• Senior executive opportunity investing in NSW consumer energy
• Ongoing opportunity
• Sydney Based
• Competitive TRP reflective of skills and experience

The Executive Director, Consumer Energy Investments is a senior executive and member of the Executive Team responsible for investing in consumer and distributed energy across NSW.  The role is initially responsible to deliver the Home Energy Saver loan program (HESLP), a $480m zero-interest loan program managed by the Energy Security Corporation to help households invest in energy saving technologies.  The HESLP forms part of the broader NSW Government Consumer Energy Strategy. The Executive Director, Consumer Energy Investments is also responsible for providing the strategic direction and operational leadership to deliver the HESLP and expand the organisations investments supporting CER.

About You

To be successful in this position, you will be an experienced senior executive with a strong track record of leading and managing programs and investments in consumer and distributed energy within Australia.  You are a senior leader and will have the creditability and judgement to work with consumer finance companies and banks, installers, developers of distributed energy projects, industry bodies and government. 

Essential Requirements

• Proven ability to originate, structure and execute investments with consumer finance companies and banks to provide finance to NSW households to undertake energy upgrades
• Lead the organisation and management of all HESLP partners, including origination, due diligence, structuring, negotiating and reaching agreement with partners
• Recognised industry leader, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Lead the development of relationships with key stakeholders to build capacity and capability in NSW’s renewable and energy efficiency industries and with financial service providers to enable ESC to deliver against its legislative mandate, with a focus on CER
• Represent ESC to the industry, financial service providers and other stakeholders, ensuring effective partnerships are established and that the NSW Government’s interests are strongly and effectively represented
• Lead the strategic development, implementation and delivery of new CER investment programs, ensuring engagement, collaboration and support across NSW Government and diverse stakeholder interests
• In collaboration with the CEO and other stakeholders, develop strategies, future investment programs and plans to accelerate rollout other consumer and distributed technologies and assets
• Provide timely, accurate, and strategic advice to the Board, enabling informed decision-making and effective oversight of the ESC’s activities, with a focus on CER.

For more information read the full Role Description: Executive Director Consumer Energy Investments

Who we are

The Energy Security Corporation (ESC website) is a NSW government-backed clean energy investor with a clear public mandate: to accelerate investment in large-scale storage, networks, consumer energy resources (CER) and enabling infrastructure to support a reliable and secure electricity system for New South Wales.  Our role is to unlock private capital by co-investing in clean energy projects.  With flexible financing tools, we help close investment gaps and move priority projects forward.

Through targeted, catalytic investment, we are accelerating the delivery of critical energy projects and securing the electricity system New South Wales needs, now and into the future.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. 

Applications close Sunday 16^th of August at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact dianne.keegan@escorp.com.au

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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