Location: Wales (with home working)
Salary: Attractive Salary
Closing Date: noon 2 August 2023
The Welsh Government is establishing a publicly owned renewable energy developer. Its purpose is to put net zero and the communities of Wales at the heart of the transition required to address the huge challenge of climate change. The new state-owned energy developer will scale up the rollout of renewable energy projects across the Welsh public estate, principally through onshore wind and solar PV technologies. We aim to have more than one gigawatt of locally owned, locally generated clean energy by 2040. We have a genuine opportunity here to produce an income that will be reinvested in improving people’s lives in Wales as well as creating good quality, clean energy jobs.
This new company should drive a new approach to delivering benefits from renewables that really make a difference to communities. The current cost of living crisis underlines the importance of energy in our society and involving people in developing different models of benefit sharing will be crucial to the company’s success.
Reporting directly to the Development Director, we are looking to recruit a number of Project Managers who will be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of renewable energy projects from inception, through the development phase until handover to the construction team. The portfolio of projects will predominantly be focused on large wind farm projects with a view to expanding into solar PV development. You will be responsible for planning and managing resources to ensure each phase of the project is completed to quality, on time and within budget.
Successful candidates will possess the following skills and experience:
- Renewable energy industry knowledge and experience, with a particular focus on wind farm design and development.
- Knowledge and understanding of wind farm project finances and the key drivers for a viable and successful wind farm project.
- Experience as a Project Manager for utility-scale onshore wind energy projects.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and experience of successfully developing and maintaining external stakeholder relationships.
