Development Project Manager

Overview

As Development Project Manager, you lead the development of battery storage projects from post-concept through financial close. You work with cross-functional teams, contractors and external advisors to safeguard timelines, budgets and risk management. You drive the stage-gate process and ensure handovers to delivery teams at financial close. You help shape projects that enable renewable integration and grid resilience, contributing to a zero-carbon energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project development from concept to financial close, ensuring cost, schedule and risk targets are met
• Lead stage-gate processes and handovers to delivery teams at financial close
• Identify and manage project risks to maintain commercial viability
• Coordinate across land, planning, grid and engineering teams to align solutions with project requirements
• Manage a matrix project team, tracking progress and fostering collaboration
• Engage with procurement, finance, PMO and external consultants throughout the lifecycle
• Support tender processes, including ITT preparation and contract negotiations
• Maintain project management documentation (budgets, programmes, risk registers)
• Conduct site visits and stakeholder engagement with landowners and communities
• Develop inputs for the techno-economic model and support CAPEX budgeting
• Lead due diligence for project financing and ensure high-quality documentation
• Prepare and present project updates to management and board committees
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in development and PMO practices
• Promote health and safety, wellbeing, and sustainability in daily responsibilities

Key requirements

• Experience delivering large-scale, multi-million-pound infrastructure projects
• Strong background in engineering, project delivery, procurement or commercial disciplines
• Excellent analytical and structured working approach
• Ability to balance programme, cost, risk, technical and commercial considerations
• Experience guiding projects through construction and commissioning phases
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficient in project controls, scheduling, cost control and risk management
• Pragmatic, proactive and solutions-oriented
• Strong commercial awareness and experience with contracts, procurement and project finance
• Excellent written and verbal communication across functions
• Strong team collaboration and management across multidisciplinary teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and MS Project; familiarity with Primavera P6
• Knowledge of renewable energy project development
• Minimum 5 years of energy sector experience, preferably in energy storage or renewables
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to work in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments
• Full UK driving licence

• collaborative
• flexible
• empathetic
• renewable energy project development
• grid and planning knowledge
• earned value / cost control

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