Senior Manager - R&D Renewables

Join to apply for the Senior Manager – R&D Renewables role at EDF (UK) 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Senior Manager – R&D Renewables role at EDF (UK) Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. R&D Renewables Senior Manager Are you ready to lead the charge in renewable energy research and development? Join EDF UK\’s dynamic team and help shape the future of low carbon energy. We are looking for a passionate and innovative Renewables Senior Manager to drive our exciting programme of research. About The Role R&D Renewables Senior Manager Are you ready to lead the charge in renewable energy research and development? Join EDF UK\’s dynamic team and help shape the future of low carbon energy. We are looking for a passionate and innovative Renewables Senior Manager to drive our exciting programme of research. The Opportunity As the Senior Manager of the Renewables team, you will lead and develop a programme of activities to support EDF POWER SOLUTIONS UK&I ambitions. This will include the development of key topics such as the renewables integration into the UK grid, the optimisation of hybrid assets, and finding relevant use-cases for geospatial data to create competitive advantages. You will collaborate with key stakeholders, manage a team, and act as deputy to the Head of Renewables. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the future of renewable energy in the UK. Pay, Benefits And Culture Alongside a starting salary from £59,200 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans. At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone\’s working needs are different. Whether you\’re in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated. Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal. What You’ll Be Doing You will develop and deliver a “Research Activities” roadmap, taking into account short and long-term relevance. Communicate effectively externally and internally the results of projects. You will manage a group of research engineers, ensuring that the portfolio of research projects remains aligned with the strategies and objectives agreed with the Head of R&D Renewables. Coordinate with stakeholders from across the Group and external academic and industry partners to evaluate new projects and secure funding from internal or external sources. You will manage the relationship with senior stakeholders from across EDF UK businesses and Group to ensure the continued support and interest in UK R&D activities. You will have the scope to shape and influence the direction of the wider R&D team and will also have the opportunity to develop a broad network across the Group and the industry. Who You Are You’ll have an innovation-led mindset and a ‘can-do’ attitude, as well as being comfortable working in a wide range of different project teams. You will have a variety of technical and leadership skills, although there will be plenty of support to help the right candidate develop into the role. You will have an innovative mindset, the ability to think strategically, and be comfortable working with a large variety of complex stakeholders. Have a master’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience working in a commercial environment. Have knowledge of some or all of: onshore wind, solar, grid challenges, geospatial data, port decarbonisation. You will have experience in developing academic collaboration and/or partnerships with other industrial stakeholders, leading a team, business development, and/or successful sourcing of research funding. Have excellent knowledge of renewables and related challenges, and excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills. Closing date for applications is 29th May, interviews will follow shortly after. #DestinationNuclear #EDFJobs What\’s in it for you? Success is personal. It\’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we\’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero together. 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