Development Manager - Octopus Australia

Description

• Development of project execution plans including timelines, costs, risk assessments, communication of project financials and progress reports in a consistent manner across the assigned projects.
• Manage project teams of multidisciplinary internal and external experts, including technical, planning, legal, grid, environmental and engineering advisors.
• Develop sound relationships with relevant stakeholders including: landholders, community, regulators and policy makers.
• Development of required inputs for management papers, board papers and commercial negotiations as required.
• Support ongoing profile raising activities – networking with industry participants and at times engaging with energy policymakers to influence energy policy.
• Manage the delivery of development works within allocated budgets in a timely, efficient and effective manner.
• Selecting advisors, consultants, OEMs and construction contractors (including EPC contractors), running procurement process and contract negotiations through to financial close.
• Negotiation of high value contracts including project construction (EPC) and transmission connection agreements.
• Support our fundraising efforts, including meeting with prospective investors, promoting the Octopus profile, and supporting our fund managers with development expertise as required.
• Prepare and manage budgets for Capex and Opex, project schedules, and technical inputs into financial models, supporting overall project business case development.
• Assist the wider Investment Team through asset growth opportunities as required, including bringing your contributions and knowledge into project evaluations, acquisition bids, transaction and negotiation processes, due diligence work and supporting Investment Directors through internal approval processes.
• Manage the grid connection process, working closely with NSPs and grid consultants, to navigate the complexity of the technical, regulatory and commercial connection landscape.

Requirements

• Ability to engage at General Manager/Executive level with superior written and verbal communication.
• Strong Project Management skills with a background with technical / engineering qualifications and experience. Demonstrated experience managing complex workloads in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental practices, legislation and requirements. Liaising with relevant regulatory statutory bodies will be done in close cooperation with the Octopus Investments HSE Director.
• Candidates must demonstrate a commercial mindset, and in particular be able to consider technical challenges in a broader commercial and investment context.
• Previous experience in a similar position working in the renewable energy sector is preferred. Development experience within complex infrastructure projects including oil & gas, transmission, road, rail, pipelines will be well regarded.
• Eligibility to work in Australia – visa sponsorship is not offered.
• The role will not require detailed financial modelling skills but applicants are expected to have at least a basic understanding of key investment principles – rates of return, risk, IRR and NPV financial concepts and ideally some familiarity with financial models used for renewable energy investments.
• Contract and project management skills. The candidate must be highly organised, confident in negotiating large and complex contracts and able to handle relationships with external contracts effectively, sometimes in challenging circumstances.
• Applicants are expected to demonstrate awareness of how an investment business and a renewable energy business would operate.
• A relevant tertiary qualification

Benefits

Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. We’ll need you to be an engaged team member, who can cross pollenate your development expertise into an investment world. Be ready for a dynamic work environment, with a start-up mindset. You’ll be encouraged and supported to be bold in your thinking and leadership, whilst being a helpful colleague to those around you.

• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
• 💰 A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
• 🏡 Flexible working
• ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance