Principal Sustainability Consultant (Renewable Energy), Leeds
Client: Hydrock
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Job Category: Consulting
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 08ea58a8bf81
Job Views: 4
Posted: 29.04.2025
Expiry Date: 13.06.2025
Job Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Consultant specializing in renewable energy to join our SES team. Our team has a national presence, and we welcome applications from candidates who can commute to any of our offices across the UK.
As an inclusive employer, we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal circumstances, including part-time or full-time hours and hybrid working models.
Your role will include:
* Leading technical and project delivery for grid-scale/Front of the Meter renewable energy and storage projects, mainly battery and solar power, with experience in other technologies beneficial.
* Overseeing project delivery within your portfolio.
* Managing and developing client relationships.
* Managing project finances.
* Resource management for the team.
* Leading, recruiting, and developing team members.
About Our Division:
Our Smart Energy & Sustainability division helps clients unlock cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy, maximizing economic and environmental value while adhering to sustainability principles. We are committed to being net-zero by 2030, aligned with the Science Based Targets Initiative, and active in the UK Green Building Council and Business in the Community.
Our Work Includes:
* Net-zero carbon studies
* Energy strategy and environmental assessments for planning
* Climate change studies
* Life-Cycle Carbon and Cost Analyses
* Renewable energy consultancy and development
* Carbon management verification
Our team combines engineering and consultancy expertise to deliver comprehensive project inputs from inception onward.
Candidate Profile:
Ideal candidates will have experience with:
* Grid connection processes for renewable projects (20-500MW scale)
* Renewable energy and storage project development, including market and revenue opportunities
* Technical knowledge of PV, Wind, Hydro, Anaerobic Digestion, Battery Storage, Hydrogen
* Liaison with TNO/DNO at various project stages
* Working with developers as a technical lead
* Planning processes for various development scales
* Supply chain and partner engagement
* Understanding industry changes and opportunities
Desirable but not essential experience includes:
* Business development
* Team operations and resource planning
* Mentoring junior staff
* Process and technical improvements
Why Join Hydrock (now Stantec):
With over 900 staff across 21 UK offices, we aim to be a ‘Force for Good’ by improving lives and creating sustainable infrastructure. Recognized as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year 2023, our projects have received numerous awards for sustainability and innovation.
What We Offer:
* Supportive colleagues
* Recognition and career progression
* Development of soft and technical skills
* Health benefits and generous holiday allowances
* Early Friday finishes
* Flexibility and climate perks
Inclusivity:
We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting a safe environment for all employees and providing reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities or neurodiverse conditions.
Next Steps:
After applying via our careers site, we will review your application promptly. Shortlisted candidates will undergo a pre-screen call, followed by a formal interview via video or in-person.
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