Project Developer (Solar/BESS)
Solar/BESS/Wind
London (Hybrid) – Very Modern Central London office
Strong base salary + 30% Bonus + Stock options
Our client develops, constructs and manages cross-technology renewable energy projects across Italy, the UK and Spain with a number of projects at various stages of development. Our client has a strong track record of delivering renewable energy projects across the UK and Europe they're looking to recruit a Project Developer to the team to focus on the early-stage development of Utility-scale Solar & BESS projects.
Key activities and responsibilities:
- Support origination efforts with developers, and establish relationships with landowners, local, investor representatives, and network operatorsto advance the development of renewable energy projects;
- Support the assessment of commercial and contractual terms for each development opportunity ensuring its economic viability through financial modelling;
- Responsible for establishing and monitoring the schedule and budget of the development pipeline up to RTB phase; track and deliver pipeline DEVEX;
- Assist with the management of advisors and stakeholders responsible for critical development tasks to ensure on-time delivery and accuracy of required projects’ technical and administrative milestones;
- Generate Investment Memorandums, managing all the required internal approval processes ensuring the right level of control during deployment of the opportunities across the various stages of development;
- Provide progress reports and other status updates to partners and management as required;
- Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Company’s standards and local regulations;
- Represent the company at conferences and business development meetings as needed
- Execute strategies for green field projects, existing projects and project acquisitions
- Engage with and assist the development director
- Take ownership of assigned projects, including managing deadlines, multiple project objectives, project timelines, and success criteria for each
Qualifications and experience:
- Degree or equivalent experience in Environmental Management, Planning, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Land Management/Surveying or relevant qualification in obtaining development consents along with relevant professional qualification
- 2-5 Years’ experience in early-stage Solar/BESS/Wind project development in the UK
- Project Development experience in renewable energy developments (preferably development of solar at utility scale)
- Experience and understanding of 1) planning system and consenting regimes across the UK and ROI and 2) Land agreements for renewable energy developments
Strong base salary + 30% Bonus + Stock options