Land Development Manager (Portugal)

Rivan Industries; Portugal; Remote; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant share options

Remote work in Portugal

Private health insurance

Unlimited time-off

Job summary

Rivan Industries in Portugal is seeking a Land Manager to accelerate our origination strategy for renewable energy parks. You will work with land agents, negotiate access, and secure long-term exclusivity on sites while aligning with UK and Spain teams.

The role requires 5+ years in land origination for large-scale renewables, a strong grasp of energy markets, and the ability to travel. A clean driving license is essential and remote work in Portugal is supported.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in land origination for renewables or infrastructure.
• English at C1 standard.
• Willing to travel and meet land agents and landowners.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field.
• Clean driving license.
• Strong first-principles thinking and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential sites for renewable projects.
• Negotiate Heads of Terms and Option Agreements with landowners.
• Secure easements, wayleaves, and other land rights.
• Collaborate with legal and development teams to de-risk agreements.
• Maintain records of land agreements and communications.
• Support pre-submission Land Title boundary reviews and community engagement.

Skills

Land origination

English (C1)

Travel readiness

Driving license

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s 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.

We're looking for a Land Manager to accelerate our origination strategy and grow our renewable Portuguese energy pipeline. We're looking for someone who can both work with land agents, and self source land opportunities for our solar and synthetic fuel energy parks.

The candidate should be able to lead site selection strategies and framework agreements with land agents, and with a deep understanding of the energy market to negotiate land access agreements in line with project requirements. This role will be predominantly focused on Portugal, but will also include close alignment with our colleagues in the UK and Spain to share resources and help our wider origination strategy.

The role:

• Identify, analyse, and evaluate potential sites for renewable energy projects that meet the company’s strategy in collaboration with in-house GIS and wider development team, including early screening for RAN/REN classification
• Meet with landowners and their agents to discuss land access agreements with a view to securing long term exclusivity, working through parcelled / fragmented ownership, unregistered parcels, and other land title issues where they arise.
• Negotiate and secure Heads of Terms / Landowner Agreements and subsequent Option Agreements for development sites in consultation with wider business support functions
• Negotiate and secure easements, way leaves, license agreements, and other land agreements as necessary for renewable energy sites
• Collaborate with legal and wider team throughout the land acquisition process to de-risk agreements
• Review title and registration due dilligence in conjunction with legal and development support to ensure land acquisition decisions are appropriately considered
• Maintain accurate records of land agreements, contracts, and communication as necessary within each project
• Collaborate with project development to ensure land acquisition strategy and rights afforded align with wider project and company timescales and budget
• Assist with pre-submission Land Title boundary reviews as part of planning application submissions
• Assist with community engagement strategy as required by the development team
• Collaborate with external legal and interested associated parties (e.g. utilities) during post consent, lease entry discussions to ensure exercised legal agreements are afforded appropriate rights
• Collaborate with the internal construction team and development team to ensure Option Agreements are exercised at the appropriate time for technical, construction, legal, or planning obligations.
• Stay up to date on emerging land / planning / origination trends related to renewable energy projects

Core skills:

• 5+ years professional experience in large-scale renewable and infrastructure projects land origination desirable, however other infrastructure and housebuilding origination will be considered
• English at C1 standard
• Able and willing to travel, meet with and represent Rivan to Land agents, solicitors, land owners, farmers and relevant interested parties necessary
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in related field
• Must have a clean driving license
• Experience and aptitude for brilliant first-principles thinking and strategy

Specifics:

• Significant share options as part of the early team
• Remote work in Portugal, with regular visits to the UK
• Private health insurance
• Unlimited time-off

We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.