Senior Project Developer

Green Recruitment Company; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

TGRC has partnered with one of the world's largest power producers, where they are active in over 40 countries.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established and emerging team with the support of an international group with ambitious objectives and exceptional growth resources!

Key Responsibilities:

You will be tasked with developing the Greenfield in-house portfolio.

• You will identify new opportunities and secure land, along with any necessary pre-feasibility qualifications.

• You will conduct thorough assessments of a site's potential for renewable development, including an in-depth examination of environmental, policy risks, and the business case.

• Managing the entire project process from conception to EIA production, review, application submission, potential appeals, and discharge of consent conditions in a diligent and effective manner.

• You will engage with the public, organize and conduct public consultation events, and present projects concisely to surrounding communities.

• Understanding the relevant planning processes in each UK jurisdiction and how cost, time, and policy factors influence projects commercially or economically.

• You will ensure detailed reporting and maintain full control of your projects, ensuring all internal process milestones are met on time to deploy the budget efficiently.

• You will provide up-to-date and precise project development reporting for top management to make decisions.

• Obtaining relevant approvals from Management in a timely manner for projects to progress positively.

• Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget, and monitoring and implementing payments.

• As needed, you could be required to support the due diligence processes regarding portfolio acquisition/ partnership negotiation, bringing in, in particular, your acute knowledge of the permitting of projects to effectively assess the quality of a portfolio

Desirable:

• Degree (Master or Diploma) in engineering, business administration, economics, law, or comparable studies, planning consultancy

• Technical expertise in onshore Wind or Solar PV

• Excellent up-to-date granular knowledge of Project development steps, including Permitting, land contract, grid connection, etc., from origination to ready-to-build.

• Previous experience with Wind or Solar PV development projects, experience in managing the consultation processes, including preparing for and attending pre-application council consultations, managing statutory and non-statutory consultees;

• Demonstrable experience in delivering planning approvals with UK and Irish planning systems

• Experience of NGET/DNO connection processes; Experience in managing consultants and external suppliers; Using GIS systems as well as third party/statutory sources of spa al, environmental and planning information;

• Fluent in English. Other languages are a plus.

• Willingness to travel