Playing a key role in the land strategy for wind, solar, and storage projects in the prospecting phase.
Taking a lead role in negotiating and delivering land rights for solar, storage, and wind projects.
Managing ongoing relationships with land stakeholders.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Management of internal land negotiations.
* Representing EDP Renewables professionally, establishing and maintaining good relationships with landowners, tenant farmers, estate managers, land agents, and any others involved in land management on behalf of landowners.
* Setting up partnerships with external land service providers and participating in competitive tender processes.
* Familiarity with and being able to understand farming and forestry economics and regulations.
* Attending consultations and meetings with stakeholder groups.
* Liaising with and managing in-house and external grid, technical, legal, GIS, planning, and development resources.
* Providing technical support for project managers on land issues, defining land strategies with project managers, anticipating land issues, and handling land issues in coordination with the legal and engineering departments.
* Supporting the project managers in the ending phase of the final leases (notary, surveyor, etc.).
* Implementation of procedures related to storage, solar, and wind farm land issues.
REQUIRED PROFILE
* ACADEMIC LEVEL
Educated to degree level. Ideally qualified in a suitable subject (rural surveying, estate management).
Chartered Surveyor status is preferable.
* REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
3-5 years’ experience in solar, storage, and/or wind project development from a land management perspective.
* SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
* Strong negotiation skills and experience of concluding land transactions.
* Good understanding of forestry, farming, and commercial property sectors, sustainability, and land management.
* Experience of the solar, storage, and/or wind development process.
* Good client-facing skills and able to communicate complex and technical information and concepts to non-technical third parties.
* Broad knowledge of investment, valuations, and funding of projects.
* Microsoft Office Package.
* LANGUAGES
* SKILLS / COMPETENCES
* A driving license is essential.
* Previous land surveying experience, ideally in renewables.
* Excellent negotiation, presenting, and communication skills.
* Able to work independently as well as a key part of a team.
* Excellent written English and report writing skills.
* Capable organization skills and a collaborative and skilled communicator.
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