The Green Recruitment Company is in the search of a Business Developer to work in a leading renewable energy company with more than 1000 employees and 25 years of experience focused in wind, solar PV and Green Hydrogen. Our customer is an IPP with has a total global pipeline of more than 15 GW of projects.
The Project Developer will be in charge of the development of Solar PV, Onshore Wind, BESS and Green Hydrogen in Spain and Portugal.
Responsibilities:
Oversee site origination, land agreements, permitting, administrative procedures, and environmental impact assessments to ensure timely project delivery.
Evaluate the potential interconnections with the existing electrical grids in Spain and Portugal.
Ensure that renewable generation, hydrogen, and storage projects can be effectively integrated into the transmission and distribution systems by conducting detailed capacity analyses and identifying technical or infrastructure constraints.
Manage and optimize renewable and storage assets, ensuring efficient and flexible operation that contributes to grid stability and the decarbonization of the Iberian energy system.
Handle the technical and regulatory aspects related to interconnecting renewable, storage, and hydrogen projects to the electricity grid.
Work closely with local authorities, grid operators, and other stakeholders to secure the necessary permits and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations in the Iberian region.
Identify and assess market opportunities for renewable, storage, and hydrogen solutions in Spain and Portugal.
Leverage knowledge of regulation, grid capacity, and the growing demand for clean energy to guide strategic investment decisions.
Define and implement development strategies that maximize project value, considering renewable resource availability, capacity requirements, project costs, and interconnection solutions.
Requirements:
Plus 5 years of experience in renewable energy project development in Spain and Portugal.
Broad expertise and experience in grid access and interconnection processes with Red Eléctrica.
Knowledge and experience in the permitting, licensing and environmental assessments.
Experience dealing with the Iberian regulations and laws of renewable energy, storage, and hydrogen integration into the grid.
Ability to originate projects and advance the permitting to a RtB phase.
Negotiation skills to negotiate with landowners, communities, authorities, regulators, and industry partners.
Fluency in Spanish and English is a must. Portuguese is very valuable.