PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - PLANNING

greentech GmbH; Bletchley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

24 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working

Office in Milton Keynes

Career progression

Job summary

greentech is seeking a well-organised, proactive planning professional to join its UK development team. You will work on utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects, handling planning assessments, site appraisals and coordination with consultants, authorities and communities.

The role requires strong spatial planning skills, CAD/GIS experience, and the ability to travel across the UK, with hybrid working and a Milton Keynes office presence.

Qualifications

• Experience with planning, infrastructure, GIS or renewable energy development is advantageous.
• Proficiency in CAD, GIS or similar mapping software and ability to create and interpret plans.
• Strong attention to detail in planning assessments, reports and documentation.
• Confident written and verbal communication with presentation and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planning desktop assessments, reviewing policy, site constraints and designations.
• Undertake site visits and report on site suitability for solar PV and storage.
• Prepare site appraisal reports, planning assessments, constraints plans and layouts.
• Use CAD, GIS and related tools to create and update plans and drawings.
• Present spatial and planning information clearly to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with planning consultants and authorities and engage local communities.
• Track actions and milestones through planning and wider development processes.
• Maintain structured project documentation in a data-room format.
• Support growth of greentech UK's renewable energy business.
• Travel across the UK as required.

Skills

CAD

GIS

Spatial planning

Microsoft Office

Communication

Tools

Land App

CAD

GIS

Data-room platforms

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you a well-organised, proactive and detail-oriented professional with a genuine interest in renewable energy development? Are youcomfortable working with planning and spatial information, producing clear documents and plans, and communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders?

Join us at greentech one of Europe's leading specialists in the development, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar PV plants and battery storage systems. This is your opportunity to play a role in the UK’s clean energy future.

Are you a well-organised, proactive and detail-oriented professional with a genuine interest in renewable energy development? Are youcomfortable working with planning and spatial information, producing clear documents and plans, and communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders?

Join us at greentech one of Europe's leading specialists in the development, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar PV plants and battery storage systems. This is your opportunity to play a role in the UK’s clean energy future.

Your Profile

You will be a well-organised, proactive and detail-oriented professional with a genuine interest in renewable energy development. You will be comfortable working with planning and spatial information, producing clear documents and plans, and communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

You will ideally have:

• Strong computer literacy, including excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and document-management or data-room platforms.
• Practical experience using CAD, GIS or similar mapping and spatial-planning software, with the ability to create, edit and interpret plans, maps, layouts, technical drawings and spatial data.
• Strong attention to detail when preparing planning assessments, reports and project documentation.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with confident presentation and negotiation abilities.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• A willingness to learn, develop new skills, take on increasing responsibility and travel across the UK.

Experience in planning, infrastructure, spatial planning, GIS, CAD or renewable energy development would be advantageous. We are also interested in candidates with strong transferable skills and the motivation to develop within the role.

Your Tasks

Reporting to and supporting the Head of Planning, you will contribute to the assessment and development of utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage projects, from early-stage opportunity assessment through to Ready to Build.

The role will focus on planning assessments, site appraisal, mapping, plan production, project coordination and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with the wider development team, planning consultants and other external advisers to help progress projects efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out planning desktop assessments, reviewing planning policy, site constraints and designations, and present findings to the development team.
• Undertake site visits where required and report on site suitability for solar PV and battery storage.
• Prepare site appraisal reports, planning assessments, constraints plans, site layouts, maps and other supporting documentation.
• Use CAD, GIS, Land App and other mapping or spatial-planning tools to create, update and interpret plans, layouts and technical drawings.
• Present spatial, planning and technical information clearly to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Support the coordination of planning consultants, environmental surveyors and other technical advisers, as well as engagement with local authorities, parish councils and local communities.
• Support projects through the planning, grid connection and wider development processes, tracking actions and milestones to ensure timely delivery.
• Prepare internal management approval documents and maintain well-structured project documentation in a data-room format.
• Support the wider development team and contribute to the growth of greentechs UK renewable energy business.
• Work in accordance with applicable Health and Safety legislation and company procedures, with travel throughout the UK as required.

We offer

• Be part of a values-driven company committed to sustainability, excellence, and teamwork.
• The opportunity to contribute to interesting projectsin a future-oriented growth market
• Opportunity to join acollaborative team, within a flat organisational structure, tohelp shape and grow the project development business.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits package with company pension, private healthcare, life assurance, discounts platform and 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Hybrid working, withmandatory attendance at our Milton Keynes office for two days every other weekand home working for the remainder.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunities for ongoing training, professional development, and career progression.
• Play a meaningful role, contributing to a company committed to tackling the climate emergency and protecting the environment.