Site Acquisition Manager, Renewable Energy

Locations: Wolverhampton or Leeds

As a result of recent success, our client requires a motivated and high achieving individual to manage the site finding process to secure agreements on 100 energy sites per annum. This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's leading environmental consultancies in this key role.

Your main responsibilities will be to:
-Manage the site finding process and a team of four renewable energy consultants
-Manage necessary sales and marketing activity
-Manage the feasibility process for each of the different technologies in order to make an assessment of each site and clearly communicate the results
-Secure Heads of Terms
-Personally visit each viable site and negotiate/progress to a point where the legal team can prepare Option Agreements
-Ensure efficient handover to the EIA and planning team

You will have:
-Experience in the process of finding and securing land for development (preferably in the renewable energy field) in a commercial environment
-Sound experience in and understanding of the renewable energy technologies of wind, solar photo-voltaic and anaerobic digestion
-Sound experience in and understanding of the sales management process and successful track record of personal sales.
-Experience of appointing and managing subcontractors, suppliers and their costs
-Good understanding of the farming and rural landowning interests
-Excellent organisational and team-working skills, including the ability to prioritise and complete tasks in a timely manner
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing
-Excellent commercial awareness
-A full driving licence

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Established in 1991, Evergreen Resources has the longest track record providing recruitment expertise to the Environmental Sector and is a recognised market leader.