Senior Land Manager
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UK Development Company – Wind, Solar, Renewables
Cambridge
Circular Resourcing are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Land Manager to join one of the UK’s leading development businesses with a strong portfolio of Wind and Solar projects across the UK.
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:
* Reporting to the Development Director, the job holder will be primarily responsible for securing high quality development sites to maintain the development of the renewables forward programme.
* They will also take responsibility of several land negotiations to achieve specific project and financial objectives.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* To identify new quality renewable generation and flexible energy projects for the company across England and Wales.
* To provide support to the wider team in their efforts to develop a successful business plan and to provide specific help within estates and business development areas.
* Identify sites pre-planning and wherever possible avoid on-market competition.
* Prepare the initial development concept, identify, and approach landowners and agree site and individual negotiating strategies with the Senior Development Land Manager.
* Use internal and external resources to take projects successfully through to Key Review B stage.
* Agree and review the site finding strategy and requirements with the Senior Development Land Manager on a regular basis.
* Negotiate contracts on behalf of the company however, all efforts must be agreed with the Development Director and will always be subject to Board approval.
* Prepare financial appraisals for use at Key Review A and B stages and prepare and obtain approval for initial budgets to progress sites through to Key Review C.
* Liaise with the wider team members to support delivery of projects.
* Conform to the Quality Project Management System as it relates to the job.
* On occasion, represent the Company at liaison meetings and landowner meetings etc., out with normal working hours.
* Work with the wider team members to achieve both individual and the Company’s key financial and non-financial targets.
DELIVERABLES:
* Achievement of a portfolio of quality renewable energy sites which are located out with significant technical constraints and with good planning prospects
* Delivery of prospect and project milestones to align with Business Plan requirements.
* Ensure commercial value of project is always maximised
* Ensure all new sites have a clear and deliverable strategy
* Ensure sufficient budget resources are made available to projects to avoid delay or reduction in quality.
KEY CONTACTS:
The role will report directly to the Development Director. The role fundamentally involves contact with the team and Project Support team, specifically to ensure all goals are progressed to deliver targeted key review stages and milestones.
Extensive travel will be required across England. A car allowance will be provided.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
ESSENTIAL:
• 5 years’ experience in site finding, with good knowledge of development and land use planning.
• Relevant professional qualifications e.g. RICS/RTPI
• Renewables experience
• Experience in negotiating option contracts
• Educated to degree level
• Full driving licence
• Experience in using appropriate IT tools to deliver efficiency and functionality
DESIRABLE:
• An appreciation of emerging opportunities in the Renewables Industry
PERSONAL QUALITIES/COMPETENCIES:
• A dynamic, self-starter, with the proven ability to operate in a challenging environment
• Customer orientation, integrity, and the ability to lead through influence
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail
• Good judgement, showing logical decision making, even under pressure
• Confident and experienced negotiator
• Logical planning ability and ability to multi-task successfully.
• Ability to role model actions and behaviours consistent with the company values
• First class communication skills with the ability to liaise with senior management and technical functions
• A positive ‘can do’ enthusiastic attitude towards addressing the technical challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capable of delivering results to strict deadlines.
• Professional approach
• Flexible & responsive
• Comfortable with regular travel
• Proven ability to partner with customers, partners and stakeholders in a manner that results in mutually positive outcomes and credibility
• Demonstrates the ability to take instructions when required, while operating with a high degree of autonomy and self-sufficiency.
• Entrepreneurial spirit