Project Development Manager France

Uniper Energy; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bike leasing

E-car charging

Preventive health services

Employee assistance program

Employer-funded pension

Lifelong training

Coaching

Résumé du poste

Uniper in Paris is seeking a Project Development Manager to lead planning and execution of energy projects across France. You will coordinate with engineers, contractors and local authorities to ensure timely, compliant delivery while supporting the Management Board in portfolio growth.

Candidates should have an engineering or related degree, strong PM skills, and experience in permitting, land contracts, and grid connections for utility-scale solar or wind. English and French fluency required.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, business, economics, or related field
• In-depth knowledge of project development stages including permitting, land contracts, grid connections
• Technical expertise in wind and solar projects; CAD, GIS, and Office tools

Responsabilités

• Manage project planning, implementation, and oversight in France, from initiation to completion.
• Collaborate with engineers, contractors, and external stakeholders to ensure timely and cost-effective project execution.
• Initiation, monitoring, and coordination of environmental planning, connection, and construction processes.
• Provide support to the Management Board in organizational growth and project portfolio development.
• Assist in the negotiation of real estate use rights and contracts with energy operators and contractors.
• Manage weekly reporting on your projects using Uniper internal tools.
• Design, implement and improve tools to manage development activities in coordination with internal teams.
• Build positive relationships with local authorities, communities, and landowners.

Connaissances

Project management

French & English fluency

Communication skills

Presentation skills

CAD

GIS

Office tools

Formation

Engineering degree

Business/Economics degree

Outils

CAD

GIS

MS Office

Description du poste

Location: Paris, FR, 75008

Country/Region: FR

Contract type:

Working hours: Full time

Compensation:

We are looking for you as Project Development Manager (all genders)

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Management of project planning, implementation, and oversight in France, from initiation to completion.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including engineers, contractors, and external stakeholders, to ensure timely and cost-effective project execution.
• Initiation, monitoring, and coordination of official procedures, including environmental planning, connection, and construction processes.
• Providing support to the Management Board in organizational growth and project portfolio development.
• Assisting in the negotiation of agreements securing real estate usage rights and contracts with energy operators and contractors.
• Manage weekly reporting on their own projects based on Uniper internal tools
• Design, implement and continuously improve the tools used to manage development activities, in coordination with the relevant internal teams.
• Building positive relationships through collaboration with local authorities, communities, and landowners.

Your profile

• Degree in engineering, business, economics, or a related field, with a solution-oriented mindset and commitment to learning
• In-depth knowledge of project development stages, including permitting, land contracts, and grid connections, with track record in utility-scale solar or wind projects up to financial investment decision
• Technical expertise in wind and solar projects, including CAD, GIS, and Office tools, with experience in the french regulatory framework and permitting
• Strong project management skills, including the use of tools, detailed reporting, and long-term planning
• Growth mindset with openness to new technologies and a willingness to continuously develop relevant skills and capabilities
• Familiarity with financial tools and concepts, and excellent communication and presentation skills in international, multicultural settings
• Fluency in French and English; additional language skills are a plus

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

Work-Life-Balance / New Normal

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

Mobility

• Bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations

Health offers

• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings

• Lifelong training
• Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Job information

Contract type:

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Start Date: 01/05/2026

Deadline:

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.