Project Manager

Ecotricity; Stroud; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

Hybrid working

Discounts

25 days holiday

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Job summary

Ecotricity is seeking a 1 to 2 year post qualified Project Manager to support the development and delivery of a utility-scale NSIP solar PV and BESS project in the UK.

The role involves coordinating land acquisition, grid connections, planning and consenting, stakeholder management and preparation for construction, working with internal teams, consultants and landowners. Experience in renewable energy and UK NSIP processes is preferred, with a willingness to learn and travel to sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in utility-scale solar or BESS project development is preferred.
• Knowledge of UK NSIP/DCO consenting framework is desirable.
• Experience coordinating landowner negotiations and planning activities is advantageous.
• Strong organizational, communication and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to site and engage with landowners.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Director and Project Managers in progressing utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects through development to construction.
• Coordinate project programmes, deliverables, risk registers, budgets, document control and milestones.
• Liaise with internal teams, consultants and external stakeholders to maintain progress.
• Prepare progress reports, meeting minutes and project documentation.
• Assist with land acquisition activities and landowner engagement.
• Coordinate with land agents on option agreements, leases, and access arrangements.
• Support planning and NSIP processes including environmental assessments and consenting.

Skills

NSIP knowledge

Planning coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Grid connections

Landowner management

Project reporting

MS Project

Education

Degree in Town Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, Land Management or related

Chartered RTPI/RICS or equivalent

UK driving licence

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Ecotricity is seeking a 1 to 2 year post qualified Project Manager to support the development and delivery of a utility-scale NSIP solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project the UK.

The role will involve coordinating key project development activities, including land acquisition, landowner engagement, grid connections, planning and consenting, stakeholder management and preparation for construction.

The successful candidate will have experience in renewable energy or infrastructure project development, with an understanding of the UK planning and consenting framework, including an awareness of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

Direct Development Consent Order (DCO) experience is not essential, although an interest in developing knowledge of the NSIP process would be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Development & Coordination

• Support the Project Director and Project Managers in progressing utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects through development and into construction.
• Coordinate project programmes, deliverables, risk registers, budgets, document control systems, and key milestones.
• Liaise with internal teams, consultants and external stakeholders to maintain project progress.
• Prepare progress reports, meeting minutes and project documentation.

Land & Landowner Management

• Assist with land acquisition activities, landowner engagement and ongoing relationship management.
• Coordinate with land agents and legal advisers on option agreements, leases, easements, wayleaves and access arrangements.
• Support the resolution of land-related issues and maintain land agreement trackers.

Planning, Consenting & NSIPs

• Support planning and DCO discharge of requirements, applications, environmental assessments and consenting activities.
• Assist planning manger and consultants with the coordination of technical studies, consultation activities and submission documentation.
• Develop an understanding of NSIP/DCO consenting processes and support associated development activities.
• Assist in tracking planning conditions, DCO requirements and other consent obligations.
• Liaise with local planning authorities and statutory consultees as required.

Grid Connections

• Support the coordination of grid connection activities, working with internal grid teams, network operators and technical consultants.
• Track grid connection milestones, agreements and programme dependencies.
• Assist with land, planning and technical matters relating to substations, cable routes and associated infrastructure.

Stakeholder & Construction Interface

• Coordinate external consultants, contractors, landowners and other project stakeholders.
• Support community engagement and stakeholder communications.
• Assist in preparing projects for construction, including tracking outstanding land, planning and grid requirements.
• Support the transition from development into construction and help resolve project interface issues

About You

• Experience with utility-scale solar PV or BESS projects, renewable and energy, infrastructure, planning, land or project development, ideally at assistant or coordinator level.
• Good understanding of the key stages of UK renewable energy project development.
• Understanding of UK planning processes and the NSIP consenting framework.
• Experience coordinating consultants, stakeholders or project activities.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, track progress and meet deadlines.
• Proactive approach with a willingness to learn and take on responsibility.
• Experience with landowner negotiations, land agreements or agricultural land matters.
• Knowledge of grid connection processes and infrastructure.
• Experience supporting planning applications, environmental assessments or consenting activities.
• Familiarity with DCO projects or planning condition discharge.
• Understanding of the development-to-construction transition.

Skills Required:

Planning & Technical:

• Awareness of DCO / NSIP consenting & compliance
• Understanding of discharge of requirements management
• Knowledge of environmental management plans (CEMP etc)
• Understanding of Agricultural & rural land matters
• Experience with planning legislation
• Experience with condition / obligation tracking systems
• Knowledge of BNG & ecological mitigation delivery
• Understanding of grid & infrastructure consenting

Relationship & Commercial:

• Experience with landowner & tenant management
• Experience with supply chain coordination
• Experience with stakeholder & community engagement
• Experience with negotiation & dispute resolution
• Influencing without direct authority
• Excellent written reporting to board level
• Experieince with construction programme and MS project awareness
• Experience with risk identification & escalation

Relationship & Commercial

Qualifications:

• Degree in Town Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, Land Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Chartered membership of the RTPI, RICS, or equivalent professional body is strongly preferred.
• Full UK driving licence — regular travel to site and landowner meetings is a core requirement of this role.
• Postgraduate qualification in planning, environmental management, or project management is advantageous.

About Us

What's in it for you...

• Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
• Hybrid Working
• Various company discounts (including shops, gyms, days out and events)
• Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
• Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available

As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental Policy and its associated sustainability objectives and targets.

Flexibility statement

The fast moving nature of the business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to utilise our people in the best possible way at all times and helps our colleagues to make the best contribution in a changing environment.

Ecotricity is Britain's overall greenest energy company- it’s more than just green energy – the breadth and depth of our work on green issues is unmatched. When we started back in 1995, we were the first company in the world to provide a new kind of electricity - the green kind.

Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain - by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.

We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers' bills to make it ourselves too – we have built windmills and sun parks in Britain. We call this turning 'bills into mills'.

We don't just focus on energy though- we built the Electric Highway, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points; we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world; and we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk, where they use the money from our customers' bills to protect and regenerate Britain's lost rainforests.

Ecotricity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.