Grid Connection Manager - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Solar
Role: Grid Connections Manager
Salary: up to £70,000
Location: Milton Keynes
Benefits:
- 4 Day Working Week
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension Contribution
- Business and/or investment opportunities
- 30 Days excluding Bank Holidays
- Long term opportunity to build a team within the business.
Are you up for a new challenge? MDE is on the hunt for a seasoned Grid Connection Manager to join a leading sustainable energy generation company and support their ongoing success and growth in the renewable energy sector.
Experience of renewable energy projects and Grid/DNO management is mandatory.
Role Overview:
- Oversee and advise on all DNO and grid lead matters for our existing and future development project pipeline;
- Assess and provide viable import and export grid capacity working alongside our in-house development team across the UK and Northern Ireland
- Review and report on all external Grid led reports
- Submit and manage all G99 applications
- Manage all G99 approvals and DNO correspondence on behalf of company and associated SPVs
- Be responsible for assessment, review and challenging all Contestable and Non-Contestable quotations where supplied
- Be responsible for assessing and providing political and environmental updates and/or Government changes across the electrical grid landscape
- Where required, manage and liaise with external providers such as DNO, ICPs and planners for the purpose of all grid matters
- Support in the existing and future business development strategy across Solar, BESS, EV and Hydrogen
- Support the company development team across the UK;
Ideal Canadiate:
- Proven track record of working across the renewable energy landscape and the project development process (at least 5-10 years+ experience);
- Qualifications - degree level in relevant discipline associated with the role
- Ability to build and manage a team;
- Commercially astute;
- Utility scale solar and battery energy experience;
- Strong energy market awareness;
- Ability to understand and execute grid led matters such as G99 applications, DNO grid assessment, cost and associated works, Contestable and Non-Contestable quotations.
- Ability and experience in identifying grid led import and export capacity for the purpose of Solar and BESS
- Proactive and highly motivated; a self-starter who can take ownership of key tasks and always looks for better and more efficient ways to do things
- An interest in the energy investment sector as well as developments in the energy markets more generally
- Precision and attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to deal with people at all levels
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely - verbally and in writing
- Demonstrable track record at managing multiple workstreams concurrently and delivering on tight deadlines
- Flexible attitude and willingness to evolve with the business
- Integrity and honesty
