Land Acquisition - West Midlands (Region), United Kingdom - Climate17

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1 week ago

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Our client is Britain's greenest energy company.

Their mission is to change the way energy is made and used in Britain - by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.

Due to continued successful growth they are seeking an Acquisitions Manager to source sites across England to enable the construction of renewable energy projects, specifically anaerobic digestion (green gas).

The overall purpose of this role is to manage thesite acquisition process and to ensure options and leases provide commercially viable and developable sites for the company.

This will be a varied and interesting role, with equal parts site-finding, origination, and development, covering the whole developmentlifecycle.
This will be a home-based remote-working opportunity with travel to potential sites across central England. You would head into HQ twice a month or so to catch up with the team. A full UK driving licence is required for this opportunity.

Land Acquisition & Origination Manager - Green Gas

Remote Working - Central England

Salary Dependent on Experience + Car

Key Qualifications and Experience

  • Ideally you will have 5+ years' experience in the land acquisition process from site identification to option and lease negotiation on industrial and agricultural land.
  • Experience in renewable land development, and ideally knowledge of the renewable energy industry (ideally Anaerobic Digestion).
  • You will have knowledge of all aspects of land purchase, including sales, commercials, technical, design, and legal aspects.
  • Experienced in working with and managing external consultants, developing new and positive relationships with third parties such as landowners and land agents.
  • Ideally degree qualified, preferably within a relevant study such as surveying.
  • Professional accreditation is an advantage.
  • Possess a full driving license and be willing to travel across the UK to meet with landowners and their agents as required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Management of and responsibility for ensuring that there is a sufficient through put of sites within the acquisition pipeline to be able to meet acquisition targets over the next 5 years.
  • Working with the Development Departments GIS experts and the Head of Development, prepare and implement a site identification strategy to identify new suitable sites. In addition, the management of a portfolio of existing sites at various stages of negotiation.
  • The compilation of progress reports detailing key acquisition information on a regular basis and as required by the Head of Development. Ensure the departments' database is updated accordingly for every project.
  • The procurement of Heads of terms followed by Option to Lease Agreements with landowners for the development of renewable energy projects throughout the UK.
  • Negotiation with landowners, land agents and solicitors to secure favourable commercial terms for the company on all progressable projects. This will necessitate developing an in depth understanding of the complexities of the projects finances and the assessmentof the commercial performance of each project to ensure satisfactory performance against internal financial targets. Liaison with the financial modelling team will be required.
  • Risks to a project are to be identified and in consultation with other members of the Development Team, negotiations and studies will be commissioned to assess/resolve the issues. All projects must pass a stringent gate check procedure before options aresigned.

About Us
Climate17 is a purpose-led, international Renewable Energy & Sustainability recruitment firm.

We provide specialist talent acquisition services to organisations seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, as well as those working towards the decarbonisationof the energy sector.

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