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Morson Talent

13d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Consulting
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Essen

AI generated summary

  • You need project development experience in renewable energy, a track record in managing large-scale projects, strong regulatory knowledge, leadership skills, and fluency in English. Travel as needed.
  • You will manage project development, oversee developers, provide legal and financial advice, implement strategies, report to stakeholders, and focus on key countries for growth.

Requirements

  • Job Requirements:
  • Experience in project development within the renewable energy sector, specifically onshore wind, solar PV, battery storage, or hydrogen.
  • Proven track record of managing large-scale energy projects across multiple countries.
  • Strong knowledge of the regulatory and permitting processes within the renewable energy industry.
  • Excellent leadership skills and experience supervising project development teams.
  • Fluency in English; proficiency in German, French, Italian, or Spanish is a plus.
  • Ability to travel to the office bi-weekly/monthly if based outside of Essen, Germany.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the development of all current projects, including strategic decision-making, preparation of risk committees and permitting for the forecasted portfolio
  • Supervise all of the wind and solar project developers in the process of prospecting, business development, and acquisition of new projects
  • Responsible for providing advice and guidance on future countries from a legal/finance and risk perspective - helping to set up those country offices
  • Identification and implementation of strategic measures
  • Regular reporting to internal stakeholders
  • Core country focus - Germany, France, Italy, UK
  • Future growth focus - Poland, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden

FAQs

Where is the ideal location for the Global Head of Project Development position?

The ideal location for this role is Essen, Germany, but candidates from other locations can be considered if they can travel to the office bi-weekly or monthly.

What types of projects will the Global Head of Project Development manage?

The role involves managing projects in Onshore Wind, Solar PV, Battery Storage, and Hydrogen.

Which countries will be the primary focus for project development?

The core country focus includes Germany, France, Italy, and the UK.

What are the expected responsibilities for this position?

Responsibilities include managing current projects, supervising development teams, advising on new countries, implementing strategic measures, and regular reporting to internal stakeholders.

What is the size of the company's project pipeline?

The company currently has a 10GW pipeline globally.

Will the Global Head of Project Development be involved in business development?

Yes, the role involves supervising project developers in prospecting, business development, and acquiring new projects.

Is there a focus on expanding into new markets?

Yes, there is a future growth focus on expanding into Poland, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.

How many employees does the company have globally?

The company has over 2000 employees globally.

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Human Resources
Industry
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Employees
1969
Founded Year

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With a unique 50-year heritage of innovative recruitment, Morson Talent is a business with unrivalled sector knowledge, trusted relationships, highly skilled expertise and a consistent personal approach that our clients, contractors, candidates and employees continue to value. You will find our influence and people across a number of sectors; aerospace, automotive, construction, IT & digital, manufacturing, maritime, nuclear, professional services and rail. We are innovators with people at our heart, we sit processes and technology around our people to deliver smarter solutions, better experiences and successful outcomes. Our independence and depth of offer means that we think and operate differently; giving you access to the right people at the right time, we listen, understand and develop solutions for you. We combine specialist expertise to bring unrivalled flexibility, with the commercial agility and a willingness to go the extra mile that you would expect from a family-formed culture. We are people who love working with people. We are ambitious for you. We care. It’s our specialist expertise that people come for and it’s the personal experience that they stay for. Welcome to Morson Talent, placing people first. Morson Talent is part of the diverse Morson Group who has an outstanding reputation for delivering consultancy, design, technology, training, screening and people solutions around the world. Our group of connected businesses comprises of Morson Talent, Morson Projects, Vital, Human Resources, Anderselite, The Bridge IT and Waldeck.