The Renewables Team at Uniper is responsible for the development of the Solar-PV business of Uniper, predominantly in Europe. The Renewables business at Uniper is one of the most important pillars of our strategic ambitions. Our aim is to deliver more than 1 GW growth p.a. by 2025 and a minimum of 10 GW on our balance sheet by 2030. Uniper is present across the entire renewable energy value chain, with the ultimate aim of operating major renewable energy production facilities. The renewables team can also count on the Group's extensive expertise in areas such as offtake (PPA in particular), storage, hydrogen, etc. the UK is a key market for Uniper in its strategy to develop renewable energies. To support this growth, we are looking for passionate and motivated people to join this adventure and take up the challenges. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an emerging team with the support of an international group, ambitious objectives, and exceptional growth resources.
Please note we are open to flexibility on location within the UK for this role.
We are Uniper
At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!
Your responsibilities
As a PDM, you will have three main roles :
- You will ensure that a maximum of MWs under development reach RTB.
- You will lead the Management of portfolio projects under co-development with Co-developers and ensure all development steps are met successfully.
- You will seek proactive solutions to issues met by the partners' developers/ projects, making clever use of internal and external resources at hand in order to positively solve any issue in time.
- You will ensure up-to-date and precise project development reporting to ensure top management's capacity to make decisions.
- You will be in charge of obtaining the relevant approvals from Management in due time for projects to progress positively.
- You will ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.
- You will be responsible for monitoring and implementing payments
- You will proactively support the Due Diligence regarding portfolio acquisition/ partnership negotiation, bringing in, in particular, your acute knowledge of the permitting of Solar projects to effectively assess the quality of a portfolio
3. You will proactively participate in the expertise-building of the Uniper Renewables team.
- Ensure up-to-date granular knowledge of permitting and ensuring dissemination of information to the relevant departments of the RES team.
- Support proactively any transversal subject impacting the overall work and expertise-building of the RES team (e.g., BESS, AgriPV, etc.)
Your profile
Essential
- Excellent up-to-date granular knowledge of Project development steps, including Permitting, land contract, grid connection, etc., from origination to ready-to-build
- Continuous improvement mindset, always looking at improving the status quo proactively
- Proven track record of utility-scale solar projects development/acquisitions/Co-Dev. Partnerships
- Capacity to manage team in a matricial way (management by influence)
- Strong project management skills, with strong attention to detail, strong attention to keeping deadlines, and managing Long-term projects on a day-to-day basis
- Capacity to implement and keep up-to-date project management tools (including budget and Cashflow follow-up), ensuring perfect reporting on all aspects of a project, including, for example, status of development, cashflow plans,
- Strong communication capacity: effectively communicates needs and wants to transversal team in an international and multicultural context.
- Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written
- Liaise closely with the existing Uniper business development team and the whole RES teams (technical department, contract managers, legal and finance department, asset teams, trading / PPAs, finance, others) and enabling functions
- Fluent in English. Other languages are a plus.
Desirable:
- Strong interpersonal skills, capacity to represent positively the business in front of external stakeholders
- Solution-driven, resilient, and willing to learn continuously
- Degree (Master or Diploma) in engineering, business administration, economics, law, or comparable studies
- Technical expertise in solar
- Understanding and use of financial tools and concepts
- Willingness to travel
Your qualities
At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:- Competitive salary
- Personal development and Learning opportunities
- Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
- 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Electric vehicle charging at our sites
- In house Occupational Health Services
- Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
- Performance related benefits
- Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
- Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!
Your contact
Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager - Lauren.Ryan-Grealish@Uniper.Energy
Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.
Job information
Contract type: Unlimited Working Hours: Full time Start Date: ASAP Deadline: 01/04/2024 Salary: Competitive Salary + Excellent Pension, Flexible Benefits & Private Medical
As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.
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