Land Development Manager (Spain)

Rivan; España; Presencial; EUR 71.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Significant share options

Remote work in Spain

Unlimited time-off

Private healthcare

Descripción de la vacante

Rivan Industries in Spain is seeking a Land Manager to accelerate its origination strategy for renewable energy parks. You will work with land agents and source opportunities, lead site selection, and negotiate land access rights aligned with project requirements.

Based in Spain with regular UK visits, the role requires 5+ years in land origination, a related degree, and willingness to travel. The position offers a base salary of £60-80k, significant equity, remote work in Spain, unlimited time

Formación

• 5+ years in large-scale renewable or infrastructure land origination.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field.
• Clean driving license is required.
• Strong capability in first-principles thinking and strategy.

Responsabilidades

• Identify, analyze, and evaluate potential sites with GIS input.
• Meet landowners and agents to discuss access and secure long-term exclusivity.
• Negotiate Landowner and Option Agreements for development sites.
• Negotiate easements and other land agreements as needed.
• Collaborate with legal to de-risk agreements.
• Review land title due diligence with legal support.
• Maintain records of land agreements and communications.
• Align land acquisition strategy with project timelines and budget.
• Assist with boundary and title reviews for planning submissions.
• Support community engagement and liaise with utilities post-consent.

Conocimientos

5+ years in large-scale renewable/land

Travel willingness

Clean driving license

First-principles thinking

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field

Descripción del empleo

Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.

We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.

We’re looking for a Land Manager to accelerate our origination strategy and grow our renewable Spanish energy pipeline. We’re looking for someone who can both work with land agents, and self source land opportunities for our solar and synthetic fuel energy parks.

The candidate should be able to lead site selection strategies and framework agreements with land agents, and with a deep understanding of the energy market to negotiate land access agreements in line with project requirements. This role will be predominantly focused on Spain, but will also include close alignment with our colleagues in the UK and Portugal to share resources and help our wider origination strategy.

The role

• Identify, analyse, and evaluate potential sites for renewable energy projects that meet the company’s strategy in collaboration with in-house GIS and wider development team
• Meet with landowners and their agents to discuss land access agreements with a view to securing long term exclusivity, including assembling parcels held across multiple owners
• Negotiate and secure Landowner Agreements and subsequent Option Agreements for development sites in consultation with wider business support functions
• Negotiate and and secure easements, and other land agreements as necessary for renewable energy sites
• Collaborate with legal and wider team throughout the land acquisition process to de‑risk agreements
• Review land title due diligence in conjunction with legal and development support to ensure land acquisition decisions are appropriately considered
• Maintain accurate records of land agreements, contracts, and communication as necessary within each project
• Collaborate with project development to ensure land acquisition strategy and rights afforded align with wider project and company timescales and budget
• Assist with pre‑submission boundary and title reviews as part of planning application submissions
• Assist with community engagement strategy as required by the development team
• Collaborate with external legal and interested associated parties (e.g. utilities) during post consent, lease entry discussions to ensure exercised legal agreements are afforded appropriate rights
• Collaborate with the internal construction team and development team to ensure Option Agreements are exercised at the appropriate time for technical, construction, legal, or planning obligations.
• Stay up to date on emerging land / planning / origination trends across Spain where related to Rivan’s interests

Core skills

• 5+ years professional experience in large-scale renewable and infrastructure projects land origination desirable, however other infrastructure and housebuilding origination will be considered
• Able and willing to travel, meet with and represent Rivan to Land agents, solicitors, land owners, farmers and relevant interested parties necessary
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field
• Must have a clean driving license
• Experience and aptitude for brilliant first-principles thinking and strategy

Specifics

• £60-80k base-salary
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• Remote work in Spain, with regular visits to the UK
• Unlimited time-off
• Private healthcare

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.