Climate17 are working with one of the most innovative and ambitious renewable energy companies in the UK.

Their end-to-end capabilities set the standards for the development, design, construction, and operations of green energy infrastructure projects.

Committed to excellence and innovation, they are dedicated to achieving net zero and transforming the UK's energy landscape.

The Role

The Planning Development Manager will be responsible for directly managing a portfolio of large-scale grid-connected solar and energy storage projects, coordinating input from multi-disciplinary in-house and external teams from early stage through to a “ready-to-build” (RTB) project. 

The key responsibilities of the role are to:

• Act as a key point of contact for projects, managing input from property, planning, grid, technical, legal, and commercial teams.
• Ensure development projects are managed proactively against clearly defined project timescales and milestones.
• Lead on the planning aspects of the project, coordinating external consultants and managing community engagement activity.
• Ensure all key stakeholders in a project are identified and are included in a stakeholder management plan.
• Prepare weekly status updates on projects, reporting progress against the plan and detailing risks and mitigation.
• Set out and strictly monitor project budgets, ensuring project spend is in line with forecast and regularly reporting on progress and variations.
• Line manage a graduate planner with a particular focus on site finding and evaluation.

• Proven post-qualification experience with a degree in a planning-related discipline and eligibility for membership of an accredited professional institute (MRTPI or equivalent).
• The ability to liaise with both internal and external teams, developing productive relationships to ensure projects get all the approvals required of a RTB project.
• Demonstrate experience in managing renewable energy projects through the entire development cycle, the key issues faced, and the ability to negotiate viable solutions.
• Have experience and the ability to identify potential obstacles to delivery and influence key decision-makers to ensure the project is completed on time.
• Have experience of renewable energy project development.
• Have the ability to effectively manage resources to deliver key outcomes.
• Have a full UK driving license and the ability to travel frequently for site visits and meetings.