When did you join Everoze? 2017

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I started to work in solar PV in 2005. I worked for different companies on product development (Power optimiser, rack systems for BIPV), project development. Just before joining Everoze I worked for Sunpower as Performance Engineer. I was in charge of energy assessment and performance monitoring of future and operational assets.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? There is no typical week at Everoze, since I have started I’m always involved in new and different projects.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? The way we operate is unique. I really appreciate the freedom we have, the lack of rigid hierarchy that allows you to express yourself and share you view with your colleagues without fear of making a wrong step.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? Because we are not in a rigid frame with a fixed job description, Everoze allowed me to get involved in different type of work and explore new technologies. I had a background in solar PV. And I now work across different sectors such as flex and green hydrogen.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? We evolved in a friendly and supportive environment. Trust is the key work to define the interaction with colleagues.

When did you join Everoze? I joined in 2015, not long after the company was established

What were you doing before joining Everoze? Before joining Everoze I worked for another wind energy consultancy, mostly developing technology strategy and running their Scottish office.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I’m based Aberdour and I work 3 days a week. What I do day-to-day varies. I mainly focus on strategy work (mainly offshore wind) but that can be anything from government innovation strategy, to supporting companies looking to break into the sector, to supporting investors building portfolios of exciting start-up companies. For the last couple of years, I have been focusing mostly within Quaybridge, (our offshore wind development spin-out) where I lead work on differentiation – tailoring offshore wind development activity for specific global markets.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? A lot, but in one word – Autonomy – In Everoze you have full control (and responsibility) for what you do, both on a day to day and a long term career basis, at all levels of the company. This freedom gives me the chance to choose my own path, set my own challenges and own my own mistakes within a team of people who want to see their colleague succeed. Everoze also allows me to time to manage work around my non-executive director role for the offshore wind growth partnership.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? My colleagues at Everoze set the bar high, not just in terms of competence but in terms of impact and ambition. I have repeatedly seen my team mates set goals, for themselves and the company activity, that I would think unachievable and then through hard-work, self-belief and competence meet these goals – has made me believe I can do the same.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? The freedom and support (and sometimes challenge needed) to create new initiatives, teams and business areas. I love the process taking an idea and bringing it to life to become something real and tangible.

When did you join Everoze? October 2022

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I was finishing my MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems in Austria and studying the impact of hydrogen production on the Spanish electricity network for my final thesis

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? My typical week might look something like this… Monday: Solar technology group call, planning weekly workload, pick up on an energy performance assessment for a large solar plant. Tuesday: Finish off the assessment, turn to a regular due diligence project for solar rooftop, discuss risks with client. Wednesday: Flesh out a structure for a new Python script for exploring the performance of a current solar PV plant. Thursday: A day of calls: buddy meetings, Iberian team catch up, chat with mentor, project team feedback… Friday: Wrap up loose ends, schedule meetings and catch up on the to dos before the weekend.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? All the normal graduate expectations of line management, office politics, and bottom of the pile jobs were proven completely wrong from day one. I feel like a valued and trusted member of the team, with choice over my projects, freedom to grow organically, and support from colleagues with no sign of a “boss” lingering over me.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? At Everoze, I have the freedom to talk to anyone across the company, with no barriers between countries, technologies, or years in the job. This is an invaluable source of advice and wisdom that has already helped me grow professionally and personally.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? I love the autonomy – I’m good at organising myself and enjoy working so the implicit trust and confidence in one another to do so makes for an incredible environment to flourish.

When did you join Everoze? March 2018

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I was Head of Renewables Advisory South East Asia and Head of Strategy &Policy for Asia Pacific based in Singapore, leading an international cross-functional team of 10.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I’m based in Germany and work from home. I work a flexible 20 hour week. The projects I work on are mostly solar due diligence (DD) projects, usually as the Project Manager or Project Director. I enjoy working on platform acquisition DD jobs (M&A), where I can apply my techno-commercial skills in the fields of corporate DD. I also regularly work in strategy and technology innovation support, where our scope is tailor-made for clients wishing to enter new markets, technologies or business models around the world. In addition to delivering work to our clients, I get also involved in our internal Everoze self-managed processes, such as the Everozero net-zero pathway, where we set our own decarbonisation path and invest in carbon removal projects. I often write thought leadership pieces, for PV Magazine in particular, where I get to highlight new or challenging trends. This sometimes leads to speaking at conferences or  becoming involved in industry working groups.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? For me the key difference is the responsibility we all have, in winning & delivering work, in managing our teams without hierarchies, in our joined decision making with regards to all company related decisions. While I spend much less time on internal processes and reporting lines, I feel much more empowered in shaping the company on all fronts, not only the ones I work day to day on.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? I have been able to spend more time creating (rather than focusing on internal reporting and processes), and developing new services and evolving strategies. It has allowed me to The biodiversity tool, sustainable agrivoltaics industry working groups or the learn how to more selective on clients. It feels empowering, satisfactory and gives the feeling of being able to make something with impact.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? Being able to work flexibly, part-time, and be able to do things that have an impact and create change.

When did you join Everoze? I joined Everoze in March 2020, just a week before the start of global lockdowns. So I worked from home during my first three months.

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I was already working as a consultant for another company. Before that, I was a solar- and wind project operations engineer and I also have a short experience in development.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? There is no typical week to be honest, which, in my opinion, make you thrive the most and keep you constantly learning and motivated. I mainly work from the Paris office on energy yield assessment, contract review or other due diligence related activities, but I can also wake up early in the morning to cross the entire country to visit a wind or a solar farm. The nature of work is always frequently changing as we follow the creativity of our customers, developing new types of technologies in all regions of the world.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Everoze is nothing like any other company I have experienced before. First of all, it’s a fully employee owned company, which in itself makes it a rare and treasured organisation. We have no hierarchy so our culture is based on trust and people. We decide which projects we work for. We have control of the whole chain of a project from commercial activities, through core consultancy work, up to invoicing and administrative tasks. We have full control of our role within the company and we make it evolve as we see fit. This is really unusual in a positive way.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? Everoze, through participation and transparency, helps you understand how a company works at each level. You can be involved in financing, recruitment, remuneration, strategy, human resource, investments, strategy, R&D, tactics… It is a real booster for your career in that sense.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? Flexibility, trust, people, the atmosphere and, of course, the most important thing, being actively involved in the energy transition and development of renewable energies.

When did you join Everoze? I joined the Everoze team in the latter half of 2017.

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I come from a renewables advisory background working as the Technical Advisor on project finance and M&A transactions across a broad range of renewables technologies predominantly in the UK and Ireland. Prior to joining Everoze, I worked for a large renewable energy consultancy.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I work from our Bristol office and I focus on battery storage and flexibility both on utility scale as well as distributed/domestic scale flexibility. My work involves a combination of technical and commercial advice, providing strategic & market entry support as well as project-focused due diligence to inform our clients’ investment decisions.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? The flat organisation structure and open & transparent culture is truly different from what I’ve experienced before. I don’t feel like just another cog in the machine, and there is a lot of trust between colleagues which energises and motivates me to bring my A-game everyday!

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? I am empowered to take ownership of my personal development and am given the flexibility to do different kinds of work. This helps me steer my career in the direction I want to go, all the while having the support and mentorship of senior colleagues.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? Besides my lovely colleagues who are a joy to spend the working day with, the next best thing at Everoze is the freedom to chase opportunities and work on projects that excite me the most. This has included working on interesting initiatives, such as becoming a member of the Energy Network Association’s Open Networks Challenge Team and allowing me to transition from due diligence of wind projects into working in more emergent technologies, such as battery storage and flexibility.

When did you join Everoze? I joined Everoze in September 2021.

What were you doing before joining Everoze? Everoze is my first permanent job after my engineering degree. I had several internship experiences in between 4 and 6 months before that in the field of photovoltaic with a developer and in a engineering and design company.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I am currently based in Lyon, France and I am specialised in solar. As a consultant, no two weeks are ever the same as each client has their own unique needs that we must address. Nevertheless, I work most often on yield studies, company due diligence and site visits.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Everoze is different in many ways from traditional companies. The flat hierarchy allows for a lot of autonomy, flexibility, good work balance and encourages proactivity. Employee ownership also makes it possible to involve all the company’s employees in the life of the company on questions relating to its strategy, development, and sustainability.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? Working at Everoze gives me access to a wide range of knowledge from working with people who have been in the renewable energy business for over 15 years. It also allows me to benefit from coaching, mentoring and international development opportunities due to the company’s international presence.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? I think that working in a company with people who have the same values as me regarding the future vision of the world around us, i.e. to have a sustainable world for future generations, is the thing that I appreciate the most and that really motivates me.

When did you join Everoze? I joined Everoze in October 2022.

What were you doing before joining Everoze? Before joining Everoze, I had been working for three years. First, as a spot power trader in the electricity market while controlling and monitoring renewable energy plants. After that, as a regulatory affairs technician for a large utility company.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? In a typical week, I am able to work on technical projects to provide a good quality service to our clients, but I am also involved in management related activities.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? At Everoze, everyone can be part of the decision-making process, allowing everyone to have a voice. This also involves our own career path choice, taking into consideration the employee’s skills and ambitions.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? Everoze allows me to work in projects located in different countries and with different team members. In my opinion, by working this way, I have developed my organizational and communication skills, as well as learnt from all of my colleagues.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? I enjoy the trust that we have on each other based on everyone’s desire to provide a good quality job, which builds an amazing working environment.

When did you join Everoze? September 2019

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I started working for Everoze as a graduate. I had just finished my Sustainable Energy MSc degree at the University of Glasgow, which I completed after finishing a degree in Physics BSc at the University of Aberdeen. Before going to university I played professional football over a period of 3 years for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I work 5 days a week from the Glasgow office usually, but sometimes from home. I work closely with my solar colleagues who are based in Bristol, and across Europe (Lyon, Paris, Madrid, Germany and Italy). During my first year, I mainly produced operational monitoring reports that review Client’s asset performance, fault management, and maintenance requirements, and supported on many due diligence areas. I now regularly work as a project manager for due diligence projects, often for investors who are either looking to buy into, or sell out of solar projects in the UK and Ireland and have a good network of clients who I like to work with.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Having come to Everoze as a graduate I can only compare Everoze to companies my friends and course mates work for.  The environment here is very positive and encouraging and its really good to be surrounded by senior engineers who enjoy their work. If we see problems or opportunities to improve things, we’re encouraged to drive that change ourselves. The transparency and openness at Everoze enables your ideas to be heard which makes you feel a valued as an employee.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? I think the key to my development at Everoze relates to exposure and responsibility. Working at a smaller sized organisation provides a lot of freedom to gain experience in many areas of the business. Everoze also allows individuals to take responsibility if they want to make improvements. For example, I was able to help create the Early Career Group which focused on allowing early career individuals to have a space where they could grow as a group by discussing challenges, celebrating success, and having a support network with colleagues at a similar stage in their career.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? My colleagues. I’m privileged to be able to work with a great bunch of like-minded, driven, and enthusiastic Everozians.

When did you join Everoze? November 2015 when the company was 2 months old

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I have been working with international communication within many industrial sectors since mid-1990s, many of those years also as webmaster. This includes several years at Swedish Space Corporation and secondment to the European Commission’s Space Applications Institute in Italy. I also have a background in financial accounting and project support.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I work 5 days a week partly from the office in Bristol and partly from home. My main focus is to ensure that our client facing colleagues across the business have access to what they need to best promote Everoze and the services we provide. Another part is to provide support on our project management tool, recruitment and how we as a company best can support each other and our personal development goals.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Everything about the culture of Everoze is different from other places I’ve worked before. The founders set up this company and based it on trust: no managers, no silos, just adult people working towards the same goals. We own our development and our careers. Anything is possible, although at a closer glance perhaps not practical and worth developing – but, ideas are welcomed. This empowers us to grow.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? Being heard is an essential need for most of us. At Everoze the ceilings are high. With support from colleagues through development groups, personal mentor and scrum discussions I have become a more well rounded person that I hope benefits Everoze as much as it benefits myself.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? Our One-Team approach: We, together, are Everoze. Working with talented colleagues and friends to do what we can to combat climate change – leaving this World a possible and pleasurable place to live in for our children and grand-children.