Development Team Manager

Development Team Manager

Sharenergy is one of the UK’s leading community energy organisations. Since 2011 we have helped groups across the UK to find, develop, build and run successful renewable energy projects across the nations and technologies.

We’re looking for somebody exceptional to head up our Development Team.

The team currently has 5 members, working closely with volunteer-led groups, energy experts, commercial and community entities to deliver new projects. We work as consultants on individual projects and as incubators of whole new approaches.

Sharenergy was a pioneer of solar co-ops at a time when there were only wind and hydro co-ops in the UK. More recently we incubated the Big Solar Co-op, a new approach to building rooftop solar at scale.

We were instrumental in setting up some of the UK’s first heat co-ops. Now we are delivering a major project to establish the ultra-low-carbon heat co-ops of the future, like Bishops Castle Wind and Heat (featured on Channel 4’s Great Climate Fight)

Our day-to-day work gets right to the heart of what makes community energy tick – from financial modelling to technical analysis, planning and delivery. Most importantly of all we work with people, helping to create effective teams who deliver great projects and who enjoy working together.

Sharenergy encourages community groups to take the lead with their own projects and to enhance their skills and resilience. The role offers the opportunity to form close working relationships with interesting, innovative and driven groups throughout the country.

Our Development Team Manager will be responsible for:

• Liaising with existing clients and finding new ones
• Managing our Development Team
• Looking for opportunities to grow our reach
• Working on Sharenergy’s strategy with the Management Team and Board
• Supervising our consultancy and incubator work
• Representing Sharenergy’s Development offer within the sector and beyond

You will need:

• A very good understanding of renewable energy technologies
• Experience in project administration and management
• The ability to lead a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• An understanding of enterprises and project finance

We are looking for somebody hands-on who will be involved in delivery. You don’t have to be a community energy expert already, although you will absolutely need a hunger to become one.

Sharenergy people share a strong personal commitment to fighting climate change and to co-operatives, and this role will be best delivered by somebody who shares this ethos.

Details

Location: The role is nominally based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire but we will consider candidates who wish to work remotely.

Travel for site visits, meetings and conferences is an integral part of this role - although we use videoconferencing extensively, we expect to meet community energy groups in their own area and to go to sites.

Hours: Nominally normal office hours. However, it is often necessary to attend meetings in the evenings and occasionally on weekends. There will be need for the occasional overnight stay. Applicants need to be flexible and willing to work around the needs of the projects.

Reporting Structure: The role reports directly to Sharenergy’s Chief Executive.

Employment: This is a permanent, full-time role, but a 0.8 contract would also be considered. Full time is 37.5 hours per week. 0.8 is 30 hours per week.

Salary: £38-42k per annum, FTE.

Holidays: 25 days plus statutory holidays, timing to be arranged with line manager.

Benefits:

• Pension
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Climate perks sustainable travel holiday days

Sharenergy is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants regardless of their ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity; age, or marriage/civil partnership status. We recognise our duty as an employer to foster an environment that embraces diversity and are constantly reviewing our practices to become more inclusive as an organisation.