Project Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of the development of projects up to the handover to the construction manager of onshore projects in the UK and wider Europe. 
• Management of all internal and external service providers for: consents, landowner relationships and agreements, procurement, construction management services, grid, site investigations and project design and stakeholder relations. 
• Work with the clients legal, consenting, procurement, comms/stakeholder management, policy and regulations and asset management teams to support delivery of the project through to the construction phase.
• Support the wider due diligence and business development activities which will be undertaken to support the delivery of new development/operational assets into the clients wider portfolio. 
• Development and implementation of project execution plans.
• Generate project programmes and budgets and delivery according to the same including weekly management and monthly board reporting as required.
• Manage procurement of WTG’s and BOP and all necessary ancillary services for construction.
• Managing design and survey activities as required to inform the procurement process.
• Securing/managing connection to the local/transmission grid network and securing compliance with grid connection agreements.
• Manage acquisition of all necessary land rights and landowner relationships.
• Manage delivery of all consents and condition approvals required for construction including CDM2015 obligations.
• Support delivery of the business case for FID.
• Work closely with the construction manager of onshore projects to ensure a smooth transition into the construction phase.
• Oversee risk management and creation and updating of the project risk management register.
• Representing the company in community settings and in front of large landowner or community groups.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills including engagement with regulators, communities and landowners
• High degree of commercial focus while not overlooking the importance of focus on the details
• Ability to work across a number of projects/workstreams
• Ability work within MS Office software
• At least five years’ experience in delivering development projects through FID to construction
• Experience in renewable energy projects including turbine, balance of plant and grid procurement
• Track record of delivery to budget and programme
• Experience in undertaking due diligence for acquisition of renewable energy projects
• Educated to degree level (Engineering, Finance, Legal, Environmental or a Commercial Specialism)