Development Manager

Under the direction of the Head of Land and Consents, the Development Manager is responsible for the successful delivery and management of specific land rights, environmental and planning consents and associated stakeholder engagement across the TI portfolio. Whilst the focus will primarily be on projects in the development (pre-construction) phase, these disciplines will also be applied for those TI project in construction and operations. It includes managing external advisers.

• Deliver land agreements with offshore landowners such as The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland
• Provide regular feedback to team members and others
• Manage project development spend within budget
• Coordination of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA;
• Be an effective champion and spokesperson for the project
• Provide leadership, direct and manage your workstream within the project team to deliver project requirements in an accurate, efficient and resourceful manner
• Foster, adhere to and encourage a positive and collaborative culture within the project team based on our Company Values
• Forge strong relationships and positive engagement with key stakeholders and planning authorities;
• Identify your own training needs and opportunities for professional development designed to enhance your skills and experience, partnering with the People Team where necessary
• Exercise judgement regarding the key decisions to be made to lead to convincing and appropriate consent / planning applications;
• Coordinate and manage multiple consent / planning / Development Consent Order (DCO) processes to a successful conclusion, minimising onerous conditions to be discharged
• Scope, instruct and manage all environmental survey work required to inform consenting and planning processes onshore and offshore;
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines (especially engineering and design) to ensure a single team approach to delivering projects
• Manage project risk and scope
• OFTO Operations: maintenance of land rights and consents for the growing portfolio of transmission assets on- and offshore between the onshore grid and offshore wind farms.
• Conduct successful statutory pre-application consultation as required under the DCO / TEN-E process
• Foster a positive work culture
• Recommend any necessary changes to budget or plan
• Manage project development progress to plan
• OFTO Bidding: conducting due diligence on OFTO bids brought forward by Ofgem; and
• Lead and negotiate the community benefit arrangements for projects;
• Report to the governance bodies of projects regarding the status of Development activities
• Negotiation of property, crossing & proximity agreements (onshore & offshore) for sites, cable routes and overhead lines;
• Conduct thorough and successful public consultations (town hall, parish council meetings etc) to deliver clear and accurate messaging about projects;
• Periodically report of progress against budget and plan

Regular travel required across the UK

• Ability to work well with project partners and stakeholders
• Ability to show initiative and find solutions to problems and liaise with the team in overcoming obstacles and achieving project milestones
• Ability to deliver positive outcomes for projects
• Experience of generation, transmission and/or offshore power projects (desired)
• Constraints analysis and desk studies
• 5 years experience land rights and/or consenting of UK infrastructure projects (essential)
• Relevant degree or similar qualification
• Experience managing advisors and consultants (essential)
• Regulatory context and Marine Spatial Planning
• An astute problem solver
• Strong commercial acumen
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to negotiate to achieve desired outcomes
• LirIC HVDC interconnection project between the Scotland and Northern Ireland;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing

At Transmission Investment, we pride ourselves on our positive and friendly culture, fostering a can-do attitude and dedication throughout the team. Employee wellbeing is at the heart of our business, and we offer numerous benefits to support personal and professional growth. We invest continuously in employee training and development and are rated ‘Silver’ by Investor in People.

Location is open to London or Glasgow working on a hybrid basis 2 days per week.

• Cable Route, Substation and Landfall Options
• Mature flexible and hybrid working policy
• Generous Pension via salary sacrifice – 10% employer with no required employee contribution
• Participation in the company annual performance bonus scheme
• Participation in milestone success bonus schemes (role dependent)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption policies
• 25 days annual leave plus public bank holidays (increasing to 30 days with long-service) and ability to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Competitively Appointed Transmission Owner (CATO) projects;
• Private health insurance