Vice President Project Development

Cubico Sustainable Investments Limited; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubico Sustainable Investments is seeking a Vice President of Project Development to join its London team. This pivotal role involves leading the development business, collaborating across various teams, and supporting renewables projects internationally. The successful candidate will possess extensive experience in project management and a strategic mindset aligned with Cubico’s growth objectives in renewable energy.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in international energy projects, especially renewables.
• Strong analytical background with commercial acumen.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support local teams in defining and delivering business plans.
• Monitor and report on business progress against plans.
• Lead projects to build Cubico’s development capabilities.

Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Commercial Acumen

Resource Management

Education

Project Management Qualification

Job description

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Job Summary

The VP Development is a critical role operating at the heart of Cubico’s development business. In this highly varied and flexible role you will be part of Cubico’s small central team leading the continued evolution of this business stream which is core to delivery of the company’s growth strategy. It will include working with local country teams to support them in defining and delivering on their local business plans, leading projects to put in place key components of the framework supporting Cubico’s development capability (systems, tools, processes, interaction between different functions), supporting larger, cross border greenfield acquisitions and assisting the Head of Development on all aspects of building the development business.

The VP Development will report to Cubico’s central Head of Development and will work closely with country teams and other central teams across all functions and disciplines. The role will be based in London and will involve travel to meet and work with other Cubico teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with local country teams to support them in defining and delivering on their local business plans
• Monitoring progress of the business against the business plan, highlighting areas of concern and identifying opportunities to accelerate delivery and outperform expectations;
• Providing direct support to origination and country teams as required in building investment cases for new and existing projects in alignment with Cubico requirements and socialising them with central functions and senior management;
• Leading on projects and/or specific workstreams to build Cubico’s development capability (for example to build functionality in our systems, improve processes, data management etc);
• Working across country teams and central teams to ensure a consistency of approach to project management, developing skills and sharing best practice between teams;
• Tracking market benchmarks for valuations of relevant transactions across Cubico markets in collaboration with local teams, to support project decision-making and assessment of Cubico pipeline value;
• Providing support to the Head of Development as required and acting as deputy in their absence;
• Proactively promoting knowledge sharing across the business and fostering a sense of a coordinated global development team that is fully integrated within the wider Cubico organisation.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant international energy projects experience, with in-depth experience of renewables projects in development across multiple markets;
• Project Management skills and experience in using project management controls (budgets, schedules, risk logs etc). Ideally a project management qualification/ certification;
• Strong analytical background, commercial acumen with a strategic view and an understanding of renewables project fundamentals, economics and market drivers;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and foster this behaviour in others;
• Solid planning and organising skills to include effective prioritisation, resource management and working remotely;
• Ability to work under pressure and to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines;
• Proactive and enthusiastic, with a positive attitude and a drive for high standards.

Established in 2015, Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a London-headquartered firm, is one of the world’s leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas, Europe and Australia. Owned equally by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments, two of the world’s largest pension funds with over USD300 bn under management, Cubico is committed to a long-term growth strategy designed to make it one of the largest and best in class renewable energy investors in the world.

Cubico holds a portfolio of around 12 GW, with assets across the wind, solar PV, solar thermal and transmission line technologies. Covering the whole energy chain from development and construction to operation, the company’s portfolio is located across 9 countries: Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States (USA), Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.

Cubico is driven by six core values: Diversity, Respect, Integrity, Value Creation and Excellence, which make up the final value DRIVE. These values encourage employees to take pride and satisfaction in their work, strive to achieve their goals and go the extra mile to attain outstanding results, whilst acting with the upmost integrity and behaving ethically in the course of their employment. Cubico’s employees are central to its success and, as a result, the company looks for people who believe in its purpose, will take full account of its impact and are motivated to make a positive contribution to communities and the environment and build a better future.

As part of Cubico culture and values, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building talented teams that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented minority groups.

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