Partner - Energy and Renewables

Bidwells; Perth; Sur place; GBP 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary and bonus schemes

Car allowance

Pension

Holidays including birthday off

Wellness day

Paid sabbaticals

Private medical

Medicash

Lifestyle discounts

Résumé du poste

Bidwells is seeking a confident, proactive consultant at Partner level with extensive renewables experience to grow the land and property service line across the UK.

You will negotiate terms for landowners and investors, lead client engagements, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality guidance and successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience negotiating terms for landowners and developers.
• Experience in energy sector consultancy or closely related business.
• Leadership and team player with ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsabilités

• Advise on land rights for renewable energy projects across technologies and lifecycle.
• Negotiate terms and draft leases for landowners and investors; advise on ancillary rights.
• Lead client and project management; contribute to UK-wide growth and cross-selling.
• Collaborate with solicitors, accountants and advisors to deliver guidance.
• Visit sites to evaluate potential and manage projects to completion.
• Mentor team members; conduct performance reviews and support development.
• Support planning, budgeting and financial management of the department.
• Stay current with professional development to ensure technical and business acumen.
• Provide accurate, informed advice to firm-wide colleagues.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Leadership

Business development

Communication

Client care

Project management

Analytical reporting

Financial acumen

Teamwork

Formation

Degree level

MRICS (advantage)

Description du poste

Do you have extensive experience in the renewable energy sector with specific knowledge of land and property rights? Are you looking for a real opportunity to make a difference and work for a highly reputable, successful and expanding property consultancy?

The Energy & Renewables team at Bidwells has been at the forefront of the sector for over 20 years, offering professional services to support landowners and developers across the UK.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a confident, approachable and proactive consultant at the Partner level with exceptional negotiation and communication skills to help drive growth of the land and property service line,working closely with the existing team and other departments. You will collaborate with specialist teams in forestry, planning, natural capital and sustainable investment, grid and infrastructure experts acting for a range of energy and renewables clients across the country.

What you'll be doing

• Advising landowners, developers and investors on the land rights required for commercial-scale renewable energy projects, across all technologies, while safeguarding their interests throughout the project lifecycle.
• Negotiating commercial terms on behalf of landowners and investors to agree option and draft lease terms for projects, as well as advising on ancillary property rights such as access, grid, habitat management. Providing clients with detailed recommendations.
• Promoting land and evaluating offers, and may also involve site acquisition advisory, due diligence, and tender exercises involving detailed analysis and strategic advice, ultimately providing clients with detailed recommendations.
• Client and project management.
• Business development, working with senior team members to evolve and implement a UK wide growth plan, identifying target opportunities,contributing to marketing, PR and representing at industry events. Building strategic relationships and promoting cross-selling of Bidwells’ services.
• Collaborate with colleagues, solicitors, accountants, and other professional advisors to deliver top-quality guidance to clients.
• Visit sites to evaluate potential, establish client relationships, meet developers, and manage projects to completion.
• Lead, motivate and mentor team members to deliver profitable, high quality work and support their professional development. Conduct performance and development reviews with direct reports.
• Support Department planning, budgeting and financial management.
• Stay current with professional development to ensure technical expertise and business acumen.
• Act as a resource for firm-wide colleagues by providing accurate, informed advice.

About you

• Extensive experience in negotiating terms on behalf of landowners and/or developers throughout the lifecycle of different types of renewable technology projects.
• Experience working in a similar consultancy in the energy industry, or a developer or closely related business.
• Leadership experience and must be a team player. People management experience is a bonus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages and competing deadlines.
• Lease management experience.
• Professional, approachable demeanour with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business development and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills along with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent financial acumen and commercial awareness.
• Demonstrable track record of client care.
• Ability to instil a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ideally qualified to degree level. MRICS would be an advantage.
• Full UK driving licence.

Why Bidwells?

We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen. As a certified B Corporation (B-Corp), we are dedicated to using our business as a force for good, driving innovation, and creating long-term value for our clients, communities, and the environment.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary, car allowance and bonus schemes. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, a wellness day, paid sabbaticals, private medical cover, medicash plan, lifestyle discounts and perks, and more.
• Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.
• Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.
• Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.
• Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief.

Flexible working requests are considered from day one.

Recruitment agencies: Bidwells only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been contacted and directed by a member of our Talent Acquisition Team to work on a specific vacancy. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Bidwells or any of our employees other than via our Applicant Tracking System and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Bidwells will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.