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Acciona Hiring for Project Developer Job at Melbourne, Australia Full Time
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As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.
ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.
Responsible for the project management of ACCIONA Energy internal and external inputs for development ensuring that projects progress to commercial pre-construction phase while recognising schedule, cost and quality expectations.
This role additionally provides strategic development input including commercial and planning advice to guide the logical and strategic passage of ACCIONA Energy projects from feasibility through to the construction and operational phases.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Project Management and Coordination
- Responsible for the overall delivery of projects through to investment case stage.
- Coordination of internal Engineering & Construction, Environment & Planning, Finance, Legal and Community Relations inputs.
- Management of external consultants.
- Management of projects to budget and agreed timeframes.
Development Strategy and Assessment
- Desktop and field-based investigations into development constraints on short listed prospect sites and projects in feasibility stage.
- Provision of accurate and timely strategic assessment of development issues, risk and opportunity.
- Development and maintenance of relationships with stakeholders and local community representatives.
Landholder liaison and negotiations
- Responsible for developing and maintaining trusting and productive project landholder relationships.
- Manage/implement the landholder lease agreement process and address landholder/lease issues in close collaboration with ACCIONA Energy legal team.
Commercial Development
- Assist the Senior Manager, Project Development to assess commercial viability of projectsa and to identify acquisition opportunities
- Keep abreast of competitor activities.
- Coordinate the development of project reports and investment cases.
Relationship Management
- Assist the Senior Manager, Project Development to build relationships with decision makers within state and local governments.
- Development and maintenance of relationships with stakeholders including local, state and federal Government staff and local community representatives.
Industry Policy
- Keep abreast of policy and legislation as relevant to wind and solar business development.
- Assist in the provision of reports and briefings to ACCIONA Energy/AE management on policy and legislation as it relates to market and project development and commercial viability.
Required Skills and Competencies
Required
- Tertiary qualifications in town and regional planning, environmental planning, commerce, business management, science or engineering preferred.
- Experience in a project management position with proven track record of building, leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team, preferably with some exposure to the Australian renewable energy or power generation industry.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and development application processes.
- Proven ability to negotiate successful project development outcomes with key government and non-government stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills; the ability to develop clear and concise development plans and presentations covering project status, timeline, risk assessment, and budget needs and performance.
- Ability to operate at a detailed level, to organize and multi-task, with a dedication to seeing projects through to completion.
- Understanding of local community dynamics, with the ability to negotiate effectively with landowners, regulators, utilities, and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
- Familiar with project development strategies, philosophies and processes within an international matrix-style organisation such as ACCIONA Energía.
- Previous experience in working across cultures.
- Available to travel regularly to regional and interstate locations as required.
- Current Victorian or equivalent Australian State driver’s license.
As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.
