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Posted:
23.05.2025
Expiry Date:
07.07.2025
Job Description:
Eden Scott is thrilled to be supporting their Renewable Energy Developer client with the recruitment of a Project Developer for their busy team.
The business can consider candidates at 2 levels:
* Assistant PM / Project Developer - 3 years post-grad experience (must be in a related renewables / energy sector role)
* Development Manager / Senior Project Developer - over 6 years renewable energy development experience (onshore wind / hydro / solar), including project origination and development consenting management.
This is a varied role in which adaptability to change and flexibility is essential.
Job Role & Responsibilities
This position is key to securing planning consent for projects. The Project Developer will report directly to the Head of Projects.
Key Accountabilities
* Add value and reduce costs (DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX) for projects ensuring project viability on a subsidy free basis through efficient working, careful scoping, procurement and innovative engineering and design opportunities, recorded and managed through the Financial Model.
* Responsible for setting and managing the project programme in line with strategy to consent.
* Manage all risks on projects using appropriate tools and contracts.
* Responsible for project budget to point of consent: includes management of internal and external hours and costs.
* Responsible for screening, scoping and producing the planning application, normally accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
* Responsible for management of external consultants and internal technical or engineering support in relation to the project design, ES production, or condition discharge bundles.
* Responsible for management of Option and Lease Agreements - ensuring sites are secured on viable terms.
* Coordination of engineering design, technical studies and grid requirements.
* Responsible for planning submission and driving towards a consent.
Experience
* Minimum 3 years direct experience.
* Successfully managing projects within resource and budget constraints.
* Successfully dealing with planning authorities and other project stakeholders, including landowners, general public, project contractors, external consultants and development partners.
* Production of Planning Applications, Environmental Statements and planning condition discharge bundles. Experience of the appeals process including Public Inquiries.
Qualifications
* Degree in an environmental, engineering, technical, planning or science-based subject or equivalent.
This is an exciting and varied opportunity where you will play a key role in the UK business, looking after the full development life cycle of their onshore wind, hydro and solar portfolio.
Competitive salary and benefits package. Hybrid working available.
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