Business Performance & Planning Analyst

Description

Join Enlight and help shape the future of clean energy.

Enlight is a leading global renewable energy company, developing, building, owning and operating large-scale solar, wind and energy storage projects across the U.S., Europe and MENA. As one of the fastest-growing renewable platforms, we combine entrepreneurial spirit with the scale, expertise and ambition to deliver projects that make a real impact on the global energy transition.

We're growing - and looking for talented people to join us on the journey.

The Business Performance & Planning Analyst serves as a central function within the Project Execution division headquarters, responsible for analysis, control and reporting across the portfolio of projects under execution — solar PV, energy storage, wind and related infrastructure.

The role operates horizontally across the division's departments — construction, engineering, procurement and asset management, and owns the division's models, reports and BI systems. Its primary objective is to provide division management with a single, unified, data-driven picture that supports informed decision-making and delivery against project milestones. The position combines analytical, control, and cross-functional responsibilities, requiring the ability to work independently while driving alignment across a wide range of stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Data, Reporting & BI — Own the division's BI and reporting systems: monitor, control and develop them while ensuring data accuracy, consistency and timeliness; produce periodic reports, dashboards and tracking of KPIs defined from time to time.
• Business Modeling & Analysis — Build and maintain analytical and financial models for the division's projects — budget, cash flow, quantities, schedules and scenarios - including version control and documentation, and translate data into management insights and actionable recommendations.
• Performance Control & Trend Identification — Collect and analyze cross-portfolio data, perform plan-versus-actual gap analysis, and identify trends, risks and deviations at an early stage.
• Scheduling & Project Control — Support, monitor and control project schedules from early planning through construction, commissioning and handover; track project and portfolio progress, perform critical path analysis and monitor percentage of completion.
• Cross-Functional Coordination — Act as a key integrator within the division headquarters: coordinate inputs across engineering, procurement, construction and subcontractors to produce a single, up-to-date status picture; consolidate topics for cross-division forums; and drive solutions across inter-company and inter-departmental interfaces.
• Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement — Lead improvement initiatives within the division and participate in those led by others; develop and embed procedures, tools and best practices; drive standardization of planning, reporting and control processes across departments; and capture and implement lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Industrial Engineering and Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field - required.
• 4–6 years of experience in analysis, planning and control, project controls, coordination or operations - required.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including building and maintaining complex models, and in PowerPoint, with a proven ability to build executive-level presentations, Power BI, MS Project - required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights and actionable recommendations - required.
• Proven ability to operate in a matrix environment with multiple stakeholders at all levels, without direct authority - required.
• Highly organized, accurate and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel in a dynamic environment - required.
• Fluency in English, spoken and written - required.
• Experience building reports, dashboards and BI tools - required
• Experience in a cross-functional corporate role and in preparing materials for management and the board - an advantage.
• Familiarity with budget control processes and finance interfaces - an advantage.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure or renewable energy projects (solar, storage) and in working with EPC contractors - a significant advantage.