Development Manager
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A well-capitalised international renewable energy platform is expanding its UK development team and is looking to appoint a Development Manager to support the growth of a multi-technology portfolio. This is a hands-on role with real ownership across the full development lifecycle, within a lean, high-quality team that values pace, rigour and accountability.
Renewable Energy – Development Manager (UK)
You will take responsibility for progressing utility-scale renewable energy projects from development through to investment decision and financial close, with exposure across:
- Land strategy, landowner engagement and option / lease structuring
- UK planning and environmental processes, including consultant management
- Grid, technical design and constructability considerations
- Project acquisition support and development due diligence
- Stakeholder and community engagement
- Commercial inputs, including offtake strategy and PPA processes
- Internal investment committee presentations and approvals
- Circa 5+ years’ experience in UK renewable energy project development or execution
- Strong understanding of planning, land and grid in the UK context
- Comfortable operating across technical, commercial and stakeholder interfaces
- Commercially minded, detail-driven and delivery-focused
- Backgrounds from solar, onshore wind or storage are all relevant
- Backed by a large, long-term infrastructure owner with strong balance sheet support
- Existing operating assets plus a sizeable UK pipeline under development
- Genuine autonomy and visibility in a growing platform
- Clear runway for progression as the portfolio scales
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