DCO Project Development Manager (Solar & Battery Storage)

PIPER MADDOX LIMITED; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy developer in London is seeking a Project Development Manager to progress their project pipeline. The role involves managing planning and consent stages, ensuring timelines and budgets are met, and representing the company at public consultations. Ideal candidates will have experience in renewable energy projects and a collaborative attitude. Competitive salary and hybrid working options are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in renewable energy projects or major infrastructure.
• Prior involvement in managing project timelines and budgets.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Progress projects through planning and consents stages.
• Manage project timelines and budgets.
• Represent the company at public consultation events.

Skills

Experience in securing planning consents

Managing DCO applications

Project management

Public consultation

Job description

Project Development Manager - Renewable Energy

London Office Location with Hybrid Working Options

Salary Range: £65,000 - 75,000 based on Candidate Experience + Wider Package

Piper Maddox are excited to partner with one of the leading renewable energy developers in the UK with the growth of their team. This company have been a mainstay in the market for over a decade, and have been on a superb run of form for a number of years leading into 2025 and are showing no signs of slowing down through the rest of the year.

Within the current renewable energy sector in the UK, stability is a key consideration when identifying a new role. This company are hugely stable on both a financial level and also when it comes to their project portfolio. They are backed by a world class international investment firm, and are currently working on a multi-GW pipeline of utility scale Solar and BESS projects.

Our client take these projects from inception, through development, and into the RTB stage. In the Gate2 process, they maintained their entire project portfolio, and have had a high volume of success in the planning space - keeping their 100% consent record intact, which is a hugely impressive statistic.

This company has reviewed their strong position in terms of funding and project portfolio, and have implemented some very exciting plans to add a delivery and construction team to their in-house capabilities to transition into a fully fledged IPP. With this in mind, you can rest assured that you will see your projects come to fruition.

Within their portfolio, they have a diverse mixture of TCPA level projects, as well as DCO scale projects. This means that you would be working at the forefront of the clean energy transition on some of the most significant projects in the UK. As such, prior experience in this type of project is important for this role.

They are looking to add a Project Development Manager to their team who will be focused on progressing the pipeline through the planning & consents stages, managing project timelines & budgets, representing this company at public consultation events, as well as liaising with the company's land and grid teams.

In this role, I am looking to speak with candidates with experience in securing planning consents and managing DCO applications ideally for renewable energy projects or major infrastructure industries. If you have experience on this type of project and work within a fellow developer, a planning consultancy, or a local authority - this could be a good match for you.

You would be joining up with a tight knit and collaborative team where the sharing of ideas and expertise is promoted. There is not a culture of being protective over your projects as everyone is working towards a common goal.

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