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Project Developer
£35k - 40k per year
Renewable Energy
UK
Reading, Berkshire, England
Permanent
Hybrid

Project Developer - Solar & BESS

 

Berkshire Office Location

 

Salary DOE: £35,000 - 40,000 + wider package

 

Piper Maddox are currently working with a leading UK based IPP to add to their Project Development capabilities. This company have an excellent track record in the space, and have been around for close to 20 years. This position would be a good fit for someone at the start of their career in the renewable energy sector.

 

Our client focus on the development, construction, and operation of utility scale Solar and Battery Storage projects. They have a significant development pipeline as well as projects moving into construction totaling over 3GW. Importantly, they also have a high volume of projects under operational management, showing they have the know-how to deliver on their promises.

 

Alongside their development activities, they also have strong acumen in the project acquisitions space. They have undergone significant M&A activity, meaning that they have grown their portfolio amidst the current grid reform situation. With this in mind, they are well placed alongside strong financial backing to kick on looking ahead.

 

They are currently looking to hire a Project Developer to work in their development team, taking projects from inception through to the RTB stage and handing over to construction. This is a junior level position suiting someone early in their renewable energy career or someone bringing across transferable skills to a new industry.

 

In this role, you would be responsible for managing matters across land agreements, planning consents, project layout designs, and grid connections. The key element of a Project Developer role, is to tie all these elements together, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to bring a project forward.

 

This would include managing external planning consultants for planning submission, engaging with landowners and the land team on new site origination, attending public consultation events, liaising with internal grid and engineering teams to ensure the technical viability of a project, as well as ensuring commercial feasibility on a budget and timeline front.

 

Suitable backgrounds for this role would include Engineering Consultancy, Environmental Consultancy, Ecology, or a grounding in renewable energy development. An understanding of the development process and key factors within this is the crucial part of a successful application for this role.

 

You would be joining up with a tight knit and collaborative team who are all working together towards a common goal and have seen a great run of success in recent times.

 

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