Requirements: English
Company: Energy Dome
Region: Pavia , Lombardy
Energy Dome is the owner and developer of CO2 Battery technology, a ground-breaking innovation which uses carbon dioxide in a closed loop thermodynamic process to provide efficient, affordable long duration energy storage (LDES) for intermittent renewables - the key to enabling decarbonization of the global power system.
The CO2 Battery is already proven in operation at Energy Domes MW-scale demonstration project in Sardinia, Italy, and the company is expanding rapidly with first full-scale (20MW/200MWh) commercial projects already under construction or awarded in Italy, the United States, and India.
The company has a robust pipeline in USA, EU, UKm Australia, Chile, and other key LDES markets.
The CO2 Battery is a standardized, modular product which uses off-the-shelf industrial components with well-established, global supply chains, enabling Energy Dome to rapidly scale-up and accelerate widespread adoption of the technology in key global markets.
Energy Dome offers the CO2 Battery to the market both as a technology supplier (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and under an energy storage-as-a-service or Build-Own-Operate (BOO) business model. The BOO arm is experiencing significant growth with projects moving into operation phase, as well as a significant backlog of projects in development and under contracting. This key service line will cater to customers that prefer not to own and operate CO2 Batteries themselves, but prefer to enter into long term capacity offtake agreements with Energy Dome.
Our team is constantly growing, and at the moment we are looking for a motivated and passionate Project Development Specialist to join our team and support development activities for our projects in Italyone of Energy Domes most promising growth markets.
This role offers an ideal entry point into our BOO (Build-Own-Operate) organization and a unique opportunity to launch your career in the clean energy sector. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to support the advancement of our innovative CO2 Battery projects.
Location: Milan, Italy
Travel: Up to 15% to project sites
Languages: Fluent in Italian and English (mandatory)
Reports to: Project Development Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Support internal teams (Legal, Grid, Commercial Engineering, Power Markets, Planning, Structured Finance) and external advisors in assessing greenfield and co-development opportunities, ensuring alignment with company pipeline targets.
- Coordinate third-party developers and service providers in preparing and submitting project applications to relevant authorities for permits and authorizations.
- Prepare documentation and support integration of materials and responses required during the permitting process.
- Assist the Project Development Manager in maintaining updated dashboards to track permitting timelines, budgets, cash flows, and the financial impact of potential risks.
- Collaborate with developers and local authorities to manage environmental mitigation requirements.
- Act as a direct point of contact for public authorities, municipalities, landowners, and other stakeholders involved in the authorization process.
- Contribute to preliminary project assessments, including constraint mapping, useful area evaluation, power estimation, grid connection assumptions, and identification of relevant authorization pathways.
- Support the bidding process by analyzing strategy options and coordinating with internal stakeholders.
- Conduct benchmarking activities and develop quantitative models to support strategic evaluations.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Economics, or a related field
- 12 years of experience in project development, investment analysis, or consulting
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to understand business case driversboth quantitative and qualitative
- Basic technical understanding to contribute to risk assessment and development planning
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Italian and English
Interpersonal skills
- A team player and strong communicator who can quickly alternate between working autonomously and in wider teams
- Ability to positively influence stakeholders and build trust
- Entrepreneurial self-starter who can drive commercial opportunities and is comfortable working in a rapid scale-up environment
- Strong commercial awareness
- Open minded, with strong communication skills and ability to work with all levels of an organization to get things done.
- Ability to survive and thrive when challenged with ambiguity and competing priorities
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses, including joining Energy Domes stock option plan.
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