Development Associates
3 days ago
City of London
Core Mission: As a core member of our UK& EU region business development team, you will lead energy storage project development (from early development phase to RtB) and drive investment/financing activities in UK&EU region. The role will have a key focus on developing a pipeline of Utility Scale Storage projects, with the business targeting both greenfield development and early development acquisitions within the UK&EU region market. There are considerable investment confirmed into the Development arm of the business for the coming years meaning a blank canvas for a creative Development Associate who really wants to get their teeth into developing innovative utility scale projects. Key Responsibilities: • Monitor and analyze UK&EU region electricity market structures, pricing mechanisms, ancillary service demands, grid services and price trends., • Identify, screen, and evaluate energy storage project opportunities (greenfield, brownfield, co-location) in pre-RTB stages and RtB stage., • Manage key development workflows: site selection, land acquisition, grid access applications, environmental/planning permits, M&A activities, inputs into the Financial Model and local resource coordination., • Identify new potential utility-scale projects through various sources including utilizing a data-driven software-based approach to identify projects and land to target., • Oversee land acquisition efforts. Involvement in direct landowner negotiations, also managing external land agent partners., • Represent the company to external/key stakeholders including local councils, • and government, officials, consultants, landowners., • Manage all aspects of the project development process (grid connection, land acquisitions, permitting, environmental studies, leading public hearing processes, creating and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders, etc)., • Work closely with internal company departments (engineering, finance, legal, operations) to identify and minimize project risks. Implement solutions to maximize project value., • Work with technical team and external consultants to assist with the grid connection process., • Experience: Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors, covering project development, technical, project M&A activities, and engineering management., • Skills:, • Mastery of delivering projects from inception, through development, and into RtB stage., • Proven track record in UK&EU region energy storage project development, M&A, or asset rotation., • Fundamental knowledge of key determining factors for designing a constructable and bankable BESS project., • Experiences of developing projects from RtB to FID and COD will be beneficial advantangeous., • Communication: Exceptional negotiation and stakeholder management skills (technical teams, investors, legal, land owners and government agencies)., • Education: Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields., • Language: Fluent in English (written/spoken); additional languages are a plus., • Mobility: Ability to travel frequently within UK&EU region.