Development Project Manager
Location
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Do you want to work to make Power for Good?
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.
Job Purpose
You will focus on developing RES’s Solar pipeline but could also work on RES’s other renewable energy projects.
You will be responsible for: running the project (including budget, programme and team management) and deciding project strategy up to point of planning consent; handling and undertaking community relations and communications; producing an Environmental Statement; securing planning consent; managing consultants; obtaining planning condition compliance and supporting planning compliance during construction and operation. You will work on at least 2 projects at any one time with the total number depending on project requirements.
Organisational Context
This role is key to securing planning consent for a project, the stage at which most of the project’s profit is secured.
The Project Manager (UK&I Solar) will be the Development Project Manager’s line manager. During the Post Consent Phase, the Development Project Manager will report to a Project Manager for project-related matters, and to the Construction Manager for project-related matters in the Construction Phase.
Key Accountabilities
- Add customer value and reduce costs (DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX) for projects ensuring project viability on a subsidy free basis through efficient working, careful scoping, procurement and creative engineering and design opportunities, and project economic/financial modelling.
- Responsible for setting and leading the project programme in line with strategy to consent.
- Manage all risks on projects using appropriate tools and contracts.
- Responsible for project budget to point of consent: includes management of internal and external hours and costs.
- Responsible for EIA screening, scoping and producing the planning application, normally accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
- Responsible for management of external consultants and internal technical or engineering support in relation to the project design, ES production, or condition discharge bundles.
- Responsible for management of property - ensuring property is secured on viable terms - supported by the Property Manager.
- Coordination of engineering design, technical studies and grid requirements is needed along with a solid understanding of how to maximise profit and the probability of securing consent – supported by the engineer/technical analyst.
- Responsible for planning submission and driving towards a consent.
- Responsible for Appeals process, which may involve management of a Public Inquiry.
- Responsible for obtaining timely pre-commencement planning condition discharge.
- Responsible for obtaining any post consent planning variations.
- Support obtaining other licences and permits required by the project.
- Provide support for planning condition compliance throughout construction and operations.
- Accountable for ensuring project documentation and consultation is aligned with planning policy and EIA regulations.
- Handling external stakeholder relationships, including landowners, local community, planning bodies, local politicians and other key influencers including objectors, all consultees statutory or otherwise, grid companies, consultants, suppliers, regulators and media.
- Devise and implement an effective communications plan, with support from the Community Relations Manager, focused on obtaining planning consent at least cost in minimum time whilst retaining RES’ reputation.
- Support development and implementation of storage and solar projects as appropriate to the location.
Knowledge
- Detailed knowledge of the drivers for a successful solar farm development and understanding of the common risks.
- Deep understanding of the planning systems and planning policy relating to renewable energy.
- Knowledge of the Appeals and Public Inquiry legal process.
- Knowledge of Environmental Impact regulations.
- Project economics & commercial aspects of projects.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- An entrepreneurial approach and problem solving abilities.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Handling and co-ordinating inputs from external consultants and project team members.
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
Experience
- Successfully managing projects within resource and budget constraints.
- Experience of team coordination.
- Successfully dealing with planning authorities and other project stakeholders, including landowners, general public, project contractors, external consultants and development partners.
- Production of Planning Applications, Environmental Statements and planning condition discharge bundles or management of consultants doing same.
- Experience of the Appeals process including Public Inquires desirable
Qualifications
- Degree in an environmental, engineering, technical, planning or science based subject or equivalent.
At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.
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