Project Development Manager

Green Recruitment Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

Green Recruitment Company is seeking a Project Development Manager to lead UK utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects from origination to Ready-to-Build. You will coordinate land, planning, grid, and commercial workstreams, manage stakeholders, and ensure milestones are met across the development lifecycle, with significant ownership and autonomy.

Candidates should bring strong project management, UK planning knowledge, and a commercially minded approach.

Qualifications

• Experience developing UK utility-scale renewable energy or infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in solar PV and/or BESS development.
• Good understanding of UK planning and grid connection processes.
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially minded with ability to assess viability and risks.
• Experience taking projects through to Ready-to-Build is desirable.
• Existing UK renewables, land, planning or grid relationships advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of utility-scale solar and BESS projects from origination to construction readiness.
• Identify and manage project risks, budgets, programs and milestones.
• Manage relationships with landowners, planning authorities, DNOs/TOs, consultants and stakeholders.
• Lead land acquisition, planning, environmental and grid connection processes.
• Coordinate technical studies, site assessments, layouts and project optimisation.
• Support project financial modelling, investment cases and commercial assessments.
• Manage external consultants and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support procurement, financing, due diligence and transition into construction.
• Monitor UK planning, grid and energy-market developments relevant to the portfolio.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Renewable energy experience

UK planning knowledge

Job description

We are a UK-based Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, constructing and owning utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects.

We are seeking a Project Development Manager to lead projects from early-stage origination through to Ready-to-Build, managing the key land, planning, grid, technical and commercial workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of utility-scale solar and BESS projects from origination to construction readiness.

• Identify and manage key project risks, budgets, programs and development milestones.

• Manage relationships with landowners, planning authorities, DNOs/TOs, consultants and other stakeholders.

• Lead land acquisition, planning, environmental and grid connection processes.

• Coordinate technical studies, site assessments, layouts and project optimisation.

• Support project financial modelling, investment cases and commercial assessments.

• Manage external consultants and multidisciplinary project teams.

• Support procurement, financing, due diligence and transition into construction.

• Monitor UK planning, grid and energy-market developments relevant to the portfolio.

Requirements

• Experience developing UK utility-scale renewable energy or infrastructure projects.

• Strong experience in solar PV and/or BESS development.

• Good understanding of UK planning and grid connection processes.

• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.

• Commercially minded with the ability to assess project viability and risks.

• Experience taking projects through to Ready-to-Build is highly desirable.

• Existing UK renewable energy, land, planning or grid network relationships would be advantageous.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to play a key role in a growing UK renewable energy IPP.

• Exposure to both solar PV and BESS.

• Significant ownership and autonomy across the development lifecycle.

• Competitive salary, benefits and performance-related incentives.