Policy and Public Funding Manager

at  SMARTENERGY Group AG

The Policy and Public Funding Manager will identify, apply for, and manage public funding opportunities for our green hydrogen- and related projects in Germany.
The project landscape covers renewable energy, BESS storage, green hydrogen production and its derivates. This role will be critical in successfully developing and deploying our hydrogen, energy and storage projects. You will work closely with our international project development and engineering teams and report to the Director of Policy and Public Funding.

• Identify public funding opportunities for green hydrogen projects and other technologies (e.g., storage), including grants, subsidies, and tax benefits focusing on Germany
• Prepare and submit funding applications, including project proposals and budget estimates; Work closely with project development and engineering teams to ensure funding requirements are met and project timelines are on track; Manage the reporting and compliance requirements associated with funding agreements
• Manage consortia of projects and partners of the entire hydrogen and energy ecosystem. Seek alignment in meeting common targets, policies, and requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with government agencies and other funding partners
• Lead activities with German associations and stakeholders; Participate in associations’ workgroup meetings and develop content with the team; Support the team regarding activities with major EU associations; Represent Smartenergy in such associations
• Thought-leading participation in conferences and exhibitions
• Various independent tasks arising from teamwork may be added to the daily tasks