Solar Development Manager (UK)

Rivan Industries; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Unlimited time off

Relocation support (£6000 per year)

Significant share options

Job summary

Rivan Industries seeks an experienced planning and permitting lead to drive UK solar projects from early planning through to consent and implementation. The role focuses on securing land rights, public engagement, and coordinating TCPA applications for deployment across the UK.

Ideal candidates will have 7-10+ years of planning experience, familiarity with UK processes, MRTPI accreditation preferred, and a degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years professional experience in planning.
• Experience with the planning process across the UK.
• MRTPI accreditation preferred.
• Bachelor or Master degree in related field maybe required.

Responsibilities

• Secure land rights and permits for new pipeline connections.
• Oversee early stage pre-application planning work (feasibility, land-use, EIA screening).
• Coordinate TCPA planning applications and social engagement with local stakeholders.
• Discharge planning conditions and manage post-consent amendments with Deployment Team.
• Respond to planning consultations affecting Rivan.

Skills

Planning process UK

Stakeholder engagement

TCPA planning applications

EIA screening

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in 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.

After proving our technology over the last 18-months, we’re now embarking on our next project - to build the world's largest synthetic fuel plants across the UK, Spain, and Portugal. Our projects will rapidly scale from 10MW up to 1GW, producing >1TWh of synthetic natural gas every year, distributed all over Europe to decarbonise areas you can’t electrify.

We’re looking for someone that has the scar-tissue of navigating the planning and permitting process of large-scale solar in the UK, to drive our solar efforts forward and bring these projects to life. If you want to be able to look back and say you had a key role in decarbonising the future of earth, make this role yours.

The role:

Responsibility for areas of the planning and permitting process, including:

• Securing necessary land rights and permits for new pipeline connections
• Overseeing early stage pre-application planning work, including: feasibility studies, land use compatibility assessments, EIA screening applications, etc.
• Co-ordinating, reviewing, and submitting an TCPA planning applications, including overseeing a robust social engagement strategy with local stakeholders
• Discharge of planning conditions
• Preparing and managing post consent planning amendments in consultation with our Deployment Team
• Responding to planning consultations which could affect Rivan.

Managing and engaging with stakeholders

• Various levels of government: local, county and national organisations as needed
• Other statutory consultees such as heritage, ecology, and landscape officers
• Subconsultants preparing surveys and assessments
• Developing a clear and concise communications plan across the hierarchy of stakeholders in the UK

Core skills:

• 7-10+ years professional experience
• Experience with the planning process across the UK
• Ideally, but not required, MRTPI Accredited
• Bachelors or Masters degree in related field

Specifics:

• £80 - 100k Salary depending on experience
• Significant share options as part of the early team
• In-person work at our HQ in Bermondsey, South London
• Extensive relocation support, including £6000 per year extra to live close to our HQ
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time off