Description:
Leap29 are partnered with a global developer of renewable energy projects. Our client has a multi-gigawatt pipeline of large-scale solar and battery storage projects across the UK, Europe, and North America.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious, and self-motivated individual to join our client’s UK development team as a Development Manager. You will be responsible for managing several sites from the company's existing pipeline of Solar and BESS projects through to Ready to Build and supporting the originating of new Solar and BESS projects. This is a hands-on development role which will involve working closely with other departments within the company, as well as our landowners, consultants and other stakeholders. The position will report to the UK Head of Development.
We are ideally looking for candidates who can spend a significant amount of time in our client's Bristol office, but we are happy to discuss more flexible arrangements on a case-by-case basis. Occasional travel throughout the UK, including overnight stays, will also be required.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Directly manage the development of Solar and BESS projects
- Support the origination team to help ensure a constant flow of projects through the development pipeline
- Liaise with landowners, grid networks and planning authorities
- Work closely with the Head of Grid and Head of Planning to ensure sites are progressed through the pipeline and de-risked
- Ensuring the development tools are populated and updated on a regular basis
- Reporting updates/progress and any material issues to the UK Head of Development on a weekly basis
- Help find new ways to unlock projects with technical, political or planning challenges
- Mentor and support junior members of the UK development team
- Working closely with the UK Head of Development and others in the organisation to stay abreast of the latest policy/regulation developments and advise how these could impact scheme delivery
- Support project sales processes or the transfer of projects to the construction team
- Support the delivery of alternative technologies including hydrogen and wind on existing sites
Skills & Experience
- Detailed knowledge and experience of the UK solar and BESS project development process, pitfalls and mitigations
- Specific knowledge of later-stage development processes including handover to construction teams or project sales
- Knowledge of other technologies such as wind or hydrogen is desirable
- Hands-on approach and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Willingness to get stuck into a range of varied tasks and projects
- Good problem-solving skills, able to think around challenges and propose creative solutions
- Self-motivated, able to manage own workload and clearly communicate progress
- Experience speaking and negotiating with key project stakeholders on the phone and in person
- Well-organised and process-orientated with good attention to detail
- Proven ability to work and communicate with remote colleagues
- Commercial awareness and acumen
- Value-focused with a high degree of accountability
- Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
- UK driving licence
- The existing right to live and work in the UK