VPP Implementation Manager

Statkraft is Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, and has been making clean energy possible for more than a century. With a clear commitment to a sustainable future, we need you to help shape Statkraft’s strategic agenda and deliver on its long-term ambitions. 

The Cross Functional Optimisation (MEX) unit drives optimisation of Energy Management (ME) processes across business units and geographies, supporting Statkraft’s commercial strategy. MEX creates value by improving core processes and ensuring Energy Management evolves in line with market and digital developments. 

MEX delivers business Services such as commercial analysis, citizen development, and co-development, supporting optimisation and automated flexibility trading, intermittent production forecasting, and market access for 3rdparty customers. MEX also holds business capability ownership for digital solutions in Energy Management, leading daily collaboration between M and IT and ensuring digitalisation efforts align with strategic objectives and value creation. 

MEXD (Distributed Energy Process Optimization team) owns and drives digital business capabilities for Energy Management across the asset value chain, including platforms for distributed energy resources (e.g., wind, solar, BESS, Hydrogen, eBoilers etc) and Virtual Power Plants. Collaborate with business and IT, ensuring end-to-end development, strategic alignment, and continuous evolution of digital solutions to maximize value creation. 

A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is a centralised system that controls, aggregates and manages distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as wind, solar, batteries, hydrogen etc—into a single, high-performance energy portfolio that operates as one power plant. A Virtual Power Plant consists of energy management processes and operates within an ecosystem of internally and externally developed IT systems.

Job Description

As a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Implementation Manager , within the team of MEXD, you will: 

• Help bridge the gap between technical DER integration, regulatory compliance, and market-driven energy trading. Thereby, you will play a vital role in shaping and managing the Virtual Power Plant portfolio and ensuring it continuously supports Energy Management business strategy while remaining competitive across markets and countries.
• Support Technology teams in the deployment and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into centralized platforms, including API connectivity, cloud infrastructure, control systems, SCADA, and secure communication channels with energy assets
• Coordinate and ensure successful system integration, testing, and validation activities, guaranteeing reliable asset connectivity and proper functioning of trading logic, including merit order execution
• Optimize the implementation and operational lifecycle of the VPP to support portfolio growth and geographical extension, maintain a cost-efficient setup, and ensure high end-customer satisfaction
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, market rules, and operational standards across relevant energy markets
• Oversee and execute the implementation of new business processes, ensure smooth day-to-day operation of energy systems/platforms and troubleshoot issues (data gaps, connectivity, performance and usage issues)
• Coordinate business testing, validation, and acceptance of vendor-delivered solutions and system enhancements
• Monitor and analyse VPP performance metrics, including connection health and operational reliability, data quality and prepare performance reporting and operational insights

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, natural sciences or business
• Ability to summarize and solve problems in a fast and efficient way
• Experience in energy business / Virtual Power Plant
• 3-5 years of experience in energy systems integration, power grid operations, or Control Systems (SCADA systems)
• Desired hands-on experience in Networking, Knowledge of Control Systems, IT/OT Convergence
• Strong cross team collaboration and service orientation with an ability to effectively influence decisions, direction and outcomes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Programming skills (especially Python) are required
• Strong process design, automation and technical skills to enable lean and automated process solutions
• Excellent communication skills in English; proficiency in German, Polish or Dutch is an advantage

Additional Information

We offer:

• A truly international environment and network of colleagues across markets and disciplines
• Opportunities for continuous professional and personal development through training and hands-on experience
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance
• Our vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability. 
• Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefits schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance.