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This job is no longer availableAstute's Power team is partnering with a leading power company to recruit a Project Development Manager on a 1-year contract.
The Project Development Manager role comes with a rate of circa. 40p/hour in a hybrid work, with bi-weekly site visits required.
If you're a Project Development Manager who is looking for work, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
As Project Development Manager you will be responsible for:
- Entrepreneurial project developers, enthusiastic to create and develop sustainable energy supply solutions, e.g. utility scale batteries, H2-ready gas-fired power plants, heat pumps, e-boilers.
- Lead the development of these Clean Dispatchable Power projects from initial ideation and take end-to-end responsibility by steering the project resources towards technical, commercial and permitting maturity until the approval of your final investment proposal.
- Manage the interfaces to other corporate functions in the review process of high-quality investment proposals.
- Take ownership to structure the project milestone plan along this journey and establish a strong and clear project governance.
- Manage divergent stakeholder interests in an inclusive, yet goal-oriented way.
- Gather market intelligence and support lobbying of political and regulatory changes in respective market from a project development perspective.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Degree in a relevant subject (engineering, business administration etc)
- Minimum of 4 years of in-depth experience in developing and managing large projects, preferably within the power industry.
- Certified Project Management skills
- Experience in functional leadership of international teams in business development activities
- Strong understanding of the technical and commercial requirements of development activities
Personal skills
The Project Development Manager role would suit someone who is:
- Excellent conceptual and strategic thinking
- Strong communication and presentation skills, excellent team working skills and ability to build strong working relationships.
- Open-minded character with entrepreneurial mindset.
Rate of the Project Development Manager role
- Hourly rate of c. 40p/hour
- 1 year contract
- Hybrid working
Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
