Project Coordinator (Battery Storage) in London

Company Description

Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development.

Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.

Job Description

Please note: Applicants should be UK based and already have the right to work here.

To organise and assist in the management of the full development portfolio at every stage of the asset development process, liaising internally with the connections, planning, commercial and delivery teams to ensure that sites are developed with the end goal of optimal operational trading from the outset. To solve challenges as they occur and proactively work to ensure project progresses smoothly and swiftly to ready to build status.

Responsibilities:

Project administration

Work closely with Project Managers to prepare comprehensive action plans with resources, timeframes and project budgets and:

• Manage the electronic filing system, monitoring it to facilitate consistent filing disciplines.
• Take minutes of internal and external meetings and action point follow up with team.
• Act as a point of contact and communicate project status to all stakeholders
• Manage key dates across every aspect of the development: Legal (option expiry, payment dates, etc.), Grid (offer due dates, acceptance dates, milestones, etc.), Planning (permission expiry, etc.), and Travel arrangements, logistics and optimising site visits

Contribution to legal activities

• Assist in the maintenance of strong relationships with landowners throughout development process, keeping them informed of progress and providing updates as necessary.
• Review land searches and prepare search plans with potential connection points for required service media to development.
• Ensure all legal obligations within agreements are adhered to.
• Request and incept required title indemnity insurance policies to cover any potential site risk.

Contribution to grid work

• Request novation agreements, chasing updates on Project Progression
• BEGA and BCA applications.
• Work with the connections team to ensure best possible outcome of every grid offer.

Planning for sites

• Plan history search to assist in the identification of new sites.
• Assist in collating fee proposals from consultants.
• Arrange consultant site visits with landowners.

Acquisition and disposal

• Appraise external acquisition data rooms for potential sites.
• Compile and update data rooms for external consultant review during due diligence.
• Assist in monitoring inbound due diligence questions.

Project management and reporting

• Ensure filing, naming and updating of all relevant project information is undertaken in a timely and precise manner.
• Monitor the project budgets and progress across external consultants, grid connections, legal work and design, recommending corrective actions if necessary.

Project handover

• Assist with handover once project achieves RTB status and provide assistance to the delivery team to ensure smooth transition into construction.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering or any other energy or sustainability related field

Preferred Experience

At least 2 years of proven experience in project management discipline with 1 year in roles involving utility scale renewable energy project development

Job-Specific Skills

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with externa & internal stakeholders to deliver results on deadlines
• Ability to work in a dynamic fast paced, diverse environment
• Highly organised with proven ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously

Additional Information

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to facilitate knowledge transfer down to the field management.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, specifically managing digitalisation and data analytics.
• Proactive and results-oriented approach.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and relevant QHSE software (e.g., environmental management systems software).

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