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Development Manager

Job Posted: 3 hours ago

  • Salary: £ Competitive

    Job Type: Permanent

  • Location: BB1, Lower Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Development Manager Would you like to be part of Vital Energi’s Strategy of Growth? The Opportunity As a result of successful company growth, we are looking for a Development Manager to join our project development team based from our Blackburn Head Office. Our project development team interact with all departments and are responsible for the commercialisation and development of our portfolio of investment projects. Projects you could be involved with range from science, technology and energy parks to city-wide district heating networks, and large-scale low-carbon electricity generation initiatives. We have a diverse and creative team across our business who are successfully delivering award winning zero carbon solutions. We are proud of our approach to the development of our team members, from apprenticeships through to senior management. Our in-house capabilities set us apart from many of our competitors as does our track record of delivery over a 30 year period. The Role * Working within the Project Development Directorate on our real estate and low carbon project asset development pipeline to create high quality investment projects for Vital Energi and our partners. * Reporting to the Project Development Director, and working alongside the rest of the team across our Blackburn and London offices. * Managing the development process using property development, planning, commercial, and project management skills and awareness to meet project programmes and business plan targets. * Working with external planning, legal and other professional teams to manage activity and drive progress. * Working with external project stakeholders, clients and occupiers to promote business and project objectives. * Operating in accordance with Quality, Health and Safety and Environmental Management Systems and other agreed procedures. * Maintaining good working relationships with colleagues, site installation teams and project teams * Liaising with clients on design queries The Person * Education to a Degree level * Possessing or working towards professional membership or chartered status with a relevant professional body (such as RICS / RTPI) * Demonstrable experience in property development including basic knowledge of planning and property legal matters and working knowledge of the planning and environmental impact assessment regime * Demonstrable experience in project management or coordination * A passion and interest in emerging technologies within the Energy Market and supporting the drive to Net Zero * Excellent people management skills with the ability to show leadership, coach and inspire colleagues. * Flexible approach to managing workload with the ability to work to deadlines * Excellent oral and written communication skills * Commercial acumen, initiative, and an interest in business * Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team * Resilience in challenging situations * Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft software packages including, Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint * Full UK driving licence The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements. Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply. Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you

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