Here's what you'll be doing
You’ll work closely with colleagues across E.ON and with external partners to shape, develop and deliver winning commercial strategies for New City Quarter Partnership bids. This includes:
- Leading the commercial development of New City Quarter Partnership opportunities, from early pre-bid discovery through to bid submission and successful delivery
- Developing robust commercial business cases, models and propositions aligned to E.ON’s growth ambitions
- Owning and delivering the commercial submissions for city partnership bids
- Influencing product and proposition development across the wider E.ON business to ensure solutions meet city needs and decision-making criteria
- Setting and steering commercial principles, risk management and financial returns for complex, cross-business projects
- Leading senior stakeholder engagement and negotiation, both internally and externally
- Driving continuous improvement, capturing learning from bids such as Coventry to strengthen future city strategies
- Playing a key role in our ambition to secure one new city partnership in 2026 and one in 2027
What we need from you
You’ll bring strong commercial leadership, strategic thinking and a collaborative mindset, along with:
- A high degree of commercial awareness, analytical capability and creative problem-solving
- Strong understanding of business operations, financial modelling, sales and market dynamics
- Proven experience in commercial decision-making, business case development and bid strategy
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence at senior levels
- A proactive, “can-do” approach, focused on developing win-win partnerships
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills, including risk identification, mitigation and KPI development
- The ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to support decision-making
- Sound commercial and financial acumen
- Experience in customer and partner negotiation and contract management
Here’s what you need to know
- Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
- Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
- Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
- Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
- Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
- Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
- Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.