Company Description

Are you a modern leader with a team mindset and a passion for sustainability, technology, and energy? Flexcity, a European leading energy technology company within the Veolia Group is looking for an innovative and dynamic Country Manager to expand our Belgian operations. Flexcity, present in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain, optimises the real-time energy consumption and production of an extensive portfolio of flexible distributed energy assets. By optimising its portfolio, Flexcity helps balance the electricity grid and generates new income streams for its partners.

This Country manager Belgium position offers the opportunity to manage the operations in Belgium and be a part of our management committee, participating in strategic decisions at a European scale and influencing energy solutions across borders.

Job Description

Role

As the Country Manager for Flexcity Belgium, you:

• Are the face of Flexcity in Belgium, fully responsible for the P&L performance of Flexcity’s business in Belgium and will lead a team of 5 to 10  in sales, portfolio management and technical on site installations with an ambition to grow in size.

• Build the vision and strategy of Flexcity in Belgium by developing new services together with your team

• Pilot our commercial development by working with our sales & portfolio teams in Belgium

• Oversee our portfolio of flexible energy assets, leading both its growth and management

• Collaborate closely with Transmission System & Market Operators, as well as Veolia's flexible assets and energy divisions in Belgium.

• Navigate the demand response market landscape within Belgium and contribute to our international perspective

• Empower the team to achieve financial and strategic milestones set annually, in coordination with our direction committee.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and revise the business plan for Belgium, ensuring it aligns with our international objectives and Veolia's overarching vision.

• Pursue revenue and margin goals while considering the broader company direction.

• Foster and drive the company's strategy both within Belgium and on a global scale, incorporating Veolia's initiatives.

• Assess and mitigate financial risks.

• Spot and capitalise on new market opportunities, especially those that align with Veolia's core services.

• Oversee flexibility product bidding strategies.

• Monitor and respond to regulatory shifts. Represent Flexcity at various energy regulatory working groups and professional associations.

• Uphold operational continuity within Belgium, while coordinating with other country operations. On-call duties may be required.

• Occasional travels within Belgium to meet clients and prospects and to Brussels to meet with the international teams and management.

Key Qualifications

• Fluent Dutch, French, and English

• A solid foundation in the Energy sector, preferably electricity markets, backed by 5-10 years of relevant experience.

• Management & leadership experience 

• Proven commercial proficiency.

• Technical & digital curiosity, particularly within energy and sustainable solutions.

• Ability to strategize and analyse with precision.

• Ideally adeptness in Ancillary Services

Additional Information

Why Join Flexcity?

• Leadership – Be at the helm of our French operations, with a seat on the direction committee.

• European – Engage with a team spread across multiple countries, learning and innovating together.

• Synergy with Veolia – Benefit from a close relationship with Veolia, a global leader in the ecological and energy transformation

• Compensation – Receive a competitive salary with appealing benefits.

• Innovation – Engage with cutting-edge energy technology.

• Mobility – Experience international collaboration and flexible work schedules, including 2 work-from-home days.

• Community – Connect with diverse teams across the globe through regular team-building events, both within Flexcity and Veolia

• Purpose – Directly contribute to a greener future, both in Belgium and globally.

About Flexcity

Flexcity is a uniquely positioned energy technology company in the Internet of Energy sector. It is a leading demand response aggregator in Europe, rapidly growing and expanding to new regions. Flexcity’s core activity consists of supporting the power grid balance through the operation of its large portfolio of flexible fully-automated assets. 

The Flexcity portfolio consists of a wide range of technologies such as batteries, eBoilers, CHPs, generators, wind farms, solar parks and large industrial processes. 

As a provider of smart energy management services based on innovative smart grid technology, Flexcity applications focus on demand-side optimization and management (Demand Response, Load Shifting, etc.). Flexcity supports many industrial companies in reducing their overall electricity costs by providing demand-side management services based on innovative optimization and modelling software applications.

Flexcity is truly at the cutting edge of energy innovation. As a member of the team, you will contribute to a sustainable low-carbon energy sector.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.