Company Description

Are you passionate about People in a Fast-growing environment and want to help make a difference in the Energy consumption management of tomorrow 

Flexcity is a uniquely positioned Energy Technology company in the Internet of Energy sector. It is a leading demand response aggregator in Europe, rapidly growing and expanding to new regions. Flexcity’s core activity consists of supporting the power grid balance through the operation of its large portfolio of flexible fully-automated assets.

Flexcity is present in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain and optimises the real-time energy consumption and production of an extensive portfolio of flexible energy assets. By optimising its portfolio’s energy consumption or production, Flexcity helps balance the electricity grid and generates new income streams for its partners.

This Senior Portfolio Team Lead position offers the opportunity to manage the Flexcity operations in Belgium, by leading a team of 4 highly skilled Portfolio Managers and Demand Response Analysts from different backgrounds.

Job Description

As the Senior Portfolio Team Lead for Flexcity Belgium,  your role is divided in:
 

Leadership and Management - 40%

• Manage the flexibility portfolio in Belgium, by leading the team of Portfolio Managers and Demand Response Analysts (hierarchical management).

• Keep a strong sense of collaboration and partnership within the portfolio team, and between the team and other departments of Flexcity.
   

Technical Project Management and Expertise - 40%

• Secure and optimise operationally and financially our asset portfolio, through different grid services, while managing associated risks.

• Support Flexcity’s growth by collaborating with the sales and central product teams.

Reporting and administration 20%

• Resource allocation

• Project status updates

• Performance reviews, evaluations and continuous improvement

• Documentation maintenance

• Training and development follow-up

Portfolio management is a crucial responsibility at Flexcity, as Portfolio Managers constantly valorise the current portfolio on the different markets as well as keep an important relationship with our asset owning partners. The responsibilities of the portfolio team include: 

• Manage continuous flexibility delivery of our portfolio

  • Follow the service delivery

  • Performant daily pricing and bidding, according to the internal bidding strategy

  • On-call duties, first responders in case of alarm or incident

• Reporting 

  • Customised and automatic report, dashboarding management

• New asset onboarding

• Pre-sales backtests and presentations

• Client settlements

• Relationship with:

  • Flex providers (Account Management shared with Sales)

  • TSO, suppliers and other partners

• Documentation and ensuring data quality

• Contribute to the evolution of our tools and processes in coordination with the Tech and Product teams

• Expertise in local grid services & assets

• Continuous analyses of diversification opportunities

Hard Skills

• Fluent in English, with other languages considered as a plus: Dutch and/or French

• Management and leadership experience, with 3 years of experience or equivalent

• Knowledge in the Google Cloud Platform and Python environment

• Solid foundation in the energy sector, preferably electricity markets, backed by over 3 years of relevant experience, ideally well versed in Ancillary Services

• Familiar with the network balancing services and the regulation of the electricity sector in Belgium, even though knowledge in other EU countries will be taken into account as well

• Project management experience 

Soft Skills

• Passionate about the energy sector (in electricity) and its current transformations

• Team spirit, you can inspire mutual aid and collaboration in your team

• Rigour and strong analytical skills

• An intrapreneurial & volunteer mindset and are not afraid to take on responsibilities in a proactive way

• A positive, pragmatic and professional attitude

• Comfortable in a fast changing work environment, you can easily adapt, think outside the box and you like to share knowledge

Additional Information

Why Join Flexcity?

Impact Be part of our Belgium operations team, with a direct impact in the decarbonisation of our industry

Purpose Contribute concretely to a greener future, both in France and globally

Scale-up Work in an agile environment, getting structured and more efficient, but still with a large freedom and strategic decision making available at all levels of the company

Group Benefit from a close relationship with the Veolia group, a global leader in the ecological and energy transformation

Innovation Engage with cutting-edge energy technology and markets

Supported Get backing from dedicated central support teams in R&D, Product and Portfolio, in order to get you the best tools, training and sounding board to work in the best environment

Community Engage with a team spread across multiple countries, learning and innovating together. Connect with diverse teams across Europe through regular team-building events, both within Flexcity and Veolia

Training Develop your hard and soft skills with dedicated training made available, as well as strong learning curve within your position 

Hybrid Experience international collaboration and flexible work schedules, including 2 work-from-home days

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.