Head of Development Renewables UK and Ireland in Rochester

Join us to lead the Uniper UK & Ireland Renewables team! Work with an exciting and motivated international team to build our Solar and Wind UK asset base. If you are looking for the next step in your career being responsible for building and developing a business at the forefront of the energy transition, you are in the right place!

We are Uniper. At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• You will lead and develop a team of 10+ people located all over the UK.
• From Origination to Financial Decision, you will be responsible for the achievement of ambitious targets.
• You will ensure the implementation of a sound and effective greenfield initiative, from origination to ready-to-build and Financial Decision.
• You will lead the origination of projects, via Acquisition and partnership building, to build portfolios of hundreds of MWs under development and more.
• You will manage efficiently successful partnerships and acquisitions in order to maximize the MWs reaching Ready-to-build and Financial Decision status.
• You will ensure a high-quality reporting and education of the entire Uniper Renewables team, thanks to your extensive network and granular knowledge of permitting and regulation regarding Wind and Solar development in the UK.
• You will spearhead the building of the country strategy and its implementation, leading market development via implementation of relevant actions.
• You will be the face of the Development team, leading the interface with other departments within RES (Asset Rotation, EPC, Offtake, Commercial Analysis…) Teams as well as with key support functions.
• You will act as a role model with your team to implement a collaborative and solution driven approach.

Your profile

• Essential
• Past experience managing and growing team located in various locations, as well as experience of matrixial management.
• Proven Project management skills, in particular in an Acquisition set-up.
• Strong Negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail and strong time management capacity to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of greenfield Solar and wind development in the UK, from origination to ready-to-build: Proven track record of utility-scale solar and onshore wind project development in the UK.
• Strong Network in the industry in the UK.
• Appetence for working in an international environment and appreciation for cultural differences. Willingness to travel.
• Desirable
• Degree (master or equivalent) in engineering, business administration, economics or comparable studies.
• Understanding of electricity markets and value creation options.
• Fluent in English, other languages, in particular German a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capacity to represent effectively Uniper in relevant instances to support the business agenda of the company.

Your Qualities & Benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus