Business Development Manager Renewable Energy United Kingdom and Ireland in Glasgow

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission and distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle, from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we are helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Overview of the role

Owing to continued growth and high demand for our services, we are looking for a Renewables and BESS Portfolio Manager in the UK and Ireland. The Renewables Portfolio Manager is ideally an engineer or other technically educated professional. A dynamic person with entrepreneurial and business management spirit, and willingness to develop and grow our Renewables and BESS business in the UK and Ireland, engaging with clients, winning new projects, securing contracts and creating long‑standing relationships.

The Renewables and BESS Portfolio Manager shall have leadership and charisma, a person capable of motivating the team and attracting further staff to join our team. This person shall have good knowledge of the renewables and BESS industry and the market in Ireland and the UK, main stakeholders, potential customers, competitors, etc.

As a Renewables and BESS professional within Mott MacDonald you will provide technical support to a wide variety of stakeholders including developers, investors, contractors, and financing institutions. The role is varied in its nature and will include working on a range of regional and international renewable projects providing:

• Owner's engineering, construction supervision and design services
• Technical advisory and due diligence for lenders, developers and investors
• Concept and FEED design engineering
• Feasibility studies

By joining our team, you will have access to the largest, most exciting and innovative assignments in the UK and Ireland, as well as globally. The work is extremely varied, as will be your role. You will be working within a strong renewables and BESS energy team and with other discipline professionals delivering prestigious projects.

Candidate Specification

• Established network with developers on renewables and BESS for the UK and Ireland
• A bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil, or industrial) or a related field; a master's degree is preferable but not required
• Dynamic person with entrepreneurial and business management spirit, and motivation to develop the renewables and BESS business
• User‑level office suite skills, particularly Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Extrovert personality eager to engage with clients and partners, win new projects and create long‑standing relationships
• Good knowledge of the renewable and BESS energy industry, and in particular the markets in Ireland and the UK
• Leadership and charisma, a person capable of motivating the team and attracting further staff to join our team. Demonstrable understanding of people motivation and situational guidance styles
• Experience in people or portfolio management in a consultancy environment, and in a client‑facing role
• Evidence of technical capabilities, self‑motivation, ability to use own initiative, and a flexible or problem‑solving approach

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.