Major Projects Specification Manager- London Are you someone with a strong technical background, who's keen to build relationships and network? Do you have experience of managing projects from early phase to the end? If so, this role could be for you." Within Saint-Gobain, the business unit Glass façade is looking for a Major Projects Specification Manager to develop business with key accounts in London and to promote our full range of facade solutions and services. The Business Unit Glass Façade is a cross country organisation, developing and promoting solar control coated glass by following up international projects in Europe. In this organisation, you'll report to the Specification Director - based in Saint-Gobain headquarter in Paris and you'll work in close collaboration on daily basis with the Director of Major Projects here in the UK. This is a key role in which you will work closely with different international sales team as well as building strong relationships with key influencers and stakeholders within the market, to maximise market presence and drive revenue. This role is a home-based role with daily meetings in London and regular travel in the UK and internationally. What we're looking for: Bachelor's degree, 5 years of professional experience is preferred not mandatory. Significant experience in a commercial, technical or specification position in the construction industry A good in-depth knowledge of the façade market, understanding market needs, channelling the information within the organisation. Ability to manage long term relationships, identify projects at an early stage, manage the process through the contractual chain to secure projects. Ability to read/interpret technical specifications, good knowledge of building science (thermal, acoustic, daylight, mechanics). Other industry backgrounds will also be considered. What you will be doing: Project management in identifying and following up major projects, specifying Saint-Gobain Glass high value-added products, bringing technical support from design phase to sales. Key Accounts management through targeting and influencing the key decision makers during the different stages of a project (investors/architects/consultants/general contractors/façade contractors) Providing glass engineering advice for architects, consulting engineers, general contractors, and facade contractors Building relationships with the Key Accounts and developing partnerships to secure projects Converting specification into sales by working very closely with sales colleagues and providing required information to maximize conversion rates. Monitoring the specification activity tracked within the CRM system (pipeline, conversion rate, sales, monthly reports) Participating in trade shows and arranging technical trainings for key accounts Working in collaboration with the rest of the organization regarding sales, marketing and products development. Also, with other Saint-Gobain Business Units and with the complete European Specification Team Are Saint Gobain Glass and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers? Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world. We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us. And what about flexibility? The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting. But we do promise to listen. If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Major Projects Specification Manager- London Are you someone with a strong technical background, who's keen to build relationships and network? Do you have experience of managing projects from early phase to the end? If so, this role could be for you." Within Saint-Gobain, the business unit Glass façade is looking for a Major Projects Specification Manager to develop business with key accounts in London and to promote our full range of facade solutions and services. The Business Unit Glass Façade is a cross country organisation, developing and promoting solar control coated glass by following up international projects in Europe. In this organisation, you'll report to the Specification Director - based in Saint-Gobain headquarter in Paris and you'll work in close collaboration on daily basis with the Director of Major Projects here in the UK. This is a key role in which you will work closely with different international sales team as well as building strong relationships with key influencers and stakeholders within the market, to maximise market presence and drive revenue. This role is a home-based role with daily meetings in London and regular travel in the UK and internationally. What we're looking for: Bachelor's degree, 5 years of professional experience is preferred not mandatory. Significant experience in a commercial, technical or specification position in the construction industry A good in-depth knowledge of the façade market, understanding market needs, channelling the information within the organisation. Ability to manage long term relationships, identify projects at an early stage, manage the process through the contractual chain to secure projects. Ability to read/interpret technical specifications, good knowledge of building science (thermal, acoustic, daylight, mechanics). Other industry backgrounds will also be considered. What you will be doing: Project management in identifying and following up major projects, specifying Saint-Gobain Glass high value-added products, bringing technical support from design phase to sales. Key Accounts management through targeting and influencing the key decision makers during the different stages of a project (investors/architects/consultants/general contractors/façade contractors) Providing glass engineering advice for architects, consulting engineers, general contractors, and facade contractors Building relationships with the Key Accounts and developing partnerships to secure projects Converting specification into sales by working very closely with sales colleagues and providing required information to maximize conversion rates. Monitoring the specification activity tracked within the CRM system (pipeline, conversion rate, sales, monthly reports) Participating in trade shows and arranging technical trainings for key accounts Working in collaboration with the rest of the organization regarding sales, marketing and products development. Also, with other Saint-Gobain Business Units and with the complete European Specification Team Are Saint Gobain Glass and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers? Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world. We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us. And what about flexibility? The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting. But we do promise to listen. If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!
Job Description The PwC Energy Team is recruiting in Aberdeen. We are looking for a Manager with experience in corporate tax to join us. Want to play your part in energy transition? Then we're interested in hearing from you. The energy sector within the Aberdeen market is at a critical juncture, presenting an exciting opportunity for our clients and targets, and PwC will play an important role in supporting them through this change. The opportunities presented by the energy transition cut across oil and gas, renewables and the low carbon sectors in which PwC is the leading tax advisor. This presents a great opportunity for our business, and significant development opportunities for our team. We'd like you to join us. You will work closely with our market leading clients working on their offshore oil and gas, offshore and floating wind, solar, bioenergy, electric vehicle or energy storage projects and to help our clients meet their energy transition ambitions. Sitting within the National Energy and Infrastructure Community, you will be involved in local and national projects, working within the Aberdeen team and remotely alongside our tax and colleagues in other parts of the business. You will be at the heart of the ESG and sustainability conversations on energy and non-energy clients. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, value diversity and the uniqueness of each member of our team. Diversity, inclusion, and fair work access are our core values. The team is fully supportive and actively encourages flexible working. We will work with you to agree on the right balance and arrangement that works for you and us. You will be involved in the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services to a wide variety of energy clients, managing aspects of the client relationship and getting involved in all areas of the service being provided to them. Prior experience of the sector is not essential as you will receive full support from our Senior team. Specific responsibilities include: You will have the opportunity to get involved in advising clients on the corporate tax aspects of their business. You will have the opportunity to get involved with M&A and tax structuring projects. You will undertake the preparation and completion of a wide range of corporation tax computations, including review of computations and assisting clients with queries. Dealing with client queries in relation to data requests, including preparation and review of follow up queries and correspondence with appropriate internal and external parties Preparing corporation tax accounting disclosures, tax payment advice calculations, computations and returns using the firm's standard software for internal review. You will be responsible for organising, monitoring and managing your own workload. Assisting in the development of other staff as required, including delegation and coaching. Essential skills and experience You will have a firm grounding in corporate tax to specialise in this challenging area. You will be a fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA or ACCA/CTA finalist looking to continually develop your technical skills. You will have experience of developing and maintaining relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Job Description The PwC Energy Team is recruiting in Aberdeen. We are looking for a Manager with experience in corporate tax to join us. Want to play your part in energy transition? Then we're interested in hearing from you. The energy sector within the Aberdeen market is at a critical juncture, presenting an exciting opportunity for our clients and targets, and PwC will play an important role in supporting them through this change. The opportunities presented by the energy transition cut across oil and gas, renewables and the low carbon sectors in which PwC is the leading tax advisor. This presents a great opportunity for our business, and significant development opportunities for our team. We'd like you to join us. You will work closely with our market leading clients working on their offshore oil and gas, offshore and floating wind, solar, bioenergy, electric vehicle or energy storage projects and to help our clients meet their energy transition ambitions. Sitting within the National Energy and Infrastructure Community, you will be involved in local and national projects, working within the Aberdeen team and remotely alongside our tax and colleagues in other parts of the business. You will be at the heart of the ESG and sustainability conversations on energy and non-energy clients. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, value diversity and the uniqueness of each member of our team. Diversity, inclusion, and fair work access are our core values. The team is fully supportive and actively encourages flexible working. We will work with you to agree on the right balance and arrangement that works for you and us. You will be involved in the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services to a wide variety of energy clients, managing aspects of the client relationship and getting involved in all areas of the service being provided to them. Prior experience of the sector is not essential as you will receive full support from our Senior team. Specific responsibilities include: You will have the opportunity to get involved in advising clients on the corporate tax aspects of their business. You will have the opportunity to get involved with M&A and tax structuring projects. You will undertake the preparation and completion of a wide range of corporation tax computations, including review of computations and assisting clients with queries. Dealing with client queries in relation to data requests, including preparation and review of follow up queries and correspondence with appropriate internal and external parties Preparing corporation tax accounting disclosures, tax payment advice calculations, computations and returns using the firm's standard software for internal review. You will be responsible for organising, monitoring and managing your own workload. Assisting in the development of other staff as required, including delegation and coaching. Essential skills and experience You will have a firm grounding in corporate tax to specialise in this challenging area. You will be a fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA or ACCA/CTA finalist looking to continually develop your technical skills. You will have experience of developing and maintaining relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
Infrastructure Analyst Liverpool/Hybrid (2-3 days on site per week) Up to £45K An Infrastructure Analyst is required for our client who are based in Liverpool. You will be joining the infrastructure team who are responsible for the delivery of technical projects, management and BAU upkeep of the organisation's infrastructure, applications and SQL. Key responsibilities: Work closely with the Service Delivery Manager - Infrastructure to develop and maintain the Operational Infrastructure/IT Systems Act as a point of escalation to Service Desk Analysts and support them in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving issues. Embrace change defined by the IT Project Roadmap. Support the IT departmental policies for the organisation which includes all service delivery matters, technological matters, hardware, and software procurement & IT services sourcing. Work in a collaborative way with all IT teams Knowledge transfer to the IT Service Desk. Create and maintain systems configuration documentation, including creating and maintaining test plans and recovery methods Keep up to date on infrastructure and security trends to improve the IT service delivery. Essential Skills: * VMware management & maintenance. * Microsoft Server technologies & associated services, including Server 2012, 2016 and 2019. * Networking knowledge, from a troubleshooting and routing perspective. Basic switch configuration knowledge would be desirable. * An understanding of Disaster Recovery and High Availability technologies, to achieve strong recovery point/recovery time objectives. * Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Sites/Services, and native replication technologies. * Windows file services including DFSR. * A strong understanding of applications, HA technologies and how to make applications highly available for BC/DR purposes. * While an understanding of all internal applications isn't essential, a strong level of knowledge in different applications and server Back End configuration is essential. * A good understanding of monitoring technologies including tools such as SolarWinds in addition to SNMP and MIB sets to configure and fine tune service monitoring to correctly alert and give statistics on availability and performance. * A good understanding of telephony & phone systems, including SIP trunking and routing. * An understanding of change management/problem management. Desirable: * ITIL v3 Foundation * Microsoft Certified: AZ-900, Microsoft Certified: AZ-104, Microsoft Certified: AZ-700 * Office 365 - Exchange online/Teams/Intune * Microsoft Single Sign on (Native Azure/SAML) and Multi-Factor Authentication * Microsoft Azure; Mimecast; VMWare VSAN * Datacentre Technologies including power and cooling to achieve and efficient and green datacentre footprint. * An interest in Cyber/Information security * iManage10/Cloud/Share * Remote Desktop Services * Aderant * BigHand The team are currently working with some of the latest technologies, including a Software Defined WAN, Software Defined Datacentre, and migration of core applications to SAAS and IAAS platforms where suitable. As well as being a member of our Infrastructure team, you will also closely align with the Solutions Architect, Project Management office and Service desk teams.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Infrastructure Analyst Liverpool/Hybrid (2-3 days on site per week) Up to £45K An Infrastructure Analyst is required for our client who are based in Liverpool. You will be joining the infrastructure team who are responsible for the delivery of technical projects, management and BAU upkeep of the organisation's infrastructure, applications and SQL. Key responsibilities: Work closely with the Service Delivery Manager - Infrastructure to develop and maintain the Operational Infrastructure/IT Systems Act as a point of escalation to Service Desk Analysts and support them in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving issues. Embrace change defined by the IT Project Roadmap. Support the IT departmental policies for the organisation which includes all service delivery matters, technological matters, hardware, and software procurement & IT services sourcing. Work in a collaborative way with all IT teams Knowledge transfer to the IT Service Desk. Create and maintain systems configuration documentation, including creating and maintaining test plans and recovery methods Keep up to date on infrastructure and security trends to improve the IT service delivery. Essential Skills: * VMware management & maintenance. * Microsoft Server technologies & associated services, including Server 2012, 2016 and 2019. * Networking knowledge, from a troubleshooting and routing perspective. Basic switch configuration knowledge would be desirable. * An understanding of Disaster Recovery and High Availability technologies, to achieve strong recovery point/recovery time objectives. * Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Sites/Services, and native replication technologies. * Windows file services including DFSR. * A strong understanding of applications, HA technologies and how to make applications highly available for BC/DR purposes. * While an understanding of all internal applications isn't essential, a strong level of knowledge in different applications and server Back End configuration is essential. * A good understanding of monitoring technologies including tools such as SolarWinds in addition to SNMP and MIB sets to configure and fine tune service monitoring to correctly alert and give statistics on availability and performance. * A good understanding of telephony & phone systems, including SIP trunking and routing. * An understanding of change management/problem management. Desirable: * ITIL v3 Foundation * Microsoft Certified: AZ-900, Microsoft Certified: AZ-104, Microsoft Certified: AZ-700 * Office 365 - Exchange online/Teams/Intune * Microsoft Single Sign on (Native Azure/SAML) and Multi-Factor Authentication * Microsoft Azure; Mimecast; VMWare VSAN * Datacentre Technologies including power and cooling to achieve and efficient and green datacentre footprint. * An interest in Cyber/Information security * iManage10/Cloud/Share * Remote Desktop Services * Aderant * BigHand The team are currently working with some of the latest technologies, including a Software Defined WAN, Software Defined Datacentre, and migration of core applications to SAAS and IAAS platforms where suitable. As well as being a member of our Infrastructure team, you will also closely align with the Solutions Architect, Project Management office and Service desk teams.
Design Project Manager - Portishead - North Somerset 55,000 - 60,000 Healthcare Package, Employee Benefits Trust, Our client is a leading company that is dedicated to supporting customers that are supplied into a range of industries, their product quality is recognised as second to none. Due to growth and expansion into various export markets they are looking for an Design Project Manager to join their close-knit team. What type of person are we looking for? First and foremost, we are looking for somebody who has experience in playing an active and integral role managing a Design Team. Working alongside the Operations Manager you will oversee a team of 3 Engineers We are looking for someone who has experience working in a Solar PV company with experience working on large industrial projects. So, if you would say yes to the majority of the points below, you'd probably be a great fit and we would be really interested to hear how we can bring your skills to our client: Roles and Responsibilities Ensuring teams meet all scope requirements by completing jobs properly according to their contract or agreement with the client. In addition, they must provide concrete guidance on what everyone needs to do and the most efficient way to complete each step. Overseeing the team, 1 electrical engineer, 1 PV design Engineer, 1 planning / DNO engineer Oversee the teams work, ensuring timelines are met, ensuring workflow is followed, communication kept in place with the customers & Internal departments Creating proposals, tender documentation, specifications Working on 1/2 large projects at one time, team will be working on 10-15 Key Skills & Experience Solar PV knowledge would be advantageous Cane come from ground works / civil engineers / electrical engineering / consultancy background Knowledge of environmental studies, ground mount design, earthing knowledge Working on ore complex projects, larger projects across the team, be able to think outside the box Strong prioritisation skills, strong at coordinating resources, Building maintenance would be advantageous Benefits Package: 55,000 - 60,000 Healthcare Package, Employee Benefits Trust, If you are interested in the role or looking for something similar please contact our Managing Consultant, Emma Hardman If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Design Project Manager - Portishead - North Somerset 55,000 - 60,000 Healthcare Package, Employee Benefits Trust, Our client is a leading company that is dedicated to supporting customers that are supplied into a range of industries, their product quality is recognised as second to none. Due to growth and expansion into various export markets they are looking for an Design Project Manager to join their close-knit team. What type of person are we looking for? First and foremost, we are looking for somebody who has experience in playing an active and integral role managing a Design Team. Working alongside the Operations Manager you will oversee a team of 3 Engineers We are looking for someone who has experience working in a Solar PV company with experience working on large industrial projects. So, if you would say yes to the majority of the points below, you'd probably be a great fit and we would be really interested to hear how we can bring your skills to our client: Roles and Responsibilities Ensuring teams meet all scope requirements by completing jobs properly according to their contract or agreement with the client. In addition, they must provide concrete guidance on what everyone needs to do and the most efficient way to complete each step. Overseeing the team, 1 electrical engineer, 1 PV design Engineer, 1 planning / DNO engineer Oversee the teams work, ensuring timelines are met, ensuring workflow is followed, communication kept in place with the customers & Internal departments Creating proposals, tender documentation, specifications Working on 1/2 large projects at one time, team will be working on 10-15 Key Skills & Experience Solar PV knowledge would be advantageous Cane come from ground works / civil engineers / electrical engineering / consultancy background Knowledge of environmental studies, ground mount design, earthing knowledge Working on ore complex projects, larger projects across the team, be able to think outside the box Strong prioritisation skills, strong at coordinating resources, Building maintenance would be advantageous Benefits Package: 55,000 - 60,000 Healthcare Package, Employee Benefits Trust, If you are interested in the role or looking for something similar please contact our Managing Consultant, Emma Hardman If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
Welsh Government's publicly owned renewable energy developer - Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru Vacancy: Engineering Lead - 37 hours per week Closing date: Noon 2 April 2024 Reference: TGCPE About Us The Welsh Government is establishing a publicly owned renewable energy developer - Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru. 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. Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru 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 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. The Role As a newly created company, we are now seeking to expand our team by recruiting an experienced engineering lead to fulfil the role of our in-house expert on all engineering matters. Working with a small team of project managers and technical coordinators the post-holder will deliver a pipeline of renewable energy onshore wind projects located across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. You will use your engineering expertise to develop and design wind farm civil and electrical infrastructure, helping to identify project risks, and recommending engineering solutions. To be successful you will ideally be educated to degree level in civil or structural engineering or possess an equivalent level of professional experience. You will be able to demonstrate a strong appreciation for CDM Regulations, safe systems of work and environmental requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge to be part of something right from the start to create a more sustainable future for all. Further details of the role and the requirements of the post can be found in the candidate information pack: . If you feel, once you have read the requirements for the role that you have the relevant qualifications and experience we would be extremely interested to hear from you. Location The company will operate using a hybrid model where staff will spend a proportion of their time working from home when not out in the field. Meetings and other joint activities will be hosted from time to time by Welsh Government at various office locations across Wales. The Company's Head Office is based in Merthyr Tydfil. The role holder will need to be flexible as the job will require travel from time to time within the country. In return, we offer a competitive salary depending on skills and experience, 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, and a defined contribution pension scheme. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for everyone. We especially encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We are happy to consider flexible working.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Welsh Government's publicly owned renewable energy developer - Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru Vacancy: Engineering Lead - 37 hours per week Closing date: Noon 2 April 2024 Reference: TGCPE About Us The Welsh Government is establishing a publicly owned renewable energy developer - Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru. 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. Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru 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 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. The Role As a newly created company, we are now seeking to expand our team by recruiting an experienced engineering lead to fulfil the role of our in-house expert on all engineering matters. Working with a small team of project managers and technical coordinators the post-holder will deliver a pipeline of renewable energy onshore wind projects located across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. You will use your engineering expertise to develop and design wind farm civil and electrical infrastructure, helping to identify project risks, and recommending engineering solutions. To be successful you will ideally be educated to degree level in civil or structural engineering or possess an equivalent level of professional experience. You will be able to demonstrate a strong appreciation for CDM Regulations, safe systems of work and environmental requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge to be part of something right from the start to create a more sustainable future for all. Further details of the role and the requirements of the post can be found in the candidate information pack: . If you feel, once you have read the requirements for the role that you have the relevant qualifications and experience we would be extremely interested to hear from you. Location The company will operate using a hybrid model where staff will spend a proportion of their time working from home when not out in the field. Meetings and other joint activities will be hosted from time to time by Welsh Government at various office locations across Wales. The Company's Head Office is based in Merthyr Tydfil. The role holder will need to be flexible as the job will require travel from time to time within the country. In return, we offer a competitive salary depending on skills and experience, 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, and a defined contribution pension scheme. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for everyone. We especially encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We are happy to consider flexible working.
Senior Development Manager Job title: Senior Development Manager Report to: Managing Director Salary: Dependent on experience Department: Development Location: Hybrid but southwest based, ideally in Bristol or Bath area. Responsible for: To be discussed as potentially overseeing others within development project team from time to time Purpose and objectives of the role This role is critical in supporting our clients in the delivery of community scale (1MW-20MW) ground mount solar and wind turbine projects. The candidate will have experience in the development of similar scale renewable energy projects, including specific experience in wind development. Our clients are based across the Southwest of England and Wales and frequent travel will be essential. We work with a mix of Commercial and Community organisations to support the UKs transition to Net Zero and this role will include community energy development projects. Main duties and responsibilities Coordinating all aspects of the project development, drawing in relevant external support and experts when necessary. Supporting the existing team to bring on new sites into the project pipeline Supporting training and managing others within the team where relevant Updating financial models for potential sites and liaising with our community energy clients. Meeting with landowners and other representatives to facilitate the negotiation and progression of terms. Managing the Planning Application process Procurement and coordination of necessary contractors Support the project management process during delivery where necessary Minimum requirements • UK drivers' licence • Permission to work in the UK. • Experience developing 1MW+ wind projects successfully • Minimum 5 years renewable energy development experience • Experience working with and engaging community stakeholders • Solid understanding of the planning process • Solid presentation, written and numeracy skills and comfortable using software packages and excel Desirable requirements • Experience in community energy project development • Examples of successful wind projects • Renewable energy, electrical or engineering related qualification and training • Experience in ecology or biodiversity projects • Experience training and managing people • Experience designing wind projects and user of specific industry wind and solar software If you would like to apply for the role, please contact John and apply with a CV at -
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
Senior Development Manager Job title: Senior Development Manager Report to: Managing Director Salary: Dependent on experience Department: Development Location: Hybrid but southwest based, ideally in Bristol or Bath area. Responsible for: To be discussed as potentially overseeing others within development project team from time to time Purpose and objectives of the role This role is critical in supporting our clients in the delivery of community scale (1MW-20MW) ground mount solar and wind turbine projects. The candidate will have experience in the development of similar scale renewable energy projects, including specific experience in wind development. Our clients are based across the Southwest of England and Wales and frequent travel will be essential. We work with a mix of Commercial and Community organisations to support the UKs transition to Net Zero and this role will include community energy development projects. Main duties and responsibilities Coordinating all aspects of the project development, drawing in relevant external support and experts when necessary. Supporting the existing team to bring on new sites into the project pipeline Supporting training and managing others within the team where relevant Updating financial models for potential sites and liaising with our community energy clients. Meeting with landowners and other representatives to facilitate the negotiation and progression of terms. Managing the Planning Application process Procurement and coordination of necessary contractors Support the project management process during delivery where necessary Minimum requirements • UK drivers' licence • Permission to work in the UK. • Experience developing 1MW+ wind projects successfully • Minimum 5 years renewable energy development experience • Experience working with and engaging community stakeholders • Solid understanding of the planning process • Solid presentation, written and numeracy skills and comfortable using software packages and excel Desirable requirements • Experience in community energy project development • Examples of successful wind projects • Renewable energy, electrical or engineering related qualification and training • Experience in ecology or biodiversity projects • Experience training and managing people • Experience designing wind projects and user of specific industry wind and solar software If you would like to apply for the role, please contact John and apply with a CV at -
Senior Development Manager Job title: Senior Development Manager Report to: Managing Director Salary: Dependent on experience Department: Development Location: Hybrid but southwest based, ideally in Bristol or Bath area. Responsible for: To be discussed as potentially overseeing others within development project team from time to time Purpose and objectives of the role This role is critical in supporting our clients in the delivery of community scale (1MW-20MW) ground mount solar and wind turbine projects. The candidate will have experience in the development of similar scale renewable energy projects, including specific experience in wind development. Our clients are based across the Southwest of England and Wales and frequent travel will be essential. We work with a mix of Commercial and Community organisations to support the UKs transition to Net Zero and this role will include community energy development projects. Main duties and responsibilities Coordinating all aspects of the project development, drawing in relevant external support and experts when necessary. Supporting the existing team to bring on new sites into the project pipeline Supporting training and managing others within the team where relevant Updating financial models for potential sites and liaising with our community energy clients. Meeting with landowners and other representatives to facilitate the negotiation and progression of terms. Managing the Planning Application process Procurement and coordination of necessary contractors Support the project management process during delivery where necessary Minimum requirements • UK drivers' licence • Permission to work in the UK. • Experience developing 1MW+ wind projects successfully • Minimum 5 years renewable energy development experience • Experience working with and engaging community stakeholders • Solid understanding of the planning process • Solid presentation, written and numeracy skills and comfortable using software packages and excel Desirable requirements • Experience in community energy project development • Examples of successful wind projects • Renewable energy, electrical or engineering related qualification and training • Experience in ecology or biodiversity projects • Experience training and managing people • Experience designing wind projects and user of specific industry wind and solar software If you would like to apply for the role, please contact John and apply with a CV at -
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
Senior Development Manager Job title: Senior Development Manager Report to: Managing Director Salary: Dependent on experience Department: Development Location: Hybrid but southwest based, ideally in Bristol or Bath area. Responsible for: To be discussed as potentially overseeing others within development project team from time to time Purpose and objectives of the role This role is critical in supporting our clients in the delivery of community scale (1MW-20MW) ground mount solar and wind turbine projects. The candidate will have experience in the development of similar scale renewable energy projects, including specific experience in wind development. Our clients are based across the Southwest of England and Wales and frequent travel will be essential. We work with a mix of Commercial and Community organisations to support the UKs transition to Net Zero and this role will include community energy development projects. Main duties and responsibilities Coordinating all aspects of the project development, drawing in relevant external support and experts when necessary. Supporting the existing team to bring on new sites into the project pipeline Supporting training and managing others within the team where relevant Updating financial models for potential sites and liaising with our community energy clients. Meeting with landowners and other representatives to facilitate the negotiation and progression of terms. Managing the Planning Application process Procurement and coordination of necessary contractors Support the project management process during delivery where necessary Minimum requirements • UK drivers' licence • Permission to work in the UK. • Experience developing 1MW+ wind projects successfully • Minimum 5 years renewable energy development experience • Experience working with and engaging community stakeholders • Solid understanding of the planning process • Solid presentation, written and numeracy skills and comfortable using software packages and excel Desirable requirements • Experience in community energy project development • Examples of successful wind projects • Renewable energy, electrical or engineering related qualification and training • Experience in ecology or biodiversity projects • Experience training and managing people • Experience designing wind projects and user of specific industry wind and solar software If you would like to apply for the role, please contact John and apply with a CV at -
AboutEnergy Systems We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. Renewable Projects is a growing team of almost 60 experts in DNV's UK & Ireland region. We are actively solving the biggest challenge of our time, the energy transition. We provide specialist consulting and assurance to the renewable industry for on and offshore wind, solar and storage. Through 2024 and into 2025 we are looking to strengthen our teams and expand our capability further into the electrical networks and systems which enable renewable electricity generation. Our work is primarily a mixture of due diligence, owner's engineering and technical consulting. As consultants, driven by the fast-paced energy market, we are asked to solve a wide range of customers' challenges from the technical appraisal of novel technologies to asset inspections and failure investigations. Our primary market is the UK & Ireland, with key hubs in Bristol, London, Glasgow and Dublin. However, we also collaborate with colleagues across the globe, sharing our knowledge and expertise, to help deliver critical projects for our customers around the world. Why work with us? Our projects are varied and challenging. Our teams are made up of world leading subject matter experts and highly skilled generalists, who bring their specific knowledge, passion and skills together to find solutions for our customer's most complex projects. We are actively growing and increasing the range of challenges we solve for our customers and our planet. Across DNV, we have a wealth of experience in all energy vectors and with 5000 people working to deliver the energy transition, our expertise covers the full breadth and depth of the energy value chain. What you would be doing: Our energy storage consultants work on a range of projects and roles, not only storage but spanning other technologies as well. You'll be responsible for leading our engagement with customers, getting to the heart of their challenges and proposing appropriate solutions. It doesn't end there, once the solution has been defined and agreed with the customer, you'll collaborate with our expert teams to deliver it. You could be performing a technical study, evaluating the risks of a new project or attending site to represent our client during construction and commissioning. As we said, our roles are exciting and varied! As a principal consultant, you will also be expected to take on management of larger projects and bids as part of your work. You'll often find yourself managing complex projects spanning across the project lifecycle or / and multi technology or / and across regional areas. A key aspect of the role is to provide technical mentoring and coaching to other team members. There are travel opportunities too for engaging with customers and visiting project sites as part of your role. These are mostly around the UK & Ireland but as a global organisation, occasionally may take you further afield. We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it's important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including; Exceptional Development and career progression opportunities with regular development discussions with your manager Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options Wellbeing benefits: (including Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices. Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use) Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570) Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. Our colleagues come from a vast range of different backgrounds, and we value the diversity of experience, knowledge and thought that this brings to our approach. We therefore try to keep our mandatory requirements to a minimum. As a principal energy storage consultant however, there are a few typical traits that we'd love you to bring, to complement the more specific role requirements: Knowledge and understanding of energy storage systems, applications prospects and UK transmission and distribution networks Significant experience in either: the energy industry in a technical consulting capacity. Previous demonstrable experience in performing owners engineering or consultancy activities, or project development, construction or operations experience with energy storage and/or renewables A curious mindset, proactively identifies and promotes novel ideas and embraces change Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to communicate key points clearly and concisely for our customers in written reports, proposals, presentations and meetings Ability to engage with senior stakeholders in our customers' organisations and through your network to identify and develop new business opportunities Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, confident building professional relationships based on trust and integrity Ability to manage projects on your own initiative and collaborate with wider multi-disciplinary teams, to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives Passion for developing others through training, coaching and mentoring Hold a science or engineering degree, with an significant electrical engineering component
Mar 21, 2024
Full time
AboutEnergy Systems We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry. Renewable Projects is a growing team of almost 60 experts in DNV's UK & Ireland region. We are actively solving the biggest challenge of our time, the energy transition. We provide specialist consulting and assurance to the renewable industry for on and offshore wind, solar and storage. Through 2024 and into 2025 we are looking to strengthen our teams and expand our capability further into the electrical networks and systems which enable renewable electricity generation. Our work is primarily a mixture of due diligence, owner's engineering and technical consulting. As consultants, driven by the fast-paced energy market, we are asked to solve a wide range of customers' challenges from the technical appraisal of novel technologies to asset inspections and failure investigations. Our primary market is the UK & Ireland, with key hubs in Bristol, London, Glasgow and Dublin. However, we also collaborate with colleagues across the globe, sharing our knowledge and expertise, to help deliver critical projects for our customers around the world. Why work with us? Our projects are varied and challenging. Our teams are made up of world leading subject matter experts and highly skilled generalists, who bring their specific knowledge, passion and skills together to find solutions for our customer's most complex projects. We are actively growing and increasing the range of challenges we solve for our customers and our planet. Across DNV, we have a wealth of experience in all energy vectors and with 5000 people working to deliver the energy transition, our expertise covers the full breadth and depth of the energy value chain. What you would be doing: Our energy storage consultants work on a range of projects and roles, not only storage but spanning other technologies as well. You'll be responsible for leading our engagement with customers, getting to the heart of their challenges and proposing appropriate solutions. It doesn't end there, once the solution has been defined and agreed with the customer, you'll collaborate with our expert teams to deliver it. You could be performing a technical study, evaluating the risks of a new project or attending site to represent our client during construction and commissioning. As we said, our roles are exciting and varied! As a principal consultant, you will also be expected to take on management of larger projects and bids as part of your work. You'll often find yourself managing complex projects spanning across the project lifecycle or / and multi technology or / and across regional areas. A key aspect of the role is to provide technical mentoring and coaching to other team members. There are travel opportunities too for engaging with customers and visiting project sites as part of your role. These are mostly around the UK & Ireland but as a global organisation, occasionally may take you further afield. We value all our people and the contributions they make to our business, so it's important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package, allowing you to choose the things that matter most to you, including; Exceptional Development and career progression opportunities with regular development discussions with your manager Non-contractual Profit Share Scheme Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options Wellbeing benefits: (including Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices. Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use) Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570) Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity. Our colleagues come from a vast range of different backgrounds, and we value the diversity of experience, knowledge and thought that this brings to our approach. We therefore try to keep our mandatory requirements to a minimum. As a principal energy storage consultant however, there are a few typical traits that we'd love you to bring, to complement the more specific role requirements: Knowledge and understanding of energy storage systems, applications prospects and UK transmission and distribution networks Significant experience in either: the energy industry in a technical consulting capacity. Previous demonstrable experience in performing owners engineering or consultancy activities, or project development, construction or operations experience with energy storage and/or renewables A curious mindset, proactively identifies and promotes novel ideas and embraces change Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to communicate key points clearly and concisely for our customers in written reports, proposals, presentations and meetings Ability to engage with senior stakeholders in our customers' organisations and through your network to identify and develop new business opportunities Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, confident building professional relationships based on trust and integrity Ability to manage projects on your own initiative and collaborate with wider multi-disciplinary teams, to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives Passion for developing others through training, coaching and mentoring Hold a science or engineering degree, with an significant electrical engineering component
Legal Counsel - Renewable Energy Our client is the world's largest independent renewable energy company. Guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy. They know that achieving their ambitions would be impossible without their people. Because they're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, they need the very best people to help them. Our client is a family with a diverse workforce, and are dedicated to the personal professional growth of their people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. They can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally. Their competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. They also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else. The role 6-10 years + PQE lawyer qualified in Scotland and/or England & Wales to provide legal advice and support to relevant business units working closely with other members of the legal team. This full-time role is required to support an increased portfolio of renewable energy projects, in line with growth strategy, including onshore wind, battery storage and solar across the UK and Ireland and an increased number of corporate sale transactions. You will support the development teams (in particular the property managers) and a wider group of commercial and technical teams. Key Accountabilities This role will focus primarily on property work (and some aspects of planning work) to include transactional work on major projects, corporate support work on major project sales and involvement in approvals of documentation being dealt with by external solicitors. In addition, the role will involve providing general ad hoc legal and commercial advice typical of an in-house position as well as dealing with property and planning issues specific to the renewable energy industry on a wide variety of renewable energy projects. The role will also involve instructing and managing external legal counsel in specialist areas and major transactions/projects. Knowledge and skills you have that we need: Renewable energy or large infrastructure project development Diligent with attention to detail Demonstrates initiative and has a constructive attitude Excellent communicator with the ability to build rapport and work alongside a range of commercial and technical personnel, sharing a genuine interest in the business and future Experience and qualifications you have: Post qualification experience in property and ideally also in planning General experience in other areas of law would be beneficial although not essential Commercial awareness Dual-qualification (qualified in both Scotland and in England & Wales) would be beneficial as work is cross-border, otherwise a willingness to become dual-qualified For more info please contact Michelle (url removed) About us: Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability. Let's help build a better world, together.
Mar 20, 2024
Full time
Legal Counsel - Renewable Energy Our client is the world's largest independent renewable energy company. Guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy. They know that achieving their ambitions would be impossible without their people. Because they're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, they need the very best people to help them. Our client is a family with a diverse workforce, and are dedicated to the personal professional growth of their people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. They can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally. Their competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. They also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else. The role 6-10 years + PQE lawyer qualified in Scotland and/or England & Wales to provide legal advice and support to relevant business units working closely with other members of the legal team. This full-time role is required to support an increased portfolio of renewable energy projects, in line with growth strategy, including onshore wind, battery storage and solar across the UK and Ireland and an increased number of corporate sale transactions. You will support the development teams (in particular the property managers) and a wider group of commercial and technical teams. Key Accountabilities This role will focus primarily on property work (and some aspects of planning work) to include transactional work on major projects, corporate support work on major project sales and involvement in approvals of documentation being dealt with by external solicitors. In addition, the role will involve providing general ad hoc legal and commercial advice typical of an in-house position as well as dealing with property and planning issues specific to the renewable energy industry on a wide variety of renewable energy projects. The role will also involve instructing and managing external legal counsel in specialist areas and major transactions/projects. Knowledge and skills you have that we need: Renewable energy or large infrastructure project development Diligent with attention to detail Demonstrates initiative and has a constructive attitude Excellent communicator with the ability to build rapport and work alongside a range of commercial and technical personnel, sharing a genuine interest in the business and future Experience and qualifications you have: Post qualification experience in property and ideally also in planning General experience in other areas of law would be beneficial although not essential Commercial awareness Dual-qualification (qualified in both Scotland and in England & Wales) would be beneficial as work is cross-border, otherwise a willingness to become dual-qualified For more info please contact Michelle (url removed) About us: Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability. Let's help build a better world, together.
Civils Project / Contracts Manager The successful individual must have experience of developing, managing and delivering the civils aspects of energy efficiency projects such as solar, BESS, renewable / clean energy, low carbon energy, decarbonisation. Our client is one of the UKs leaders and specialises in working with numerous sectors to deliver low carbon and renewable energy multi-technology gen click apply for full job details
Mar 20, 2024
Full time
Civils Project / Contracts Manager The successful individual must have experience of developing, managing and delivering the civils aspects of energy efficiency projects such as solar, BESS, renewable / clean energy, low carbon energy, decarbonisation. Our client is one of the UKs leaders and specialises in working with numerous sectors to deliver low carbon and renewable energy multi-technology gen click apply for full job details
The starting salary for this role is £43,923 per annum for working 36 hours per week. This is a 24-month, fixed-term contract with strong potential to be made permanent. We operate a policy of agile and hybrid working , currently the team is working 1 to 2 days a week at our office in Woking with the remaining days at home. We are excited to be hiring a new Solar Technical Project Manager to join our growing Strategic Energy team that works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the Council's solar programmes. The role is likely to require occasional business travel to other locations in Surrey to visit projects and attend meetings. Options are available for the post holder to utilise car clubs for business travel but the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role is required. Rewards and benefits 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year Paternity, adoption and dependents leave A generous local government salary related pension Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources About the team The Greener Futures Team has a crucial role in supporting the commitment of the Council to reduce CO2 emissions in Surrey to net zero by 2050, and to achieve its organisational net zero target by 2030. The Strategic Energy Team has been highly successful in obtaining grant funding and securing internal budgets, and despite being a relatively new team it has already seen multiple projects from ideation to completion. We are now creating a solar division within that team as the SCC's solar portfolio is expected to grow exponentially over the next years. About the role As a Solar Technical Project Manager you will be providing technical, project development and management support of SCC's solar energy portfolio, including solar rooftops, carports, small ground-mounted and solar farms. These projects will be primarily in a variety of council-owned buildings (such as fire stations, libraries, offices, schools, etc.) and in council-owned land. You will also support solar projects in other public buildings, not owned by the council (potentially hospitals, universities, etc). This is essentially a technical role, responsible for: Identifying opportunities for solar projects Undertaking or reviewing feasibility assessments Providing technical professional advice on specifications of equipment for projects Supporting procurement processes and programme governance Liaising with District Network Operators and the SCC Planning team when required Writing business cases Shortlisting criteria As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload a CV and answer the following 3 questions: We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic individual who bring ideas and innovation, and who can support the team in accelerating our solar programme. Please explain what motivated you to apply for this role. Considering that Climate Change is a key strategic priority for SCC, and in view of our very challenging net zero objectives, what experience and skills can you bring to our team? Please give us one or more examples of when you supported the delivery of a solar project. What was your role in the process from feasibility to delivery and completion? In order to be considered for shortlisting, your answers to the above application questions and your CV will clearly evidence the following: A relevant degree qualification e.g. a Science, Environmental or Engineering Degree (with renewable energy and particularly solar PV content) and/or substantial practical experience working with solar PV Specialist knowledge and experience in supporting the delivery of solar energy projects across the project cycle Excellent understanding of carbon reduction measures and renewable energy technologies and an understanding of the policies, regulations, market context, and opportunities and challenges facing local authorities in the energy sector Understanding of the current energy policy landscape in the UK Knowledge of Power Purchase Agreements and financial modelling for solar projects Good relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills with outstanding project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. The willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role Contact us Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 04.04.2024 with in-person interviews planned for 10.04.2024 at Quadrant Court, Woking. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit. Our commitment Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where: The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Mar 20, 2024
Full time
The starting salary for this role is £43,923 per annum for working 36 hours per week. This is a 24-month, fixed-term contract with strong potential to be made permanent. We operate a policy of agile and hybrid working , currently the team is working 1 to 2 days a week at our office in Woking with the remaining days at home. We are excited to be hiring a new Solar Technical Project Manager to join our growing Strategic Energy team that works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the Council's solar programmes. The role is likely to require occasional business travel to other locations in Surrey to visit projects and attend meetings. Options are available for the post holder to utilise car clubs for business travel but the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role is required. Rewards and benefits 26 days' holiday rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year Paternity, adoption and dependents leave A generous local government salary related pension Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources About the team The Greener Futures Team has a crucial role in supporting the commitment of the Council to reduce CO2 emissions in Surrey to net zero by 2050, and to achieve its organisational net zero target by 2030. The Strategic Energy Team has been highly successful in obtaining grant funding and securing internal budgets, and despite being a relatively new team it has already seen multiple projects from ideation to completion. We are now creating a solar division within that team as the SCC's solar portfolio is expected to grow exponentially over the next years. About the role As a Solar Technical Project Manager you will be providing technical, project development and management support of SCC's solar energy portfolio, including solar rooftops, carports, small ground-mounted and solar farms. These projects will be primarily in a variety of council-owned buildings (such as fire stations, libraries, offices, schools, etc.) and in council-owned land. You will also support solar projects in other public buildings, not owned by the council (potentially hospitals, universities, etc). This is essentially a technical role, responsible for: Identifying opportunities for solar projects Undertaking or reviewing feasibility assessments Providing technical professional advice on specifications of equipment for projects Supporting procurement processes and programme governance Liaising with District Network Operators and the SCC Planning team when required Writing business cases Shortlisting criteria As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload a CV and answer the following 3 questions: We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic individual who bring ideas and innovation, and who can support the team in accelerating our solar programme. Please explain what motivated you to apply for this role. Considering that Climate Change is a key strategic priority for SCC, and in view of our very challenging net zero objectives, what experience and skills can you bring to our team? Please give us one or more examples of when you supported the delivery of a solar project. What was your role in the process from feasibility to delivery and completion? In order to be considered for shortlisting, your answers to the above application questions and your CV will clearly evidence the following: A relevant degree qualification e.g. a Science, Environmental or Engineering Degree (with renewable energy and particularly solar PV content) and/or substantial practical experience working with solar PV Specialist knowledge and experience in supporting the delivery of solar energy projects across the project cycle Excellent understanding of carbon reduction measures and renewable energy technologies and an understanding of the policies, regulations, market context, and opportunities and challenges facing local authorities in the energy sector Understanding of the current energy policy landscape in the UK Knowledge of Power Purchase Agreements and financial modelling for solar projects Good relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills with outstanding project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. The willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role Contact us Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 04.04.2024 with in-person interviews planned for 10.04.2024 at Quadrant Court, Woking. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit. Our commitment Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where: The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Legal Manager - Manchester - Solar & BESS An international player in renewable energy are looking for someone to find someone to head up their UK legal function for the UK. They've had an amazing last couple of years and rapid growth they now have operations in 10 different companies and plans to double the headcount within the next 2 years. They are a utility-scale wind and solar business, with over 7GW of projects in development. Their strategy has been a mix of company acquisitions and organic growth, and you'll be a key part of ensuring that continues. Your role will be fairly generalist, a split between M&A/Transactions and Corporate Functions, and you'll be working very closely with the two Legal Directors, in Portugal and Germany, in order to lead the UK legal function and bring these activities in-house. This will result in progression for you and the growth of the team, moving towards a General Counsel role in the UK. What would your role look like?: -Must have a law degree. -3+ years of previous experience inside a multinational company and/or a law firm. -Significant experience in dealing with projects documentation with a strong sense of bankability. -Significant experience in contract review and negotiation. -Strong ability to manage outside counsel/law firms. -Team player and hard-worker, can-do attitude, with a good business judgement in providing compliant and business friendly legal solutions attention to detail. Ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, manage multiple projects are of the essence. -Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and possess analytical skills necessary for competent legal interpretation. -Experience in the PV industry a plus but not a must have. This is a great opportunity to both learn from some very experienced individuals as well as advance your career and take ownership of a country's legal function. Bayleigh Angel (url removed) (phone number removed) Piper Maddox is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Mar 20, 2024
Full time
Legal Manager - Manchester - Solar & BESS An international player in renewable energy are looking for someone to find someone to head up their UK legal function for the UK. They've had an amazing last couple of years and rapid growth they now have operations in 10 different companies and plans to double the headcount within the next 2 years. They are a utility-scale wind and solar business, with over 7GW of projects in development. Their strategy has been a mix of company acquisitions and organic growth, and you'll be a key part of ensuring that continues. Your role will be fairly generalist, a split between M&A/Transactions and Corporate Functions, and you'll be working very closely with the two Legal Directors, in Portugal and Germany, in order to lead the UK legal function and bring these activities in-house. This will result in progression for you and the growth of the team, moving towards a General Counsel role in the UK. What would your role look like?: -Must have a law degree. -3+ years of previous experience inside a multinational company and/or a law firm. -Significant experience in dealing with projects documentation with a strong sense of bankability. -Significant experience in contract review and negotiation. -Strong ability to manage outside counsel/law firms. -Team player and hard-worker, can-do attitude, with a good business judgement in providing compliant and business friendly legal solutions attention to detail. Ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, manage multiple projects are of the essence. -Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and possess analytical skills necessary for competent legal interpretation. -Experience in the PV industry a plus but not a must have. This is a great opportunity to both learn from some very experienced individuals as well as advance your career and take ownership of a country's legal function. Bayleigh Angel (url removed) (phone number removed) Piper Maddox is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Project Manager - Solar PV You will ideally be based in: Truro, Plymouth, Newquay, Bodmin, Launceston. Working in the Southwest. £40,000 - £50,000 + Progression + Training + 28 days Holiday + Pension Are you a Project Manager looking to join well-established renewable energy company, With lots of opportunities to progress into further management positions click apply for full job details
Mar 19, 2024
Full time
Project Manager - Solar PV You will ideally be based in: Truro, Plymouth, Newquay, Bodmin, Launceston. Working in the Southwest. £40,000 - £50,000 + Progression + Training + 28 days Holiday + Pension Are you a Project Manager looking to join well-established renewable energy company, With lots of opportunities to progress into further management positions click apply for full job details
Flexibility Product Lead Reference Number - 78308 This Flexibility Product Lead will report to the Head of Flexibility Markets and will work within our DSO directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee. You will attract a salary of 79,953.00 and a bonus of 10%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote Close Date: .07/04/2024 We also provide the following additional benefits Annual Leave Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme Season ticket loan Occupational Health support Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products. Discounted access to sports and social clubs Employee Assistance Programme. Context Smart electricity networks are the foundations to enable low carbon technology like electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps and renewables generation. Working within UK Power Networks' Distribution System Operator, you'll collaborate with some of the country's most accomplished low carbon engineers and specialists at the heart of this once in a generation transition to help create the flexible, low carbon energy system of the future. This is a time of unprecedented change for the electricity industry as we move from the old world of large, carbon intensive coal and gas-fired power plants to a much more complex, interconnected world of renewable energy, battery storage and electric vehicles. Energy is one of the most important issues in the country right now, and you will receive an incredible insight into the work that goes in to ensuring sufficient grid capacity to enable the Net Zero transition across London, the East and South East of England, at in a workplace voted one of the UK's best big companies to work for. Flexibility Markets As more people opt for low-carbon, electric vehicles and heat pumps, demand on the electricity network is set to double. The Flexibility Markets team works with customers who can change their generation or consumption patterns to keep network costs down and speed up new connections. We work with many flexibility providers, from start-ups to large energy companies - encompassing flexibility from electric vehicles, batteries, generators and demand response. We are widely viewed as a global leader in this space and have ambitious plans to increase up our use of flexibility and the impact it delivers on the Net Zero transition. We have committed to saving more than 400m in this way over the next five years. Job Purpose You will be an important part of the Flexibility Markets Team within the DSO, ensuring that our flexibility products are scalable, aligned with other markets and delivering benefits to the network and its customers. Principal Accountabilities Improve our flexibility products and systems to attract more flexibility and maximise the assessment of Ofgem's expert panel, balancing the need to innovate with the value of developing industry standard approaches Work with flexibility service providers and colleagues within the Flexibility Markets team to develop an understanding of their challenges and potential solutions Collaborate externally and influence at senior level to establish practical cross-industry approaches to flexibility that encompass our experience and understanding of issues Work with the National Electricity System Operator to influence their priorities and thinking, improving how we coordinate the design, procurement and use of local flexibility within wider markets Work with colleagues to ensure that flexibility products address emerging network capacity challenges and can be used within the control room Represent the DSO internally and externally to share our progress, challenges and lessons learnt, eg through senior-level engagement, events and written outputs Work alongside our leading Innovation team to scope and steer innovation projects aimed at attracting new sources of flexibility or improving whole-system outcomes Nature and Scope Given UK Power Networks' pioneering ambition and use of local flexibility, the jobholder will be in a unique position to contribute to the development of commercial frameworks for local flexibility, influencing how flexibility is used to support the Net Zero transition in Britain and internationally. Your work will deliver strategic value to UK Power Networks and require you to work with, and influence, senior partners (Heads of departments) across flexibility providers, the National Electricity System Operator, other Distribution Networks and Ofgem. You will have a material impact on the delivery of benefits from flexibility and on Ofgem's assessment of our performance. You'll join the Flexibility Markets team - currently seven experienced professionals with a range of skills in customer engagement, energy markets, data analytics and project management. You will work with colleagues who manage our procurement of flexibility and interact with flexibility providers daily, to ensure that products are fit for purpose and we are listening and responding to market feedback. You will lead a small team with responsibility for some important projects whilst also contributing to shared targets and programs. About you Skills and behaviours You take initiative to deliver targets and find ways around obstacles, even when the context is shifting or ambiguous You build strong relationships and partnerships to get things done, including across different teams and organisations Experience writing detailed product specs and documentation, analytical and committed to continuous improvement You are a great communicator, capable of working with complex concepts to make them simple and tangible Experience 5+ years commercial experience within the energy transition (essential) Analytical degree, or equivalent work experience (essential) Experience forming and delivering partnerships with external organisations (essential) You have a strong and supportive network within the energy industry (essential) Experience with British energy markets, eg pricing and relationships between wholesale, ancillary services and local flexibility markets (essential) Experience with low carbon technologies (solar, wind, storage, electric vehicles and heat pumps) (desirable) Health & Safety Responsibilities Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. If in doubt ask! We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Mar 19, 2024
Full time
Flexibility Product Lead Reference Number - 78308 This Flexibility Product Lead will report to the Head of Flexibility Markets and will work within our DSO directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee. You will attract a salary of 79,953.00 and a bonus of 10%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote Close Date: .07/04/2024 We also provide the following additional benefits Annual Leave Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme Season ticket loan Occupational Health support Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products. Discounted access to sports and social clubs Employee Assistance Programme. Context Smart electricity networks are the foundations to enable low carbon technology like electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps and renewables generation. Working within UK Power Networks' Distribution System Operator, you'll collaborate with some of the country's most accomplished low carbon engineers and specialists at the heart of this once in a generation transition to help create the flexible, low carbon energy system of the future. This is a time of unprecedented change for the electricity industry as we move from the old world of large, carbon intensive coal and gas-fired power plants to a much more complex, interconnected world of renewable energy, battery storage and electric vehicles. Energy is one of the most important issues in the country right now, and you will receive an incredible insight into the work that goes in to ensuring sufficient grid capacity to enable the Net Zero transition across London, the East and South East of England, at in a workplace voted one of the UK's best big companies to work for. Flexibility Markets As more people opt for low-carbon, electric vehicles and heat pumps, demand on the electricity network is set to double. The Flexibility Markets team works with customers who can change their generation or consumption patterns to keep network costs down and speed up new connections. We work with many flexibility providers, from start-ups to large energy companies - encompassing flexibility from electric vehicles, batteries, generators and demand response. We are widely viewed as a global leader in this space and have ambitious plans to increase up our use of flexibility and the impact it delivers on the Net Zero transition. We have committed to saving more than 400m in this way over the next five years. Job Purpose You will be an important part of the Flexibility Markets Team within the DSO, ensuring that our flexibility products are scalable, aligned with other markets and delivering benefits to the network and its customers. Principal Accountabilities Improve our flexibility products and systems to attract more flexibility and maximise the assessment of Ofgem's expert panel, balancing the need to innovate with the value of developing industry standard approaches Work with flexibility service providers and colleagues within the Flexibility Markets team to develop an understanding of their challenges and potential solutions Collaborate externally and influence at senior level to establish practical cross-industry approaches to flexibility that encompass our experience and understanding of issues Work with the National Electricity System Operator to influence their priorities and thinking, improving how we coordinate the design, procurement and use of local flexibility within wider markets Work with colleagues to ensure that flexibility products address emerging network capacity challenges and can be used within the control room Represent the DSO internally and externally to share our progress, challenges and lessons learnt, eg through senior-level engagement, events and written outputs Work alongside our leading Innovation team to scope and steer innovation projects aimed at attracting new sources of flexibility or improving whole-system outcomes Nature and Scope Given UK Power Networks' pioneering ambition and use of local flexibility, the jobholder will be in a unique position to contribute to the development of commercial frameworks for local flexibility, influencing how flexibility is used to support the Net Zero transition in Britain and internationally. Your work will deliver strategic value to UK Power Networks and require you to work with, and influence, senior partners (Heads of departments) across flexibility providers, the National Electricity System Operator, other Distribution Networks and Ofgem. You will have a material impact on the delivery of benefits from flexibility and on Ofgem's assessment of our performance. You'll join the Flexibility Markets team - currently seven experienced professionals with a range of skills in customer engagement, energy markets, data analytics and project management. You will work with colleagues who manage our procurement of flexibility and interact with flexibility providers daily, to ensure that products are fit for purpose and we are listening and responding to market feedback. You will lead a small team with responsibility for some important projects whilst also contributing to shared targets and programs. About you Skills and behaviours You take initiative to deliver targets and find ways around obstacles, even when the context is shifting or ambiguous You build strong relationships and partnerships to get things done, including across different teams and organisations Experience writing detailed product specs and documentation, analytical and committed to continuous improvement You are a great communicator, capable of working with complex concepts to make them simple and tangible Experience 5+ years commercial experience within the energy transition (essential) Analytical degree, or equivalent work experience (essential) Experience forming and delivering partnerships with external organisations (essential) You have a strong and supportive network within the energy industry (essential) Experience with British energy markets, eg pricing and relationships between wholesale, ancillary services and local flexibility markets (essential) Experience with low carbon technologies (solar, wind, storage, electric vehicles and heat pumps) (desirable) Health & Safety Responsibilities Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. If in doubt ask! We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We're looking for a Senior Talent Partner to join our recruitment team in London. You will work closely with our other recruiters and hiring managers across the Octopus Energy Group - we share ideas and look to continually evolve the way we do things to improve candidate experience and help hiring managers hire amazing people. This role specifically will focus on hiring in Octopus Energy Services for our Low Carbon Technology teams as we spearhead this revolution. The roles will vary across different types and levels of our Electrician, Solar PV Installers and Smart Meter Engineer teams across the UK. Our new Low Carbon Tech centre is based in Slough where the majority of training will be run out of. You can read more about the centre HERE You will need to be adaptable and have the ability to hire across other areas of the group if the need arises. At Octopus Energy, we're super passionate about attracting amazing talent to join us on our exciting journey. Maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment journey is key for us. What you'll do This role is focused on attracting, sourcing and progressing candidates through the interview pipelines Build great relationships with stakeholders and candidates, with a view of short and long term hires Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look to always improve this across the team Work collaboratively across the wider Octopus Energy Services recruitment team Work very closely and collaboratively with our Chief of Staff and wider OES team Take a consultative approach to recruitment - focusing on speed, quality and diversity Manage reporting on talent pipelines Support our OES team define a clear attraction strategy for the Field Ops team Develop interactive candidate journey analytics and predictive tools Work with the Talent team and wider team on talent attraction campaigns What you'll need Experience attracting, sourcing or recruiting across high volume roles, in a fast moving business Experience hiring within high volume roles such as Installers, Electricians, Low carbon tech, would be fantastic! Super organisation skills, and an ability to prioritise You love to work with all kinds of people - you've got no functional shoulder pads - it's not 'my team versus other teams', it's 'we're all working together to change the energy system globally, and I'll lend anyone a hand' You'll need to interview candidates, so previous experience screening and assessing candidates across a variety of roles for both hard skills and cultural qualitiesis needed Strong knowledge of talent reporting Growth recruitment marketing interest and broad analytics skillset would be a nice to to have! Why else you'll love it here Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
Mar 18, 2024
Full time
We're looking for a Senior Talent Partner to join our recruitment team in London. You will work closely with our other recruiters and hiring managers across the Octopus Energy Group - we share ideas and look to continually evolve the way we do things to improve candidate experience and help hiring managers hire amazing people. This role specifically will focus on hiring in Octopus Energy Services for our Low Carbon Technology teams as we spearhead this revolution. The roles will vary across different types and levels of our Electrician, Solar PV Installers and Smart Meter Engineer teams across the UK. Our new Low Carbon Tech centre is based in Slough where the majority of training will be run out of. You can read more about the centre HERE You will need to be adaptable and have the ability to hire across other areas of the group if the need arises. At Octopus Energy, we're super passionate about attracting amazing talent to join us on our exciting journey. Maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment journey is key for us. What you'll do This role is focused on attracting, sourcing and progressing candidates through the interview pipelines Build great relationships with stakeholders and candidates, with a view of short and long term hires Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look to always improve this across the team Work collaboratively across the wider Octopus Energy Services recruitment team Work very closely and collaboratively with our Chief of Staff and wider OES team Take a consultative approach to recruitment - focusing on speed, quality and diversity Manage reporting on talent pipelines Support our OES team define a clear attraction strategy for the Field Ops team Develop interactive candidate journey analytics and predictive tools Work with the Talent team and wider team on talent attraction campaigns What you'll need Experience attracting, sourcing or recruiting across high volume roles, in a fast moving business Experience hiring within high volume roles such as Installers, Electricians, Low carbon tech, would be fantastic! Super organisation skills, and an ability to prioritise You love to work with all kinds of people - you've got no functional shoulder pads - it's not 'my team versus other teams', it's 'we're all working together to change the energy system globally, and I'll lend anyone a hand' You'll need to interview candidates, so previous experience screening and assessing candidates across a variety of roles for both hard skills and cultural qualitiesis needed Strong knowledge of talent reporting Growth recruitment marketing interest and broad analytics skillset would be a nice to to have! Why else you'll love it here Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We've also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
Job title: Land Acquisition Agent Location: Glasgow Salary: Competitive The Company Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a carbon neutral company who provide development services to the UK wireless telecoms, digital marketing and renewable energy sectors. My client has extensive experience at developing agricultural land based projects in identifying suitable land, securing planning, grid connection rights and managing the full acquisition process on over 1.5GW of renewable energy projects and 12,000 mobile comms sites. The role will involve site searching, site identification and site acquisition services for large scale solar and battery schemes. The candidate: The successful candidate will work within an environment of high motivation and productivity, maintaining effective working relationships and actively seeking recommendations for improvement. You will have a Planning or Land related degree and have demonstrable experience in Land and the renewables sector. Interested? The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)
Mar 15, 2024
Full time
Job title: Land Acquisition Agent Location: Glasgow Salary: Competitive The Company Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a carbon neutral company who provide development services to the UK wireless telecoms, digital marketing and renewable energy sectors. My client has extensive experience at developing agricultural land based projects in identifying suitable land, securing planning, grid connection rights and managing the full acquisition process on over 1.5GW of renewable energy projects and 12,000 mobile comms sites. The role will involve site searching, site identification and site acquisition services for large scale solar and battery schemes. The candidate: The successful candidate will work within an environment of high motivation and productivity, maintaining effective working relationships and actively seeking recommendations for improvement. You will have a Planning or Land related degree and have demonstrable experience in Land and the renewables sector. Interested? The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)
Role Title: Energy Operations Manager Salary: £33,500 - £37,500 p/a Reports to Title: Senior Energy Operations Manager Location: Manchester (Housing Association) DBS Disclosure Required: Enhanced An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing Energy Team in the role of Energy Operations Manager. With a rapidly expanding portfolio, growing from 9,000 heat customers to in excess of 30,000 over the next few years this a really exciting time to join. To project manage a portfolio of Housing Association new and existing communal heating customers and schemes. To manage Solar PV and EVCP portfolio across all Housing Association stock. Key Responsibilities / Deliverables: Leadership & Management Contribute to the Housing Association's performance and customer service delivery while operating in line with Housing Association values. Strategy/Achieving Objectives Project manage communal heating projects, ensuring compliance and quality control. Work closely with the Heat Metering & Billing Manager for commissioning metering systems. Manage Solar PV and EVCP stock across the Housing Association. Ensure compliance with Corporate Health and Safety. Manage and oversee Housing Association ESCO schemes and obligations. Provide excellent customer service to Housing Association heat customers. Manage compliance of all Housing Association Schemes and complete annual audits. Analyze scheme failures, provide recommendations for improvement, and be the main point of contact for internal and external customers. Working with Others - Internal Collaborate with all Trust teams to deliver successful communal heating projects and energy assets. Working with Others - External Work with suppliers, contractors, consultants, etc., to fulfill the job role and provide high-level customer service. Contract manage reactive and maintenance services to Housing Association assets. Budgetary Responsibility Set, manage, and control budgets for managed activities. Ensure account spend aligns with the budget as detailed in the business plan. Compliance Ensure H&S, regulatory, and governance compliance for areas under the jobholder's control. Records & Systems Maintain relevant Housing Association records and systems. Risks Manage risks associated with areas under the jobholder's control. Financial Responsibility: Direct responsibility for all spend on account portfolio circa £500k. Technical Knowledge/Skills: Sector/specialist knowledge & experience, including communal heating and metering and billing (Essential). Organization & planning skills: Excellent attention to detail (Essential). Experience of monitoring performance against KPIs and SLAs (Essential). Finance & commercial experience: Financially astute with strong commercial acumen (Essential). Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills (Essential). Project management experience (Essential). Proactive and creative approach to problem-solving (Essential). Legal knowledge and experience - Desirable, experience with Heat Supply Agreements. Housing Association Values: People: We care about the happiness and wellbeing of our customers and employees. Passion: We approach everything with energy, drive, determination, and enthusiasm. Inclusion: We draw strength from our differences and work collaboratively. Responsibility: We own problems and deliver effective, lasting solutions. Impact: We measure what we do by the difference we make. Other: Commit to supporting the Housing Association's environmental policy and social mission. Comply with all Housing Association Health and Safety policies and procedures and commit to working towards best practice in the control of health and safety risks. Please apply or get in touch: (url removed) / (phone number removed) Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.
Mar 14, 2024
Full time
Role Title: Energy Operations Manager Salary: £33,500 - £37,500 p/a Reports to Title: Senior Energy Operations Manager Location: Manchester (Housing Association) DBS Disclosure Required: Enhanced An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing Energy Team in the role of Energy Operations Manager. With a rapidly expanding portfolio, growing from 9,000 heat customers to in excess of 30,000 over the next few years this a really exciting time to join. To project manage a portfolio of Housing Association new and existing communal heating customers and schemes. To manage Solar PV and EVCP portfolio across all Housing Association stock. Key Responsibilities / Deliverables: Leadership & Management Contribute to the Housing Association's performance and customer service delivery while operating in line with Housing Association values. Strategy/Achieving Objectives Project manage communal heating projects, ensuring compliance and quality control. Work closely with the Heat Metering & Billing Manager for commissioning metering systems. Manage Solar PV and EVCP stock across the Housing Association. Ensure compliance with Corporate Health and Safety. Manage and oversee Housing Association ESCO schemes and obligations. Provide excellent customer service to Housing Association heat customers. Manage compliance of all Housing Association Schemes and complete annual audits. Analyze scheme failures, provide recommendations for improvement, and be the main point of contact for internal and external customers. Working with Others - Internal Collaborate with all Trust teams to deliver successful communal heating projects and energy assets. Working with Others - External Work with suppliers, contractors, consultants, etc., to fulfill the job role and provide high-level customer service. Contract manage reactive and maintenance services to Housing Association assets. Budgetary Responsibility Set, manage, and control budgets for managed activities. Ensure account spend aligns with the budget as detailed in the business plan. Compliance Ensure H&S, regulatory, and governance compliance for areas under the jobholder's control. Records & Systems Maintain relevant Housing Association records and systems. Risks Manage risks associated with areas under the jobholder's control. Financial Responsibility: Direct responsibility for all spend on account portfolio circa £500k. Technical Knowledge/Skills: Sector/specialist knowledge & experience, including communal heating and metering and billing (Essential). Organization & planning skills: Excellent attention to detail (Essential). Experience of monitoring performance against KPIs and SLAs (Essential). Finance & commercial experience: Financially astute with strong commercial acumen (Essential). Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills (Essential). Project management experience (Essential). Proactive and creative approach to problem-solving (Essential). Legal knowledge and experience - Desirable, experience with Heat Supply Agreements. Housing Association Values: People: We care about the happiness and wellbeing of our customers and employees. Passion: We approach everything with energy, drive, determination, and enthusiasm. Inclusion: We draw strength from our differences and work collaboratively. Responsibility: We own problems and deliver effective, lasting solutions. Impact: We measure what we do by the difference we make. Other: Commit to supporting the Housing Association's environmental policy and social mission. Comply with all Housing Association Health and Safety policies and procedures and commit to working towards best practice in the control of health and safety risks. Please apply or get in touch: (url removed) / (phone number removed) Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.
Summary OXBO are partnering with a leading Solar & BESS IPP to hire a new Land Manager to originate new opportunities for Solar and Battery Projects in the UK. Responsibilities Identifying and evaluating suitable land parcels and working with other team members in assessing the technical, environmental, and regulatory feasibility of the identified land parcels. Securing Letter of Authority and Exclusivity Agreements, negotiating required land agreements: Heads of Terms, Option to Lease, Lease and easements with Landowners. Co-ordinating with internal stakeholders as well as solicitors, land agents landowners, local communities, regulatory bodies and relevant authorities to address concerns relating to land and secure required consents to ensure successful project execution. Conducting due diligence on potential land parcels, including working with the solicitors for title searches Collaborating with internal team members to develop project plans, timelines, and budgets for land related activities. Maintaining details of land opportunities, contracts, and associated documentation. Staying abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and policy developments related to renewable energy and land management in the UK. Requirements Bachelor's or Masters degree in real estate, land management, renewable energy, or a related field. 2-5 years of working knowledge and understanding of the UK land acquisition regulations, planning processes and permitting requirements. Experience in land acquisition, land management, or real estate, preferably within the renewable energy sector in the UK. Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with the ability to establish mutually beneficial agreements. Familiarity with GIS mapping tools and software for site assessment preferred.
Mar 14, 2024
Full time
Summary OXBO are partnering with a leading Solar & BESS IPP to hire a new Land Manager to originate new opportunities for Solar and Battery Projects in the UK. Responsibilities Identifying and evaluating suitable land parcels and working with other team members in assessing the technical, environmental, and regulatory feasibility of the identified land parcels. Securing Letter of Authority and Exclusivity Agreements, negotiating required land agreements: Heads of Terms, Option to Lease, Lease and easements with Landowners. Co-ordinating with internal stakeholders as well as solicitors, land agents landowners, local communities, regulatory bodies and relevant authorities to address concerns relating to land and secure required consents to ensure successful project execution. Conducting due diligence on potential land parcels, including working with the solicitors for title searches Collaborating with internal team members to develop project plans, timelines, and budgets for land related activities. Maintaining details of land opportunities, contracts, and associated documentation. Staying abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and policy developments related to renewable energy and land management in the UK. Requirements Bachelor's or Masters degree in real estate, land management, renewable energy, or a related field. 2-5 years of working knowledge and understanding of the UK land acquisition regulations, planning processes and permitting requirements. Experience in land acquisition, land management, or real estate, preferably within the renewable energy sector in the UK. Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with the ability to establish mutually beneficial agreements. Familiarity with GIS mapping tools and software for site assessment preferred.
Position: Project Manager 'Solar' Location: Knutsford, Cheshire Sector: Solar Energy Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE Type: Full-Time, Permanent Working Arrangement: Hybrid About Us: We are a dynamic and expanding solar energy company committed to sustainability and innovation click apply for full job details
Mar 14, 2024
Full time
Position: Project Manager 'Solar' Location: Knutsford, Cheshire Sector: Solar Energy Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE Type: Full-Time, Permanent Working Arrangement: Hybrid About Us: We are a dynamic and expanding solar energy company committed to sustainability and innovation click apply for full job details
Electrical Building Services Design Engineer Building Design Team ASAP Preston, Lancashire (Hybrid Working) £ 38,233 - £43,423 (Grade 9) We are currently recruiting An enthusiastic Electrical Building Services Design Engineer who has excellent project management skills and qualifications with experience of electrical design for building services to work within the Mechanical & Electrical Team in the Asset Management Building Design Team. Our Asset Management Service is a multidisciplinary and specialised team delivering a comprehensive Capital programme which invests in the county council's property and highway assets including schools, libraries, museums and offices. Our Building Design team has an array of experts including Architects and Architectural Technicians, Structural Engineers, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Building Services Engineers. We are searching for a Electrical Engineer for a design and specification focussed role. Why join us Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with 26 days annual leave rising to 32 days after 5 years of service plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased too - we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available then a benefits package which has everything from discounts on dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, credit union and eye tests plus much more Development: you'll get support and development to achieve your Chartered status - there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal growth and development, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted plus all the benefits. What we are looking for Creative and Ambitious Electrical Design Engineer with experience in electrical design for building services - You'll be a creative thinker who can work as part of a small, established team working on a whole host of building projects - you'll manage from conception to completion whilst using your knowledge to contribute to team's performance each step of the way. You wil develop designs for elements such as LV distribution, EV charging, power generation, small power, lighting, emergency lighting, fire alarms, nurse call systems, lightning protection, controls etc. in accordance with current guidelines, standards and regulations. You'll support the Electrical Project Manager and lead or support on a variety of projects - your specialist knowledge will contribute to the management of project budgets, health and safety, surveying and more - you'll be confident and self-assured, with the ability to communicate with a range of technical specialists and partners and your assertive yet diplomatic approach will ensure projects are delivered in a timely, safe and professional manner Innovation - You'll be a specialist in electrical design for building services and be passionate about sustainability and carbon reduction measures - your innovative approach will contribute to the decarbonisation of Lancashire's wider infrastructure with projects such as replacing ageing heating systems with air to water heat pumps, installing solar panels etc. - our aim by 2030 is to have made significant reductions in our carbon footprint and achieve further climate change targets so your influence and contribution to this strategy will be invaluable to our team Challenge - You'll be excellent at electrical design for building services and able to positively challenge external partners and the multidisciplinary teams with which you work - you'll also be confident at challenging processes and procedures to ensure legislative and strategic requirements are met - we're looking for someone to drive and deliver projects - so you'll be calm under pressure, purposeful in your approach and tactful with each challenge you overcome
Mar 14, 2024
Full time
Electrical Building Services Design Engineer Building Design Team ASAP Preston, Lancashire (Hybrid Working) £ 38,233 - £43,423 (Grade 9) We are currently recruiting An enthusiastic Electrical Building Services Design Engineer who has excellent project management skills and qualifications with experience of electrical design for building services to work within the Mechanical & Electrical Team in the Asset Management Building Design Team. Our Asset Management Service is a multidisciplinary and specialised team delivering a comprehensive Capital programme which invests in the county council's property and highway assets including schools, libraries, museums and offices. Our Building Design team has an array of experts including Architects and Architectural Technicians, Structural Engineers, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Building Services Engineers. We are searching for a Electrical Engineer for a design and specification focussed role. Why join us Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with 26 days annual leave rising to 32 days after 5 years of service plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased too - we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available then a benefits package which has everything from discounts on dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, credit union and eye tests plus much more Development: you'll get support and development to achieve your Chartered status - there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal growth and development, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted plus all the benefits. What we are looking for Creative and Ambitious Electrical Design Engineer with experience in electrical design for building services - You'll be a creative thinker who can work as part of a small, established team working on a whole host of building projects - you'll manage from conception to completion whilst using your knowledge to contribute to team's performance each step of the way. You wil develop designs for elements such as LV distribution, EV charging, power generation, small power, lighting, emergency lighting, fire alarms, nurse call systems, lightning protection, controls etc. in accordance with current guidelines, standards and regulations. You'll support the Electrical Project Manager and lead or support on a variety of projects - your specialist knowledge will contribute to the management of project budgets, health and safety, surveying and more - you'll be confident and self-assured, with the ability to communicate with a range of technical specialists and partners and your assertive yet diplomatic approach will ensure projects are delivered in a timely, safe and professional manner Innovation - You'll be a specialist in electrical design for building services and be passionate about sustainability and carbon reduction measures - your innovative approach will contribute to the decarbonisation of Lancashire's wider infrastructure with projects such as replacing ageing heating systems with air to water heat pumps, installing solar panels etc. - our aim by 2030 is to have made significant reductions in our carbon footprint and achieve further climate change targets so your influence and contribution to this strategy will be invaluable to our team Challenge - You'll be excellent at electrical design for building services and able to positively challenge external partners and the multidisciplinary teams with which you work - you'll also be confident at challenging processes and procedures to ensure legislative and strategic requirements are met - we're looking for someone to drive and deliver projects - so you'll be calm under pressure, purposeful in your approach and tactful with each challenge you overcome