Project Developer

Location: Cardiff or remote in Wales with travel

Salary: £50k

My client is looking for an experienced Development Manager, preferably from the renewables industry, with demonstrable expertise leading projects across several technologies and a degree in planning, land, or other environmental issues.

As a Project Developer, you will assist in the development and origination of a portfolio of projects (PV Solar and Onshore Wind technologies) until planning permission is granted. Playing an active role in a virtual project team to complete all key planning and consultancy tasks required to pass through each gateway in the process, you will also act as a subject matter expert (SME) for the project and provide consents and approvals expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Project Development Manager to successful delivery of development projects through to planning being approved as mandated by each project gateway.
• Assist with the management of virtual project teams to ensure the right skills are available to successfully deliver the requirements for each project gateway.
• Prepare updates and support presentations to project boards to enable decision making and progress through project gateways.
• Contribute to the submission of any required environmental and technical assessments to support the project feasibility and consent applications. Liaise with external consultants who will contribute to these activities.
• Collaborate with third party developers within a project to ensure work is aligned and meeting agreed objectives.
• Support the negotiation of heads of terms with landowners and subsequent option and lease agreements. Liaise with stakeholders including land agents and internal and external legal resources.
• Assist the process of securing access for development projects to the grid to ensure long term financial viability of the project.

The person:

• Relevant university degree. Other appropriate qualifications may be considered.
• Knowledge and exposure to project management methods
• Experience of working in virtual or matrix project teams, ideally as project manager.
• Strong team-player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• The enthusiasm to grow and learn, including areas such the changing policy affecting our projects.
• A commitment to ensuring the highest standards of project development, consultation, and community relations at all times.
• Willing to work on projects throughout the UK and Ireland, including short stays away from the office.
• Ideally experience of working in the renewable energy, electricity generation, land, planning or environmental sectors.