Energy Storage Business Representative at Cenertech Canada Ltd.

Job Profile

Steadily advance local energy storage investment projects. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: supporting site selection and feasibility studies, system design and key equipment selection, economic modeling and funding applications, preparation of NRCan 30% ITC application materials, project permitting and grid connection, construction management and commissioning, development of operational strategies and after-sales support, as well as cross-departmental and cross-country collaboration.

Job Responsibilities

1. Market and Price-Spread Arbitrage Analysis:

Collect AESO real-time electricity prices and peak–off-peak curves, quantify the annual arbitrage revenues and ancillary service premiums for various energy storage system sizes, and develop investment assumptions accordingly.

2. Policy Funding and Compliance Implementation:

Develop application pathways for the NRCan 30% ITC, Alberta ERA grants, and carbon credit revenues (OBPS/CCUS), ensuring that all subsidies and incentives can be successfully realized.

3. Financial Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis:

Develop project IRR/NPV/LCOE models, evaluate the impact of CAPEX, battery degradation, and electricity price volatility on project returns, and establish investment thresholds.

4. Financing Strategy and Transaction Structure:

Compare financing instruments such as project loans, green bonds, and tax equity investment, and design a refinanceable SPV structure to secure low-cost capital.

5. Post-Investment Monitoring and Exit Planning:

Establish KPIs (availability 97%, degradation < 10% over 10 years) and define trigger conditions for refinancing or asset divestment to ensure investment returns are realized as scheduled.

6. System Solutions:

Familiar with various types of energy storage systems—including centralized, modular, and high-voltage cascade configurations—as well as electrochemical and other forms of storage; stay updated on the latest developments in electrochemical energy storage systems; identify client requirements; prepare system proposals and technical responses; deliver product presentations and engage in technical discussions with clients.

7. Research:

Investigate Canadian electricity and energy storage policies, industry standards, and technical regulations; monitor global energy storage market trends and provide recommendations to support R&D efforts.

8. Specialized Equipment:

Ensure the project obtains all required specialized equipment certifications（hydrogen-fired boilers and hydrogen pressure vessels, etc.)—in accordance with Canadian regulations, guaranteeing timely project execution.

9. VPPA Agreements:

Familiar with the processes of signing and executing VPPA agreements, possess in-depth knowledge of overseas VPPA market trends and renewable energy suppliers, and have the capability to engage with and manage renewable energy suppliers.

10. TIER Compliance:

Familiar with Alberta’s TIER regulations, participate in project plan adjustments, assess the economic viability of projects in the decarbonization sector, and ensure that hydrogen production solutions achieve emissions reductions while avoiding industrial carbon costs.

11. OTSG Boilers System Upgrades:

Proficient in OTSG system processes and structures, with technical and engineering expertise to lead the conversion of OTSG to hydrogen-fired boilers (purity > 99%) or to replace OTSG with hydrogen-fired boiler systems of equivalent heat output.

Qualifications and competency requirements

• Bachelor's degree

• Work Experience Requirement: Minimum 3 years of experience in energy storage systems, new energy, battery systems, power systems, or related fields. Experience with North American projects is a significant advantage and may even be required.

• Familiarity with North American electricity market arbitrage models is preferred, with prior experience in AESO, PJM, or ERCOT project analyses considered a strong plus."

• Project Experience: At least one full-cycle development experience of an energy storage power station project.

• Professional Requirement: Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Control Engineering, Battery Technology, or New Energy Science and Engineering.

• Strong technical and problem-solving abilities. Good communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, capable of effective and timely communication with local Canadian regulatory authorities, consulting firms, power plant owners, as well as domestic companies and teams.

• Experience in the power or energy storage industry.

• Proficiency in mathematical modeling for energy storage economic analysis is preferred.

• Understand North American grid connection and electrical standards, such as CSA, IEEE 1547, UL 9540/9540A, and NERC.

• Capable of participating in the preparation and review of approval and technical documents related to energy storage power station projects.

• Hold a Professional Engineer (PE) license or be able to obtain it within one year.

• CFA Level II or CAIA; or PMP plus advanced Excel modeling certification (FMVA/AFM).

• Canadian Securities Course (CSC) or Investment Representative license (IIROC) is preferred."

• Holders of a Class 5 driver’s license preferred for on-site winter inspections.

• Must pass PSPC-Reliability screening (no criminal record).

• Flexible with time differences and able to attend nighttime calls with the China headquarters.