable procurement and ESG requirements and how they apply to local customer transactions and partnering models.

Personal Qualities

• Takes ownership, shows confidence in decision-making, and is willing to challenge constructively.
• Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact.
• Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships.
• Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working.
• Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance, economics, law, accounting, or a related STEM subject.
• A professional qualification such as CFA, ACA, CIMA, or ICAEW.

What We Offer

• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• 4x salary life assurance.
• Group income protection.
• 38 days annual leave.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• Supportive, inclusive working environment.