Land Development Manager (UK)

Rivan Industries; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

In-person HQ Bermondsey, South London

Relocation support (£6,000/year)

Private health insurance

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Rivan Industries in the UK seeks a Land Development Manager to lead site selection and land access for renewable energy parks. You will work through land agents and directly with landowners to secure long-term exclusivity and assemble parcels, while managing title-related issues and coordinating with legal and planning teams.

You will travel across the UK, collaborate with the wider development team, and drive the origination strategy in line with project timelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in large-scale renewable/infra land origination or similar
• Willingness to travel to meet landowners, agents, solicitors and other stakeholders
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
• Clean driving licence
• Strong first-principles thinking and strategic planning abilities

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyse, and evaluate potential sites for renewable energy projects with internal GIS and development input
• Negotiate and secure Landowner and Option Agreements with landowners and agents
• Negotiate easements and other land rights as required for sites
• Collaborate with legal and development teams to de-risk and coordinate land acquisitions
• Review land title due diligence with legal support and ensure appropriate decisions
• Maintain records of land agreements and communications across projects
• Coordinate with project development to align acquisition strategy with timelines and budgets
• Assist with planning submissions and community engagement as needed
• Stay informed on UK land/planning/origination trends relevant to Rivan’s interests

Skills

Land origination

Travel willingness

Driving license

First-principles thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in a related field

Job description

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 Development Manager to accelerate our origination strategy and grow our renewable UK energy pipeline. This is a role for someone who can operate independently, both working through land agents and self-sourcing land directly for our solar and synthetic fuel energy parks. You’ll lead UK site selection strategy and framework agreements with land agents, and use a deep understanding of the energy market to negotiate land access agreements in line with project requirements. The role is UK-focused but works in close alignment with our colleagues in Spain and Portugal to share resource and strengthen our wider origination strategy.

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.

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 incl early screening for gas grid capacity, and planing constraints
• 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 working through title related issues including unregistered land, restrictive covenants etc.
• 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 UK where related to Rivan’s interests

Core skills:

• 5+ years professional experience in large-scale renewable and infrastructure 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:

• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South London
• Extensive relocation support, including £6,000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time off

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

If you don't see a current role that fits, we also welcome open applications via our website.