Business Development Lead

We are seeking an experienced Development Manager with a proven track record in appraising project rights and driving wind, solar PV and BESS projects forwards through the development life cycle in the UK.

Responsibilities

Acquisitions:

• Appraise project rights of acquisition opportunities working closely with the Business Development Team
• Identifying projects with good fundamentals and highlighting key risks, as well as potential mitigation measures
• Lead the technical internal and external due diligence phase and provide technical inputs as part of the investment appraisal process
• Recommending acquisition opportunities to the UK Business Development and Leadership Teams Development:
• Oversee development activities from site origination to ready to build status through existing Development Service Agreements
• Monitor pipeline progress against development targets and identify and implement initiatives to maximise project advancement and portfolio growth
• Maintain a strong understanding of evolving market, regulatory and policy developments, proactively adapting project strategies to reflect grid reform, planning changes and emerging risks and opportunities
• Effectively manage and challenge developers to maximise project value, mitigate risks and ensure best-practice development fundamentals are achieved throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work closely with technical, commercial and finance teams to ensure financial models reflect the latest project assumptions, risks, opportunities and market conditions
• Conduct initial feasibility assessments across land, grid and planning
• Optimise land requirements and review land agreements such as option and lease agreements
• Review connection offers and ensure DSO / TSO milestones and requirements are satisfied to retain validity of connection agreement
• Oversee the planning process alongside the developer and planning consultants to maximise consenting success and minimise onerous conditions
• Build and maintain relationships with landowners, DSOs, TSOs, planning consultants and Local Planning Authorities (LPA)
• Coordinate internal teams such as Corporate, Engineering, Financial and Legal to ensure successful and efficient development of projects
• Track project milestones, programmes, budgets and risk logs to ensure visibility and control of development activities
• Produce regular portfolio reports for internal reporting and decision making Procurement Construction
• Following achievement of ready to build status, ensure smooth transition and handover to the internal procurement and construction teams
• Continue to support Atlantica Project Manager during the pre-construction and construction phases to retain land, grid, planning project rights
• Ensure contractors and suppliers are complying with the planning permission and lead the discharge of the planning conditions with the LPA