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VREY

Turnkey communal solar energy for buildings

Project Manager - Decentralized Energy Supply

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Berlin, Germany
In PersonBerlin office is the team's home base; candidate must be in Berlin or willing to relocate.
Project & Program ManagementProject Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Several years of experience in operations or project management, preferably in the energy or real estate industry.
  • A completed degree or comparable qualification in a relevant area, such as engineering, business administration, electrical engineering, or energy economics.
  • Strong interest in energy, startups, or real estate.
  • Sound knowledge of energy-industry processes, particularly metering concepts, balancing, or billing, including the Energy Industry Act and metering point operator processes.
  • Ability to work in a structured, process-reliable way and think in end-to-end workflows.
  • Confidence working with data and systems, and interest in analyzing and optimizing processes using data.
  • Must be based in Berlin or willing to relocate.
  • Fluent German and English.
Responsibilities
  • Plan and manage the operational implementation of photovoltaic and metering-concept projects.
  • Ensure correct implementation of energy-industry requirements, including Section 42b of the Energy Industry Act and metering point operator processes.
  • Coordinate grid operators, installers, and internal teams during project implementation.
  • Create and review metering concepts for multi-unit residential buildings.
  • Own projects and ensure the accuracy of metering, balancing, and billing processes.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into robust operational standards.
  • Analyze operational workflows and identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Implement structured improvements using key performance indicators.
  • Reduce sources of manual error through standardization and automation.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior experience in operations or project management in the energy or real estate industry.

About the company

VREY is a Berlin PropTech company that helps landlords enable solar power for multi-family buildings. It handles planning, installing photovoltaic systems, and the operational setup, including a digital platform that automates legally compliant billing to tenants. As a metering point operator (wMSB), it also manages contracts with other energy providers, removing the supplier obligation from landlords and allowing tenants to buy solar energy directly (potentially lowering bills by up to 20%). Its goal is to scale communal solar use, support building decarbonization, and increase property value through tenant-accessible clean energy.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3.6M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • VREY closed a €3.3 million seed round on April 23, 2026.
  • VREY reported a three-digit project pipeline across all 16 German federal states.
  • Germany's §42b framework reduces landlord supplier obligations, expanding VREY's addressable market.

What critics are saying

  • metergrid raised €10 million in January 2026, crushing VREY's financing disadvantage.
  • §42b EnWG still excludes subsidies, squeezing VREY margins and slowing landlord adoption.
  • If tenant churn or project delays hit, VREY's 20-person team burns seed capital fast.

What makes VREY unique

  • RE Joule GmbH pairs certified smart metering with automated billing for §42b EnWG.
  • VREY targets Germany's underserved multi-family solar market, not single-family rooftop installs.
  • Founders Julius Pahmeier and Cedric Jaeger launched VREY in Berlin in 2024.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
Startbase
Apr 23rd, 2026
VREY raises $3.7M to bring solar power to urban multi-family buildings

Berlin-based startup VREY has secured €3.3 million in seed financing to scale its solar power solutions for multi-family homes. The company specialises in bringing photovoltaic systems directly to urban residential buildings. VREY is already active in over 200 buildings, demonstrating early traction in the multi-family housing sector. The funding will support the company's expansion efforts as it works to increase solar power adoption in urban residential properties. The investment highlights growing interest in decentralised renewable energy solutions for apartment buildings, where traditional solar installations have historically been more challenging to implement compared to single-family homes.

Immobilien Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
May 28th, 2025
Styx Invests in Solar Startup Vrey

Styx, a Mannheim-based investment firm, has invested in Vrey, a Berlin start-up focused on solar projects and communal building energy supply. This partnership aims to overcome the challenges of existing tenant electricity models. Styx specializes in early-stage investments in start-ups that promote more sustainable cities and buildings.