Assistant Manager – Renewable Energy Project Development (Commercial)

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Assistant Manager with strong commercial capability to support renewable energy projects, including wind, solar, and DPPA opportunities.

The role will identify new project opportunities, evaluate project feasibility, support commercial/legal due diligence and negotiations, and prepare investment proposals.

The candidate must understand project development, commercial structures, contracts, permitting, land, grid connection, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

A. Project Development & Market Origination

• Identify and develop new renewable energy opportunities, including wind, solar, DPPA and potential project acquisition opportunities.

• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential projects, partners, offtakers, landowners, developers and investors.

• Monitor energy market trends, power regulations, DPPA mechanism, renewable policies, grid development and competitor activities.

• Prepare initial screening reports for potential projects, including commercial attractiveness, key risks, development status and investment suitability.

B. Commercial Role

• Lead in commercial negotiations with developers, partners, offtakers, landowners, EPC contractors, OEMs, O&M contractors and consultants.

• Review and comment on key commercial terms in MOU, NDA, JDA, SHA, SPA, PPA/DPPA, land lease, development service agreement, EPC, O&M and consultant agreements.

• Evaluate project commercial feasibility and identify key value drivers and risks.

• Support the preparation of investment memos, board papers, management presentations and approval documents.

• Work with finance teams, lenders and advisors to support bankability assessment and project financing requirements.

• Coordinate with legal advisors to ensure that commercial positions are properly reflected in contracts.

• Identify key contractual risks, payment obligations, conditions precedent, termination rights, liabilities, guarantees and bankability issues.

C. Project Development Coordination

• Coordinate with technical, legal and external consultants to conduct due diligence on land, permitting, grid connection, technical design, environmental requirements and project schedule.

• Track key development milestones, including investment approval, land status, site access, grid connection, permitting, EIA, construction permit, PPA/DPPA and financing requirements.

• Work with local authorities, EVN/utility parties, partners and consultants to support project development progress.

• Maintain project risk registers, action lists, permit matrix, stakeholder matrix and development schedule.

D. Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with local authorities, partners, project owners, investors, consultants, lenders, contractors and offtakers.

• Represent the company in meetings, negotiations, site visits and partner discussions when required.

• Coordinate internal communication between development, commercial, technical, legal and finance teams.

• Prepare meeting minutes, follow-up action lists and management updates.

E. Handover to Project Execution Team

• Once the project reaches investment approval, financial close or NTP stage, prepare a clear handover package to the project execution team.

• Ensure all key development documents, commercial assumptions, contracts, permits, risks and commitments are properly recorded.

• Continue supporting the project team on commercial and contractual matters when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business,

Yêu cầu công việc

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Law or related fields.

• Have experience in project development, commercial management, investment, Solar, Wind power.

• Strong English proficiency is required, especially for reviewing, drafting, commenting on, and negotiating commercial and contractual documents.

• Experience in Solar DPPA is strongly preferred.

• Strong commercial sense and ability to draft and review contracts, financial assumptions, and project risks.

• Experience in project permits, land clearance, site access and local stakeholder coordination for renewable energy or infrastructure projects.

• Good negotiation, communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work independently, follow up issues until closure and coordinate across multiple parties.

Working hours and Location:

• Monday – Friday (8:30 – 17:30)

• BIDV tower, 194 Tran Quang Khai street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

Benefits

- Salary and bonus: $1500-$3000

- Other benefits: Insurance benefits under the Law of Vietnam, language allowance, monthly performance, yearly salary review.

Quyền lợi

• Thưởng: Salary and bonus: highly negotiable depending on qualification
• Chăm sóc sức khoẻ: Insurance benefits under the Law of Vietnam
• Nghỉ phép có lương: 12 ngày ++ nghỉ phép có lương hàng năm
• Máy tính xách tay: Laptop/PC mới
• Khác: Yearly salary review