Onshore Developer

🚀 Renewable Energy – Development Manager (UK)

A well-capitalised international renewable energy platform is expanding its UK development team and is looking to appoint a Development Manager to support the growth of a multi-technology portfolio.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership across the full development lifecycle, within a lean, high-quality team that values pace, rigour and accountability.

The role

You will take responsibility for progressing utility-scale renewable energy projects from development through to investment decision and close, with exposure across:

• Land strategy, landowner engagement and option / lease structuring
• UK planning and environmental processes, including consultant management
• Grid, technical design and constructability considerations
• Project acquisition support and development due diligence
• Stakeholder and community engagement
• Commercial inputs, including offtake strategy and PPA processes
• Internal investment committee presentations and approvals

The profile

• Circa 5+ years’ experience in UK renewable energy project development or execution
• Strong understanding of planning, land and grid in the UK context
• Comfortable operating across technical, commercial and stakeholder interfaces
• Commercially minded, detail-driven and delivery-focused
• Backgrounds from solar, onshore wind or storage are all relevant

Why this role

• Backed by a large, long-term infrastructure owner with strong balance sheet support
• Existing operating assets plus a sizeable UK pipeline under development
• Genuine autonomy and visibility in a growing platform
• Clear runway for progression as the portfolio scales