Project Manager, Latvia

Would you like an exciting career with a high degree of development and responsibilities in a green company with rapid growth? Does it motivate you to be on the frontline of the renewable energy business and support the team in development of renewable energy projects?

Then perhaps you are our new Project Manager!

European Energy is a green company with exponential growth. We develop, construct, and operate projects within solar (PV) and wind farms globally, as well as Power-to-X. Our six core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Your new team - at a glance

You will be part of our highly motivated Project Development Team, which handles the planning and development of our projects across the entire country. We are a small and agile team, consisting of seven full-time employees in Riga and one employee located in Copenhagen. We value mutual respect, have fun working with and learning from each other, and are motivated by our goal to make the green energy transition in Latvia happen. We are part of bigger family in Baltics. Across all three countries we are approximately 32 colleagues located in Tallin, Riga and Vilnius. In cooperation with the local development team in Latvia, you will contribute to the development of our wind, solar, and Power-to-X development projects, which will allow you to quickly become familiar with socio-economic, technical as well as administrative details of our renewable energy assets and contribute to managing internal and external workstreams and stakeholders.

As a team, we value collaboration and a sense of shared and individual responsibilities. We have a flat hierarchy with an open and honest dialogue, and when you receive a mandate, we trust in your abilities.

Your new role

As our new Project Manager your focus will be on developing and handling our wind, solar (PV) and power storage projects in Latvia. We expect to expand the team as the pipeline grows, which will bring interesting opportunities to this role.

Your focus will be managing our projects in our projects pipeline in various stages, to ensure that we are well coordinated and on top of all the issues relevant to the development, financing and construction of renewable assets. You will participate in market and project development and elaborate stakeholder overviews. You will liaise with local suppliers throughout the project lifecycle in close cooperation with other Baltic region offices and headquarters.

Areas of Responsibilities

• Manage the project development process moving the projects from inception to the ready to build (RTB) status and handing it over to the construction work
• Handle the development process, prepare and submit project applications and documentation to relevant authorities
• Engage the engineering, environment, procurement, and construction experts from European Energy organization as well as external service providers
• Develop the project development expenses budgets and follow its execution
• Screen and identify land plots and potential areas for renewable energy development projects
• Negotiate and lead towards signing the land lease agreements with landowners
• Evaluate new greenfield, brownfield, and Ready to Build wind, solar (PV) and power storage projects
• Develop an overview and engage in establishing of connections with stakeholders
• Maintain an efficient dialogue with key stakeholders
• Participate in overall renewable energy market development
• Liaison with local suppliers throughout the project lifecycle in close collaboration with HQ in Denmark.

Your Profile

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at university level or an equivalent education within engineering, environment engineering, business management, economics
• You have significant experience at least 3 years from renewable energy development, engineering, or corporate finance, alternatively public administration within planning/energy
• You are proficient in English and Latvian and perhaps also in German
• You are skilled in MS Office
• You may have knowledge of/interest in working with GIS and project management tools and software
• You have a driving license.

You thrive on responsibility being process-oriented with a vigilant eye on the details. It is important that you are a team player since you are becoming part of a small team focusing on making the daily routines and processes work even better.

We offer

We offer an opportunity to take on a role with great responsibility in the renewable energy industry. As part of an engaged team in a fast-growing company with colleagues from various countries and professional backgrounds, you will develop, work, and benefit from a diverse and entrepreneurial working environment, a flat company hierarchy, and short-term decision-making processes. The role is an independent role, with a lot of freedom and flexibility.

In European Energy, we value the well-being and the social environment of work. We have a defined people-development approach and a career model to develop within, and we offer relevant certifications and training for existing and future projects.

European Energy Group - The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy Group is a privately owned company founded in 2004. We operate from the development, construction, operation, and selling of wind and photovoltaic (PV) farms on land and offshore globally. Further, we work with developing future energy solutions, e.g., Power-to-X, energy storage.

We are now more than 800 employees with 44 nationalities represented in 22 countries. We all work for a common goal: to be the most innovative company within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Reports to: Head of Riga office, Alnis Bāliņš

Working hours: Full-time

Location: The office in Riga combined with the possibility of working from home

Salary: 4000 - 6000 EUR gross/month depending on experience

Application: Please be aware that European Energy does not receive applications via mail. To be considered for a job, we kindly ask you to upload your CV directly via the "apply" button on the right

Deadline: We evaluate applications continuously, and we will close the job ad when we have found the right candidate, so please send your application as soon as possible, but no later than September 30, 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.