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Development Manager

Elgin EnergyDublin, IE

3 days ago

Job description

Elgin Values

Core behavioural responsibilities for all employees

Agility

We Lead with Agility

Integrity

We Act with Integrity

Excellence

We Empower Excellence

Care

We Value Care

Integration of our four core values into our employment processes and frameworks allows Elgin to recognise and respect individual employees for their personal contributions to their roles, their colleagues, stakeholders, and ultimately to the renewable energy sector. We see sustainability as every employee’s responsibility and weaving sustainable practices into our values is paramount to the culture we seek to create.

Job Description

Manage the development and delivery of utility scale solar PV and storage projects from site origination through to fully consented and ready-to-build phases. Engagement with key stakeholders in the development process and management of all project matters relating to development including land contracts and negotiation, planning process and grid connection.

What you will do : Site Origination

Prospecting suitable sites for solar PV and Storage development through various mapping tools, site feasibility studies, energy yield analysis, project budget and cash flow analysis.
Engagement with the Network Operators and other industry bodies, such as local planning authorities, to identify opportunities for solar and storage development.
Supporting other team members in the identification of projects and assessment of opportunities.

Project Development

Stakeholder and legal liaison, aligning land strategy with planning, engineering, and legal teams while managing community and landowner relations. Engagement with landowners and land agents regarding securing land for solar and storage.

Negotiation of agreements including landowner agreements, consultancy contracts, and input to commercial decisions, ensuring optimum value is achieved in all such negotiations.

Management of specialist consultants throughout the planning application process.

Management of projects through the grid connection process with the relevant network operator.

Engagement with external stakeholders (e.g. local authorities, system operators, statutory consultees, planning & grid consultants) while representing the company in a professional manner.

Community consultation on project proposals with stakeholders local to the project area.

Project cash flow management and preparation of budget proposals

Manage and report on all project risks, ensuring management are kept fully abreast of any significant developments.

General

Continue to evolve and build existing knowledge and understanding of the renewable energy industry keeping a watching brief on energy policy development and media, and networking through attendance at industry conferences where relevant or required.

Drive and motivate the project development team and progress their professional development through staff mentorship, knowledge sharing and identification of training opportunities.

Drive and promote the corporate values of Elgin within the workplace.

Actively foster, in cooperation with other staff, an ethos and culture of inclusiveness and openness

Other duties as required and directed by the relevant Manager or other Officer appointed by the Board of Directors.

Reporting

Senior Development Management Team / Head of Development

Your profile

Experienced negotiator of wayleaves, easements, leases, and land purchases across complex renewable infrastructure developments

Strong development background, driving property and energy project pipelines from land identification through planning and acquisition.

Advanced knowledge and understanding of renewable energy project development, stakeholder management and evidence of the ability to manage and build a team.

Experience with the full development lifecycle is an advantage, as the role requires a ‘big picture’ thinker.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be an ambitious, self-motivated person with a passion for business growth and solar development.

The drive to work in a fast-paced organisation where there is an environment of change, complexity, and multi-functional stakeholders.

A 'positive can-do attitude'.

Requirements :

Candidates will ideally come from a technical / engineering, development or consultancy background and have 3-4 years project management experience in the power or renewable energy sector.

The successful candidate will be required to travel throughout UK and Ireland and a full clean driver’s licence is necessary.

About us

Elgin is a leading international solar & storage company, bringing projects from origination through development to energisation. The company has a portfolio of projects in late-stage development totaling 15GW+ across four key markets : the UK, Australia, Ireland and Germany.

Elgin Energy is an entrepreneurial business with a strong culture, pipeline, and future growth trajectory. The company has expanded internationally over the last 15 years with over 115 professionals located in its London, Dublin, Munich, Madrid and Sydney offices. Elgin has a 98% success rate through planning across all its markets. Please visit our website to learn more; www.elgin.com or check out our LinkedIn; https : / / www.linkedin.com / company / elgin-energy-limited /

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