Project Development Manager

• Title: Project Development Manager
• Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer
• Location: Belgium
• Travel: One day in the office, rest work from home or across sites in Wallonia
• Type: Full-time position

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Development Manager to enhance its market position by ensuring multi-technology renewable energy project's technical and commercial feasibility.

• Manage the project throughout the entire project life-cycle (from initiation to financial close).
• Work within a highly skilled team in a motivating and collaborative environment, with support from internal engineering and financial departments.
• Collaborate with other Development Managers and Key Account Managers to address various client needs, coordinating all technical, commercial, and feasibility aspects.
• Provide recommendations and road-maps for proposed solutions during the commercial and negotiation phases, delivering high-quality technical proposals.
• Oversee the follow-up and feasibility assessment of multi-technology renewable energy projects, including land zoning, biodiversity, site surveys, geotechnical tests, indicative scoping and costing, grid scoping and costing, and drone topography.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and legal requirements, including local zoning laws, environmental legislation, and energy regulations specific to renewable energy projects, with a strong focus on behind-the-meter solutions.
• Manage permitting processes and conduct financial viability checks with the finance team.
• Foster and maintain strong, respectful relationships with external stakeholders.
• Focus primarily on the Walloon Region, with some sites in Flanders.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in the renewable energy market, particularly in solar PV, batteries, e-mobility, onshore wind, and heat solutions.
• Excellent knowledge of local legislation concerning behind-the-meter.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to manage a project and guide different teams throughout the project life-cycle.
• Strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration with external stakeholders.
• Excellent project management skills, with significant experience in budgeting and cost analysis.
• Experience in conducting multi-technology feasibility assessments, including land zoning, biodiversity, site surveys, and geotechnical analysis.
• Familiarity with working within the public sector, including handling permits, subsidies, and deliverables.
• Proficient in communicating in multiple languages (English and French is necessary).