Development Director - Renewables
- Posted 17 June 2024
- Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
- LocationLyon
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure, Energy Management
- ReferenceHM-DDR-17JUN24
- Contact NameHarry Moncur
Job description
Supervision of 6 to 12 project managers in the process of prospecting, business development and acquisition of new renewable projects.
The Role:
Manage the development of current projects (project progress, strategic decision making, preparation of risk committees); for 2024 the portfolio in the development phase is forecast at around 500MW;
Supervise the wind and photovoltaic project managers and accompany them on site for important meetings with stakeholders and local, departmental, regional and national elected representatives;
Set your teams' objectives and do everything possible to help them achieve them; set up the project tree structure, risk committee methodology, etc.
Coordinate inter-departmental relations in France and abroad for all matters relating to portfolio development;
The Individual:
Engineering degree or 5 years' higher education, ideally with a specialization in renewable energy;
At least 10 years experience in the development of wind and/or photovoltaic projects is essential;
Proof of successful experience acquired with an RE operator in the in-depth study of the technical and administrative constraints of a wind and/or photovoltaic project;
Know how to read, proofread, require and obtain from the engineering consultancies and their sub-contractors the correction and finalization of an environmental impact study or a preliminary agricultural study within the deadlines set, without failing to meet the quality and completeness requirements.
Be able to prepare, proofread, amend and approve the form and content of a regulatory file for an Environmental Authorization for a wind farm and/or a Building Permit for a photovoltaic project
Proven expertise in town planning regulations, legal knowledge of land ownership, a very good understanding of the regional environment and the ability to quickly analyse the potential of a plot of land in order to study the feasibility of an operation from a technical and administrative point of view;
Ability to lead teams, both face-to-face and remotely;
Ability to make strategic decisions in a high-stakes public context;
Languages: French native language, fluent in English is an asset.
Driving licence: Essential