Senior Development Manager– International Renewable Developer – Milan
Location - Milan, Italy
Ref - SDMI
Salary - €80,000 - $85,000 + Bonus + Stock options
Senior Development Manager– International Renewable Developer – Milan
€80k - €85k + Bonus + stock options (Salary is Negotiable for the right Candidate)
Milan, Italy
International Developer/Owner/Operator of Renewable projects (Solar/Battery/Wind)
Our client is a high-profile International Cross-Technology Renewable Developer/Owner/Operator looking to appoint a Senior Development Manager who will be responsible for successful project delivery. The SDM is responsible for facilitating multiple relationships, contributors and resources involved in the development and successful projects permitting approval. It is fundamental that the candidate possesses experience in having managed projects during the phase of permitting up to RTB and preferably up to CoD.
Role Description
Become the reference point within the Company for all matters related to the permitting of PV projects, and ideally of other technologies such as onshore wind and/or BESS
Provide and further develop an in-depth knowledge of local market legislation, regulations, support schemes, permitting roadmaps for different procedures
Interact with public authorities, originators, landowners, local government officials, project neighbours, investor representatives and utility contacts across multiple geographies to advance utility-scale projects
Support the negotiation of land agreements through analysis of site constraints; support the engineering team with the preparation and submission of grid connection applications; management of interconnection processes across various utilities/RTOs/ISOs.
Manage consultants and stakeholders responsible for critical development tasks to ensure on-time delivery and accuracy of required work projects
Coordinate the preparation and submission of regulatory documents for submission to the appropriate regulatory agencies
Cooperate with the Project Team (external and internal): Origination, Legal, Engineering, Construction, with the purpose of delivering successful permitting approval for large-scale Photovoltaic/wind/BESS projects.
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis;
Experience Required
7+ years in Project Development and Permitting of PV Projects. Experience in onshore wind and BESS is considered a plus
Participation in and leading the development processes in Italy
Excellent record keeping and organizational skills, excellent Project Management skills
In coordination with Development Director, mentor and support the personal development of more junior members of the development team.
Solid understanding of greenfield Solar development process in Italy. Good knowledge of associated business development costs
Ability to problem solve both personnel issues and project issues. Innovative way of thinking to bring projects to Ready to Build proposing new solutions to old problems
Energy Markets – knowledge of the electricity market in Italy, including but not limited to interaction with grid operators (TERNA and E-distribuzione), knowledge of the Italian regulation and development roadmaps
Knowledge of BESS and Wind project development is considered as a plus
Fluent language proficiency in English & Italian
€80k - €85k + Bonus + stock options (Salary is Negotiable for the right Candidate)