Job Title - Project Developer (Solar & Battery)
Base Location: Flexible (Home Based), UK
Role Description
This is an important role in our Clients rapidly growing Distributed Energy team, originating and completing strategic business development. Developing distributed generation including providing solutions to power markets, the grid and also to industrial and commercial customers. This role will be focused in particular on originating and early stage development of project pipeline in distributed solar PV and battery.
They are developing targeted distributed energy projects, some grid-facing, some on larger industrial sites serving industrial customers. Your role will be to originate, qualify and filter opportunities and to progress them to a defined project stage. This will focus in particular on targeted greenfield work. Key to success in doing this in the near term will be working with partners, developers and investors in the market.
Requirements
Experience in originating, qualifying and developing distributed power and energy projects in the UK, and track record in managing partnerships and supply relationships.
Experience in the power sectors and deal experience is essential.
Proven experience in business development and project development in the energy sector: power / gas / carbon markets, planning and permitting, grid connections, land agreements.
Experience in key aspects of renewable project development (grid, land and planning)
Strong commercial acumen to identify commercial opportunities and risk
Deal and negotiation skills
A good understanding of related commercials, legals, power project economics, corporate finance.
Entrepreneurial, driven and flexible. Inquisitive and able to challenge convention and deliver results
An engineering background is not essential. However, you will need to be able to work with technical and economic concepts with regards to distributed energy solutions and all relevant matters pertaining to applicable legislation, in particular safety, health and the environment
A full, current driving licence is essential.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.