Management Trainee – Business Development & Commercial

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND
In-Office
Junior
Energy • Utilities • Renewable Energy
The Role
Supports market analysis, sourcing strategy, vendor identification, procurement, contract evaluation, and cost modeling for renewable energy and transmission projects. Tracks equipment markets, commodity prices, supply chains, and project cost variance. Assists with EPC and supply contract negotiations, vendor selection, management reporting, dashboards, and presentations to senior leadership. Collaborates with commercial, business development, technical, construction, legal, suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
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  1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities Major Activities Market analysis  
  • Track trends, emerging technologies, and policy developments across: 
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • Power Transmission
  •  Monitor commodity prices, equipment markets, and supply chain dynamics. 
  • Analyze market data to identify opportunities that improve project competitiveness.

 

Strategic Initaitves 
  • Drive the competitive advantage for Apraava with the following :
  • Identify cost drivers for key equipment of RE and Transmission projects (solar panels, BESS, MMS, WTG etc)
  • Define the sourcing strategy for the key equipment and identify vendors for the same
  • Maintain a database of costs and build costing model for RE and Transmission projects to support the bidding team
  • Develop tools and track project cost with  variance analysis of project costs 
Project based Procurement and Contracts  

 

  • Support preparation of contracting strategy for a project
  • Assist the line manager in identifying the potential vendors for the project requirement – vendor evaluation criteria and vendor evaluation and selection
  • Support line manager in contract discussions and negotiations of EPC contracts, critical item supply/service contracts 
  • Prepare periodic management updates, dashboards and presentations on market developments and evolving supply chain scenarios
  • Ensure accuracy, consistency and timely updating of project and market information
  • Assist line manager in collating data and making presentations for update to Apraava senior management and Board
Management Reporting  

  1. DECISIONS


Decisions made by job holder


Assisting line manager and function head in evaluating various contracts and market analysis 

Recommendations to or approval by superior 


Recommendations on contractor selection, sourcing strategy for key equipment
  1.   INTERACTIONS

   


Internal Clients


Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work      Commercial, Business Development, Technical, Construction and Legal  

External Clients 


Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day to day work    Suppliers, Contractors, Consultants
  1.   SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE


Educational Qualifications


  • Bachler in Engineering and MBA from a reputed institute


Functional Skills


  • Basic understanding of power sector
  • Basic skills of MS office and AI tools
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Overall experience: Fresher, or one or two years of experience in infra company



Relevant and total years of Experience


 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • MBA from a reputed institute
  • Basic understanding of the power sector
  • Basic skills in Microsoft Office and AI tools
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Fresher or one to two years of experience in an infrastructure company
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The Company
HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
682 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Apraava Energy is India’s leading integrated energy solutions provider headquartered in Mumbai. It is jointly owned by the CLP Group —one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia and La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), a global investment group. Founded in 2002, Apraava has evolved from being a single-asset business to a forward looking, climate-conscious organisation spread across 13 states in India. Its portfolio comprises ~3.4 GW of installed capacity which includes ~1200 MW of wind and 250 MW of solar energy projects, a 1320 MW coal-fired super critical power plant and two power transmission assets (~494 kms). In addition, four greenfield transmission projects (~500 kms of transmission lines and substations with over 10 GW of combined capacity), a wind project (300 MW) and two solar projects (550 MW) are under construction. The company has also forayed into Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) business and is executing orders of ~7.8 million smart meters in Assam, Gujarat, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh. Apraava Energy is among the handful of Indian power sector companies to commit to the SBTi and only the second in the sector to have them validated. The company aims to invest in low-carbon growth areas, including renewable energy, power transmission and distribution, as well as other non-generation, customer-focused energy businesses. Apraava is proud to be certified as a Great Place To Work® for the second consecutive year (Dec 2024 – Dec 2025), reflecting its commitment to fostering a workplace built on trust, performance, and positivity. In 2024, the company was also featured among the Top LinkedIn Companies in India. For more information, please visit: www.apraava.com

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