Portfolio Manager (w/m/d)

Uniper SE

Job Description

At Uniper, we proactively transform the world of energy while ensuring the security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply, as well as proactively help shape changes. Interested? We look forward to meeting you!


For our team in Düsseldorf, we are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to leverage energy market expertise and lead parts of complex projects.

Leveraging energy market expertise to inform asset transformation strategy:

  • Provide deep market expertise in transformative growth areas for the energy markets (e.g. H2, flex, RES):
  • Translate Uniper's core market beliefs into concrete ideas for portfolio transformation (e.g. business cases, hunting schemes)
  • Conduct analysis of the current and future Uniper asset base, assessing new business options, integrating technical, commercial and regulatory value drivers in comprehensive assessments
  • Support in articulating strategic guardrails for major business and project development cases

Project management:

  • Lead parts of complex projects and workstreams, involving, steering and facilitating stakeholder groups from across the company.
  • Collaborate closely with sites and other business functions, e.g. Asset Operations, Business Controlling, Power, Asset Based Contracts, Asset Development etc
  • Manage and guide external consultants and / or stakeholders
  • Align critical assumptions and present results across all reporting lines

  • Deep market expertise in transformative growth areas for the energy markets (e.g. H2, flex, RES), ideally bringing in relevant previous working experience (technical, business plan or policy) on at least one key asset growth area
  • Solid understanding of at least one of the Uniper core markets (focus DE, UK, NL, SW, HU or/and for RES IT, FR) and the relevant drivers for transformation, especially regulatory frameworks and support mechanisms
  • Excellent university degree in engineering, economics, social or natural science
  • Strong analytical, strategic, entrepreneurial thinking, combined with an inquisitive mind
  • Proven track record in project management and collaborative stakeholder engagement
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (story lining, summarizing key analytical outcomes, board-ready communication)
  • Proficient skills in English language and ideally one additional language from Uniper core markets
  • 3 - 5 years of relevant working experience (within or outside of Uniper)
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