Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
Career aspirations
Hobbies and Interests
Water sports, travel, mtb, ski
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NICOLA BERTOLI

NICOLA BERTOLI

La Spezia,SP

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive international experience in the renewable energy sector, showcasing a diverse skill set in hydropower maintenance, technical support, and business development. A year in the USA fostered a strong appreciation for diversity and enhanced adaptability, driving continuous innovation and responsiveness to industry challenges. Proven ability to navigate complex projects while collaborating effectively across multicultural teams. Committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions through strategic insights and hands-on expertise.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Developer Hydro Concessions

Enel Green Power Spa
05.2025 - Current
  • To carry out business development activities, necessary for participating to tenders considered as a priority or as outgoing concessionaire for proposition of multi- year investment plan,
  • To define bid preparation, including the final evaluation for participation in call for tenders, and to support renewal processes in direct negotiation with the competent authorities liaising with relevant Country units.
  • Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to inform strategic decision-making processes.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders to align business development initiatives with organizational goals

Senior Business Developer, Wind & Solar Repowering & Refurbishment

Enel Green Power
07.2021 - Current
  • Referent inside the unit for South and North America countries;
  • Focus on hybrid and PV floating projects
  • Team size: 0-15

Business developer, Repowering and Refurbishment

Enel Green Power
01.2018 - 06.2021
  • Inside the line "Business Development Europe & Middle East" my work is focused in following activities:
  • Scout development opportunities for repowering and refurbishment of renewable power plants by monitoring the markets of interest and evaluating innovative solutions;
  • Lead project valuation for repowering and refurbishment for the Investment approval;
  • Manage project development activities for repowering and refurbishment in terms of timeline, costs and quality liaising with other relevant involved functions.
  • Team size: 0-15

O&M Hydro

Enel Green Power
08.2015 - 12.2017
  • Wrote technical specifications for maintenance and refurbishment of hydro electrical power plant, feasibility study for refurbishment of mini hydro electrical power plan. Followed the whole process of the tenders including site management, contract management and expediting activities in contractor’s workshop.
  • From May 2016 to Sept 2017, not formally, operation manager for Territorial Unit ERTM.
  • Team size: >15

Project Star Hydro: program manager, project manager

Enel Green Power
11.2014 - 08.2015
  • Provide support to EGP North America Hydro in terms of:
  • Direct support to complete existing outages
  • Support in implementing framework agreements and open contracts
  • Review long term maintenance plans divided by cluster
  • Support in the integration of workforce recommendation in business plan.
  • Team size: 0-15

O&M Hydro

Enel Green Power
10.2012 - 11.2014
  • Wrote technical specifications for maintenance and refurbishment of hydro electrical power plant, feasibility study for refurbishment of mini hydro electrical power plan. Followed the whole process of the refurbishments including site management, contract management and expediting activities in contractor’s workshop. Collaborated to create and develop the year maintenance plane (work timetable, capex estimation, lost production estimation, outages duration estimation)
  • Team size: 0-15

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Technical support

Enel produzione S.p.A.
01.2012 - 09.2012
  • Wrote technical specifications relating to the maintenance of mechanical and hydraulic components of hydro power plants, including also the inspections and activities in the site.
  • Finally I continued to collaborate in the activities of the workshops of Terni where I worked until the end of 2011.
  • Team size: 0-15

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Terni Mechanical workshop

Enel produzione S.p.A.
05.2010 - 12.2011
  • Maintenance and reverse engineering of hydraulic and mechanical components of hydroelectric power plants. I followed all the technical process, creation of new design solutions, preparation of activities time programs, writing of technical specifications for the supply of services by outside contractors, interaction with various suppliers.
  • Team size: 0-15

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Technical support

Enel produzione S.p.A.
11.2008 - 05.2010
  • My activity was carried out in the various Enel headquarters and manufacturing facilities located throughout the country.
  • I have been involved in the drafting of technical specifications regarding mechanical and electro-mechanical components of hydro power plants.
  • I also managed construction activities within hydroelectric power plants like writing time programs of work progress, choice of technical solutions and interface with the contractors.
  • Team size: 0-15

Training and Graduation Thesis in R&D

CASAPPA Spa
10.2007 - 05.2008

Modeling Fem and measures with strain gages

Education

Post-graduate Degree, Master - School of operation and maintenance

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Pisa, Italy
06.2018

Master's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Università Degli Studi Di Parma
Parma
07.2008

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Università Degli Studi Di Parma
Parma, Italy
07-2006

Skills

  • Goal-driven approach
  • Strategic decision making
  • Strong desire to learn
  • Strategic business development
  • Project management
  • Hydropower expertise
  • Business modeling
  • Operations management

Certification

  • Spanish Vocabulary: Meeting People 2024-06-12
  • Enel Green Power School Of Business Development 6th edition, SDA Bocconi School of Management 2022-07-14
  • Licensed as a profession engineer for the section A, industrial engineering sector. 2009-01-30

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Senior Business Developer Hydro Concessions

Enel Green Power Spa
05.2025 - Current

Senior Business Developer, Wind & Solar Repowering & Refurbishment

Enel Green Power
07.2021 - Current

Business developer, Repowering and Refurbishment

Enel Green Power
01.2018 - 06.2021

O&M Hydro

Enel Green Power
08.2015 - 12.2017

Project Star Hydro: program manager, project manager

Enel Green Power
11.2014 - 08.2015

O&M Hydro

Enel Green Power
10.2012 - 11.2014

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Technical support

Enel produzione S.p.A.
01.2012 - 09.2012

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Terni Mechanical workshop

Enel produzione S.p.A.
05.2010 - 12.2011

Maintenance of hydro electrical power plant, Technical support

Enel produzione S.p.A.
11.2008 - 05.2010

Training and Graduation Thesis in R&D

CASAPPA Spa
10.2007 - 05.2008

Post-graduate Degree, Master - School of operation and maintenance

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Master's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Università Degli Studi Di Parma

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Università Degli Studi Di Parma

Career aspirations

  • Business developer manager
  • Hydro operational manager
  • Hydro maintenance manager


Hobbies and Interests

Water sports, Traveling, Motorcycle, Skiing, Rock music, Culture, Nature, Cycling, Technical drawings, Surfing

Water sports, travel, mtb, ski

I am Curious, want to experiment challenging my-self Open-minded and attracted to new things. I play sports mainly water sport and mtb. I lived almost one year in Usa; i speak English and a basic Spanish.  

NICOLA BERTOLI