Business Development & Commercial Lead

Equinor

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We’re 23,000 colleagues in more than 30 countries delivering oil, gas, wind and solar power to 170 million people worldwide. Taking on tough energy challenges is our job. Right now, we’re facing an enormous task: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions.

We’re up for the challenge. Are you?

The position

Equinor is seeking a competent, self-sufficient, and motivated commercial lead to join our partner-operated asset team. This role involves securing Equinor’s technical, commercial, and strategic interests in key projects within our low carbon solutions (LCS) asset portfolio, which holds significant importance towards our global net-zero efforts. 

We are looking for a skilled commercial / business development (BD) lead with extensive experience in major field development assets through the capital value process and business development. The successful candidate will coordinate the non-operated commercial assurance of the asset towards Equinor Decision Gates, Final Investment Decision and beyond. 

By joining our team in Marketing, Midstream & Processing you will have the opportunity to:

  • Support the Commercial Manager with deliveries related to commercial agreement including, analysis of business models, analysis of commercial models, risk analysis, interfacing with economic analysis and project financing divisions, developing business cases, and leading the commercial quality assurance and control process.
  • Support Strategy and Business Development Manager evaluate organic Low Carbon Solutions (LCS) business development opportunities. Develop business cases, analyse risk and lead on business development assurance processes.
  • Collaborate closely with internal asset managers, technical and legal leads, commercial support resources, and executive leadership to anchor and inform business cases.
  • Provide commercial support for business development opportunities within the broader CCS and Hydrogen portfolio.
  • Work to deliver corporate objectives for LCS through organic and inorganic project development, in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer for Business Development.
  • Manage the internal governance process and engage across relevant departments to ensure alignment on strategic approaches.
  • Manage specific projects and deliveries across the LCS portfolio.
  • Assist project integration and interface with other business units and areas to strengthen business cases.
  • Support LCS strategy development and execution.

You

Some qualities are essential for Equinor. You identify with our values, open, collaborative, courageous and caring, which guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow. You make safety your priority and contribute to our zero-harm culture. For this position, we are also looking for:

  • A minimum of 15 years of relevant commercial experience, preferably with extensive experience leading commercial teams in an international joint venture setting. 
  • Experience with the commercial aspects of field development maturation from early phases of the capital value process through to project sanction and operations. 
  • A bachelor’s, master’s or PhD in a relevant discipline. 
  • A result-oriented, highly flexible approach, capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously in a firstofakind CCS and Hydrogen setting. 
  • Highly adaptable professional, able to navigate uncertainty and drive deliveries.
  • Strong commercial acumen and understanding the broader energy landscape, existing power, hydrogen and CCS policies, the political system, regulatory and policy frameworks, and ability to apply applicable learnings to help set the strategy within managed projects. 
  • The ability to understand, manage, and monitor multi-disciplinary commercial project risks. 
  • Experience in managing, guiding, and mentoring less experienced commercial personnel where applicable. 
    Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to operate diplomatically in a multi-partner, international JV setting where English is the business language. 
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to operate diplomatically in a multi-partner, international JV setting where English is the business language. 

General information

Please attach copies of your diplomas, certificates and grades in English or a Scandinavian language. Applications submitted without necessary attachments will unfortunately not be evaluated. If you are in the process of completing a degree, please upload an official temporary transcript or other document describing subjects and grades completed to this point.

Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process. All permanent and temporary hires will be screened against relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions law.

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