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? 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? September 2021

What were you doing before joining Everoze? Split of industrial cluster Blue hydrogen work and niche (small scale) green h2 projects

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? Every day is different and varied. Typically, I’ll have a mix of working from home, and a couple of days in the office. I am often either virtually or in-person at a hydrogen conference to stay on top of industry updates, but also widen my network. My work balance is a busy, but really motivating. A typical day might involve a nursery drop off, cycle to work, then splitting my working day between project, business development and strategy work. This could involve discussing how a wind or solar farm could benefit from hydrogen storage or discussing technology selection for a city centre h2 production plant.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Everoze listens learns and evolves! and a big part of this is empowering the employees to do this. In a word ‘trust’.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? There are lots of different types of characters at Everoze, so it is easy to have a conversation about a concern or questions on how to advance an idea you may have. There is a lot of support available, but often it is just the freedom and confidence that comes from a non-hierarchical structure that allows people at Everoze to work at their best.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? A belief that as a company (and individuals within) we are making a difference to climate change.

When did you join Everoze? July 2017

What were you doing before joining Everoze? I worked for SSE in their Offshore Wind Operations team. I was a performance engineer and worked mostly on the Greater Gabbard project (which was at the time the biggest offshore wind farm in the world) as well as Beatrice to a lesser extent.

What does a typical week look like for you at Everoze? I work 5 days a week, mostly from the Glasgow office, as well as from home or from our Aberdour office when I want to go somewhere a little greener. I spend most of my time doing due diligence, this is most frequently for offshore wind transactions, but also includes onshore wind and battery storage projects too. When not doing due diligence I get to use the knowledge I’ve acquired working on over 30 offshore wind transactions in strategy work, which is challenging and fun. As well as commercial work, I am involved in lots of company activities. I am a member of the company finance team and take on roles in recruitment campaigns and company tactics quite frequently. I also spend time helping colleagues with their development.

What makes Everoze different from other companies you have experienced, culturally? Trust is the most important part of working for Everoze. This permeates every aspect of the company, from our flat hierarchy, to our open book approach to salaries (and every other area of the business), to our company strategy and most importantly to how we treat one another. Ownership is also very important and unique. This isn’t just our ownership in the company, but also ownership of our careers. In a flat hierarchy you can choose what you want to do and which areas you want to spend more time on – this is encouraged and supported by colleagues.

How has Everoze helped with your career development in a way other companies couldn’t have? I’ve been trusted to take my own approach to development (rather than being told by a manager what they or the business want of me) and I’ve been encouraged and supported by my colleagues as they too can benefit from my career development. Everoze has provided me with opportunities on a daily basis where I can test myself and improve. Everoze also allows you to work closely with very experienced people, whom you would otherwise not get an opportunity to work with in more traditional organisations.

What is the most enjoyable thing about working at Everoze? Without a doubt working with my colleagues. Everoze is a caring and trusting environment – we all look after each other and do what we can to make sure work doesn’t become too much.

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 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.