Description

Job Title:
Transaction Lead

Location:
Aberdeen

Reporting to:
Head of Transactions

Number of Roles Available:
2

Company Overview

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK's Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we're not just building an energy company - we're shaping the future of the UK's energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:
* Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects.
* Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership.

We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter - from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means:
* Purpose-driven work: Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition.
* Career growth: Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment.
* Collaboration and flexibility: Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

About the Role

Great British Energy is looking for a Transaction Lead to join our Local Power Plan team. This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives, and wider organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead end-to-end transaction execution for local and community energy opportunities, including direct investments (equity, quasi-equity, loans) and investments via third parties (e.g., community energy groups, local authority vehicles, developers, funds or aggregators)
* Originate and screen opportunities in partnership with GBE local customer team; shape propositions that balance pace, risk, and community benefit
* Structure transactions, including governance, security, cashflow waterfalls, covenants, consents, and social value requirements; ensure alignment with subsidy control, state aid legacy considerations (where relevant), procurement, and public sector approvals
* Lead commercial negotiations with counterparties and support drafting of term sheets, heads of terms, shareholder/loan agreements, development services agreements, and associated side letters
* Coordinate multi-disciplinary due diligence (commercial, financial, legal, technical, ESG) with internal teams and external advisors; identify key risks and agree mitigations and conditions precedent
* Build and maintain an investment pipeline and execution plan; manage transaction timetables, workstreams, and decision gates through to close and handover to asset management/delivery
* Prepare clear, evidence-based papers for internal governance (including Investment Committee), recommending deal structures and terms and evidencing alignment with GBE strategic objectives
* Support development of repeatable products and templates (e.g., standard terms, community benefit principles, investment criteria) to enable scalable deployment across local areas
* Act as a trusted partner to local authorities and communities, helping translate complex commercial concepts into practical options and supporting capacity-building where needed

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

* Strong track record of executing transactions in energy, infrastructure, project finance or corporate finance, including leading negotiations and coordinating advisers through to financial close
* Experience structuring investments across equity and debt instruments (or equivalent), with a practical understanding of risk allocation, security packages, covenants, conditions precedent and closing mechanics
* Ability to work effectively with local authorities, community organisations and SMEs, adapting communication and deal processes to diverse counterparties while maintaining commercial rigour
* Strong analytical capability, including reviewing and challenging financial models and key commercial assumptions; able to distil complex issues into clear recommendations for governance forums
* Working knowledge of UK power markets and local energy project fundamentals (e.g., solar PV, onshore wind, heat networks, flexibility, storage, EV infrastructure), including typical revenue models and delivery risks
* Demonstrated commitment to ESG and public value outcomes, including social value, community benefit, affordability and just transition considerations

Desirable:

* Experience with local authority finance, community energy models, or place-based investment vehicles (e.g., joint ventures, portfolio/SPV platforms, fund structures)
* Understanding of subsidy control/procurement considerations in a public sector context and experience working within (or alongside) formal governance and assurance processes
* Experience building repeatable transaction products, templates or playbooks to scale deployment across multiple sites/counterparties

Qualifications

* Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline (e.g., finance, economics, engineering, law)
* A professional qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CFA/CIIA) desirable

Personal Qualities
* Takes ownership, shows confidence in decision-making, and is willing to challenge constructively
* Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact
* Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships
* Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working
* Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer
* Competitive base salary
* Performance-related bonus scheme
* Excellent pension scheme
* 4x salary life assurance
* Group income protection
* 38 days annual leave
* Flexible working arrangements
* Ongoing professional development and training
* Supportive, inclusive working environment

How to Apply

For further information please contact:

Alan Yates (Yates-Brown)
Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Application Close Date:
19th May 2026
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