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Who are GridBeyond?

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand side response space, we have expanded our commercial strategic thinking and product portfolio to enable us to break new global market barriers.

How do GridBeyond do this?

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future.

What’s the business and culture like?

Over the last 24 months, we have doubled the amount of people that work with us and expanded our business operations over an international landscape.  With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in.

What’s this role about?

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Trading to lead our trading team and drive profitability for our energy trading desk. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in energy trading, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record of success in managing trading activities within the energy sector. This is a Hybrid role, based from our Dublin office in Citywest.

What will I be doing?

• Develop and implement trading strategies: Develop and execute trading strategies to optimize profitability and manage risk in alignment with the company’s overall goals and market conditions.
• Lead trading team: Provide leadership and direction to the trading team, in managing and implement trading strategies for utility scale volumes of BESS, Wind , Solar & DR assets.
• Ensure efficient and effective operation and co-ordination between trading strategy and trading operations teams.
• Risk Management: Implement robust risk management practices to monitor and mitigate trading risks, including market, credit, and operational risks.
• Market analysis: Stay abreast of market developments, trends, and regulatory changes in the energy sector to inform trading strategies and decision-making.
• Relationship management: Build and maintain relationships with key counterparties, including customers, brokers, and exchanges, to facilitate trading activities and identify new opportunities.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies governing trading activities, including reporting requirements and ethical standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor and analyse trading performance, including P&L, trading metrics, and key performance indicators, to assess effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including risk management, finance, operations, and legal, to support business objectives and optimize trading activities
• Guiding the evolution of our global market leading forecasting and optimization platform capabilities working closely with our product team.

What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience (10+ years) in energy trading, with a deep understanding of energy markets, products, and trading strategies.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to analyze complex data and make informed trading decisions.
• Proficiency in trading platforms and market analysis tools.
• Solid understanding of risk management principles and practices.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and negotiate effectively.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with a strong focus on results and continuous improvement.

What behaviours are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Obsession– We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we make.
• Relentless- We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to give up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrity – We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.
• Agility- We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.
• Collaboration– We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary and overall package commensurate to experience
• 33 paid days off per year (including bank holidays), that increases over time
• Pension with generous employer contribution
• Paid market leading medical cover plan with Irish Life or Medical allowance if you prefer
• Self- development funding
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Flexible and hybrid working model

Who are GridBeyond?

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand side response space, we have expanded our commercial strategical thinking and product portfolio to enable us to break new global market barriers.

How do GridBeyond do this?

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future.

What’s the business and culture like?

Over the last 24 months, we have doubled the amount of people that work with us and expanded our business operations over an international landscape. With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in.

What’s this role about?

We are seeking a highly skilled and autonomous Senior Electrical Engineer to drive the design and delivery of small to mid-scale power infrastructure projects. You will be the technical authority on our Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) generator rollouts. Moving beyond pure drafting, this role focuses on end-to-end project lifecycle management, technical leadership, and maintaining the high engineering standards that keep our medium-voltage sites safe and efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Leadership: Drive BESS, HVO generator, and transformer upgrades from initial site feasibility and supplier assessment through to grid connection, commissioning, and final handover in partnership with the Project Manager.
• Advanced Design & Standardization: Produce robust AC/DC designs, cable schedules, and tender documents. You will leverage, manage, and continuously improve our established suite of foundational CAD templates, setting the baseline for the wider deployment team.
• Safety & Technical Authority: Act as the definitive technical voice from the feasibility stage with the customer to on-site during commissioning. You will provide clear, unambiguous technical support to the sales teams and to contractors in high-risk environments, ensuring zero confusion and strict adherence to electrical standards.
• Site & Construction Management: Conduct site feasibility surveys, manage external consultants through the design phases, rigidly audit installed works, and lead Root-Cause-Analysis (RCA) investigations on equipment failures.
• Commercial Delivery: Develop complete project tender packages, including Bills of Materials (BOMs), while actively managing project specifications, budgets, and timelines.

Required Experience & Skills

• Core Qualifications: 5 to 7+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer within the power generation, renewables or utilities industry. An Electrical Craft Certificate is advantageous but not essential.
• Technical Expertise: Deep, practical knowledge of generator systems, BESS integrations, medium-voltage installations, and earthing.
• Design Proficiency: Highly capable of reading, understanding, and producing complex electrical schematics and wiring diagrams using AutoCAD.
• Communication & Leadership: An exceptional, assertive communicator who can translate complex technical plans into clear field instructions for diverse teams.
• Autonomy & Mobility: A self-starter capable of managing projects independently across diverse locations in Ireland and the UK. A valid full driving license is required.

What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role?

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in electrical engineering.
• Full and valid driving licence.
• Proficient user of MS office.
• Proficient user of AutoCad.
• Proficient user of power simulation software (PSCAD etc.)

What behaviours are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Obsession– We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we make.
• Relentless– We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to give up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrity – We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.
• Agility– We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.
• Collaboration– We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared knowledge.

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary to experience
• performance based annual bonus
• 30/31 paid days off per year (including holidays)
• Pension with generous employer contribution
• Paid market leading medical insurance cover
• Self-development funding
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Can buy back up to 5 days extra annual leave per year

Strategic Account Director – Energy Markets (UK & Ireland)

Location: Ireland or UK

Who are GridBeyond?

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand side response space, we have expanded our commercial strategical thinking and product portfolio to enable us to break new global market barriers.

How do GridBeyond do this?

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future.

What’s business and culture like?

Over the last 24 months, we have doubled the number of people that work with us and expanded our business operations over an international landscape. With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in.

What’s this role about?

Shape the Future of Energy Markets

We are looking for a commercially driven Strategic Account Director to play a key role in expanding our presence across the UK and Ireland energy markets. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced energy professional to work at the forefront of the energy transition, helping large energy users unlock value through flexibility, smart grid technologies, and innovative energy optimisation solutions.

In this role, you will lead the development of high-value strategic partnerships, working closely with major industrial and commercial customers to deliver solutions that support both operational efficiency and decarbonisation goals. You will also play an important role in identifying new market opportunities as electricity markets evolve and flexibility becomes increasingly valuable to the grid.

If you are passionate about energy markets, enjoy building long-term client relationships, and want to be part of a fast-growing, innovative company shaping the future of energy, this role offers an excellent platform to make a real impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and grow strategic customer relationships across the UK and Ireland.
• Identify and develop new commercial opportunities within energy and flexibility markets.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders including energy managers, sustainability leaders, and executive teams.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans to drive long-term growth.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and key market forums.
• Work closely with internal trading, optimisation, and product teams to deliver innovative energy solutions to customers.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in strategic account management, business development, or commercial leadership within the energy sector.
• Solid understanding of UK and Irish electricity markets, including emerging flexibility or smart grid solutions.
• Proven ability to manage complex commercial relationships and close high-value deals.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive, strategic mindset with the ability to identify and develop market opportunities.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a company driving the energy transition and supporting smarter, more flexible energy systems.
• Work with large energy users and industry leaders across multiple sectors.
• Join a high-growth, innovative organisation operating across international energy markets.
• Opportunity to shape strategy, influence market engagement, and grow your career in a rapidly evolving sector.

Skills & Experience

• 3 years’ + experience in strategic account management, business development, or commercial leadership within the energy sector.
• Strong understanding of UK and/or Irish electricity markets, including flexibility, ancillary services, or energy optimisation.
• Proven track record of managing complex B2B relationships and closing large commercial deals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify market opportunities

Desirable:

Experience working with:

• Large energy users (industrial and commercial)
• Utilities or energy suppliers
• Transmission or distribution system operators
• Aggregators or energy technology providers
• Knowledge of demand response, smart grids, or energy flexibility markets.
• Experience engaging with regulators, policy bodies, or industry associations.

What behaviours are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Obsession- We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we make.
• Relentless- We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to give up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrity – We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.
• Agility- We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.
• Collaboration- We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared knowledge.

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary to experience
• Performance based annual bonus
• Pension with generous employer contribution
• Paid market leading medical insurance cover
• Self-development funding
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Can buy back up to 5 days extra annual leave per year
• Work from anywhere up to 10 days per year