Renewable Energy Project Developer, Ireland

Would you like a challenging career with a high degree of development and responsibilities? Does it motivate you to be on the frontline of the renewable energy business? Then we have an interesting job for you.

European Energy is an international green energy company experiencing exponential growth. We develop, construct and operate wind and solar PV projects globally, and are at the forefront of the emerging green hydrogen/Power-to-X sectors. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and Courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.

Your New Team

You will be a part of European Energy Ireland but you will also work closely with the HQ in Copenhagen, Denmark. You will become familiar with technical as well as financial and administrative details of our renewable energy assets and manage internal and external workstreams. You will be part of a team where knowledge sharing, trust, and open dialogues describe the very core of our collaboration.

Your New Role

Our project pipeline in Ireland is in rapid growth, and you will be hands-on in many technical, organizational, and commercial aspects with the opportunity to develop and receive increased responsibilities over time.

You will drive greenfield project development across all technologies, and pre-construction activities on brownfield (consented) acquisitions. In cooperation with your highly experienced and motivated commercial, legal, and technical colleagues, you will contribute to originating and assessing the feasibility of projects and bringing them to the ready-to-build stage. This will involve interaction with planning, environmental and technical service providers and managing the interactions with our development partners. While European Energy work with land agents, you may also need to engage with them to obtain land rights to develop utility-scale renewable energy projects.

European Energy Ireland has a number of projects in later stages of development with an intent to bring through construction and as such will need to bring them through later developmental and pre-construction activities. Finally, you will consult and survey partners and subcontractors securing continuous development of our project portfolio in Ireland. You have solid interpersonal skills to negotiate with local suppliers, service, and stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop Renewable Energy projects in Ireland from an early stage through the investment decision and handover to the construction & operations team
• Coordinate interdisciplinary project teams with internal departments and external service providers
• Participate in due diligence reviews of existing projects at various stages of development
• Manage the existing agreements with external developers
• Manage the permitting process and coordinate the team of involved internal and external providers and interact with all relevant stakeholder
• Negotiate land lease agreements with farmers and other landowners

Your Profile

• You have a bachelor´s degree in Engineering, Planning, Science or Project Management
• You have 3+ years renewable energy development experience including; landowner interactions, planning permission development, technical due diligence, the Irish electricity grid and grid application process, management of multiple projects, or similar
• You are familiar with GIS, modelling, or have experience with project management tools
• You are a professional user of MS Excel
• You are fluent in English, both verbally and in writing
• You have a valid driving license
• You have excellent communication and reporting skills
• You can work remotely & independently and be self-motivated, showing initiative within a supportive & collaborative company

We Offer

• An entrepreneurial approach to our work. In daily life, it means it is not far from thought to action
• You will be part of an exponential growth adventure. European Energy is an international renewable energy company, and we have welcomed approx. 270 new colleagues in 2022
• Trusted responsibilities with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally
• The opportunity to work with friendly, supportive, and collaborative colleagues who are actively contributing to a profitable, growing, and successful global group
• Competitive terms of employment

European Energy Group at a Glance- 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 have 700 employees with 43 nationalities represented in 20 countries. We all work for a common goal; to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Location: Flexible and remotely but your 'home' location will preferably be close to Cork. Travel to project sites around Ireland will also form part of the role.

Reporting to: Country Manager Ireland

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

For more information: Contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Camilla Astrup [email protected] or Country Manager [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application!