Italian Solar Permitting Lead

Elgin; Roma; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Elgin seeks a Permitting Manager to join our Italian team in central Rome. You will lead feasibility, permitting and development for utility-scale Solar PV and BESS projects across Italy.

In this role you will combine planning expertise, GIS analysis and environmental awareness to accelerate the pipeline, manage external consultants, and ensure consent and delivery readiness. Fluency in Italian and English is essential, with a strong renewables network.

Competenze

• Significant demonstrable experience in renewable energy development and permitting in Italy, with exposure to utility-scale Solar PV and/or BESS projects.
• Background in renewable energy, environmental engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or urban planning.
• BA or MA degree in economics, engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in land evaluation via GIS platforms and/or Google Earth and pre-feasibility analysis with environmental constraint analysis.
• Strong understanding of Italian planning and permitting processes for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
• Experience coordinating consultants and interacting with municipalities, regional authorities and other stakeholders throughout the permitting process.

Mansioni

• Assess utility-scale Solar PV and BESS development opportunities across Italy.
• Conduct site screening, feasibility assessments and environmental, planning and landscape constraints analysis using GIS tools and other available resources.
• Support land acquisition and co-development activities through technical, planning, and permitting due diligence.
• Expand Elgin’s development pipeline by identifying high-quality opportunities and progressing projects from early-stage screening through planning, permitting and consent.
• Assess planning, environmental and landscape risks and develop mitigation strategies to maximise project viability and permitting success.
• Coordinate external consultants and manage the preparation, submission and progression of planning and permitting applications through to approval.
• Manage post-consent activities, including secondary permitting requirements, discharge of planning conditions and coordination with delivery teams to ensure projects remain on track for construction readiness.
• Lead project permitting activities, engaging with authorities, consultees and key stakeholders throughout the planning process to secure successful outcomes.
• Work closely with Development, Grid, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Legal and PMO teams to advance projects through the full development lifecycle, from feasibility assessment through to planning consent and secondary permit in line with the One Elgin framework.
• Support the transition of consented projects into delivery by ensuring key permitting, planning conditions, stakeholder commitments and project risks are clearly documented and handed over to internal delivery teams.
• Maintain accurate project reporting, permitting schedules and pipeline tracking within internal systems.
• Understand Elgin’s legal agreements (Land Agreements, Development Service Agreement and Share Purchase Agreement), origination and development strategy.
• Drive and promote the corporate values of Elgin within the workplace.

Conoscenze

Bilingual Italian/English

Renewable energy development

Planning and permitting

GIS analysis

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Formazione

BA/MA in economics or engineering

Strumenti

GIS tools

Google Earth

Descrizione del lavoro

Elgin seeks a Permitting Manager to join our Italian team in central Rome. You will lead feasibility, permitting and development for utility-scale Solar PV and BESS projects across Italy.

In this role you will combine planning expertise, GIS analysis and environmental awareness to accelerate the pipeline, manage external consultants, and ensure consent and delivery readiness. Fluency in Italian and English is essential, with a strong renewables network.