Principal Sustainability Consultant (Renewable Energy), West Midlands

TN United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Sustainability Consultant specializing in renewable energy for their SES team in West Midlands. The role involves leading grid-scale renewable energy projects, managing client relationships, and overseeing project delivery. Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options, are available. Candidates should have experience in renewable energy development and project management. The position offers career progression, health benefits, and 25 days of holiday.
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Principal Sustainability Consultant (Renewable Energy), West Midlands
Client:

Hydrock
Location:

West Midlands, United Kingdom
Job Category:

Consulting
EU work permit required:

Yes
Job Reference:

1c05173dd312
Job Views:

7
Posted:

03.03.2025
Expiry Date:

17.04.2025
Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Consultant who specialises within renewable energy to join our SES team. Our team have a national presence and as such we welcome applications from candidates who can commute to any of our offices across the UK.

As an inclusive employer we are open to flexible working arrangements to suit people’s personal circumstances. We welcome applicants who are seeking part time or full-time hours and promote hybrid working within our teams!

Your role will include:
• Acting as the technical and project lead for the delivery of grid scale/Front of the Meter (FTM) renewable energy generation and/or storage consultancy projects.
• Overseeing project delivery for your own portfolio of schemes.
• Managing and developing key client relationships.
• Commercial management of projects.
• Resource management for the team.
• Team leadership, recruitment, and development.

To succeed in this role, you’ll ideally have experience within:
• Distribution and Transmission grid connection application, negotiation, and delivery processes for FTM renewable developments (c20-500MW scale).
• Renewable energy and storage development including process, market, commercial structures, revenue streams, supply chains, routes to market, procurement, build out and energisation.
• Renewable energy revenue opportunities including grid services, ancillary markets, application process, auctions, etc.
• Strategic technical knowledge of feasibility and concept design, procurement and operation for renewable and energy storage technologies which may include – PV, Wind, Hydro, Anaerobic Digestion, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Long Duration Energy Storage, Hydrogen.
• Strategic TNO/DNO liaison, including at site finding/viability stage.
• Working with developers acting as key technical lead/development management lead for renewable energy projects.
• Working knowledge of planning process for various development scales (LPA, TCPA, DCO, NSIP).
• Existing relationships for supply chain and partner engagement e.g. IDNO/ICP, equipment suppliers, specialist designers/consultants, DNO/TNO.
• Ongoing understanding of industry changes and opportunities these may present for our team e.g., Ofgem, NGESO, REMA, 5-point plan, network reforms, revenue markets.

It would benefit your application (but is not essential) if you had experience within:
• Business development and sales of consultancy services across the renewables sector, ideally larger scale/FTM.
• Team operations including resource planning and ensuring deadlines are met across numerous consultancy projects.
• Management and development of junior staff members.
• Development and improvement of in-house delivery processes and technical expertise.

What we can offer you:
• Inspiring and supportive colleagues
• Reward for progression and hard work
• An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
• Excellent health benefits
• 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
• An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)
• An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)
• A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme

A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.

We consider all applications individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask that applicants make us aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application has been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock, now Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.
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