Land Manager – Renewable Energy Sector
Location – Flexible – ideally located near to motorway network, it is work from home with travel expected to project sites and occasional travel to HQ.
Package - £55k - £65k basic depending on experience plus car allowance, 10% bonus and benefits.
The Opportunity
We have a great new career opportunity to recruit for a rapidly expanding onshore renewables business in the UK (Wind, Solar and Battery solutions). This is a well-structured business, with sustainable accelerated growth plans and solid financial backing. It is fast paced; it is exciting, and it would be a great time to join.
The Role
This is not a typical land manager role, it is not focused on identifying and acquiring the land, it is focused more on the development and planning stages of the land and the ongoing project once the land is acquired. You will liaise and negotiate with landowners and land managers throughout the lifecycle of the land development. The development takes place in Forestry and with Farm owners across England. You are involved with legal teams, finance teams and engineering/planning teams, consultants etc and are pivotal at all stages of contract negotiation and partnership. You will carry out all manner of rural surveying including but not limited to assessments for land, birds, agriculture and archaeology. This is not a site finding role, you will acquire land projects from other teams that will be at varying stages of contract stages/negotiation at prebuild and build stages.
The Person
You will have experience as a land manager either working for a developer or a landowner and you must have experience of the energy sector, with minimum 3 years’ experience in energy or renewable experience be this wind, solar, battery etc. You will be a great communicator and excellent negotiator, working closely with landowners and land managers, and with a cross section of internal teams. You will be willing to travel to sites where necessary and to head office for meetings where relevant. It is expected that you will be a land manager currently or you might be in an allied role as an estates manager, forestry manager, conservation consultant or agricultural officer. A background in Forestry or Agriculture would be extremely advantageous. You must be willing to travel.