Town Planner

Benefits

• 30 day "work from anywhere" policy
• 6 month sabbatical schemes facilitated - fancy working in Europe, or Australia?
• Fully paid time off over Christmas & New Years
• Annual bonuses

The Company

OXBO's partnership with this International Solar & BESS IPP continues, as we are looking to recruit a Planning Manager with 3-5 years Town Planning experience to add to their pre-construction team.

This is a great opportunity for a Town Planner to get into the Solar energy space - no previous experience of renewables is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing planning applications prior to submission. Liaising with and assisting the Development team to address findings and foresee any potential planning issues that could arise during the Pre-Construction and Construction phases.
• Reviewing and advising on draft planning conditions.
• Managing the discharge of pre-commencement and compliance conditions.
• Managing submission of post-determination supplemental planning applications and amendments.
• Preserving planning permissions.
• Obtaining the required permissions, permits, and licences from statutory bodies for cable connections, site accesses, ecology, and archaeology.
• Obtaining topographical, geotechnical, and other surveys as required for the pre-construction phase.
• Liaising with all sectors of the company as required for the above tasks - Development, Construction, Legal, Grid, Operations, and Asset Management teams, including external consultants, Local Planning Authorities, and statutory bodies to ensure the planning and permit requirements for projects are progressed and delivered in a timely manner.
• Advising and supporting the Transactions team in relation to the planning considerations for the purchase of early, mid, and late stage development Solar, BESS and Co-located projects.
• Providing other planning advice and support as required to the Transactions, Operations, Development, Grid, Construction, Asset Management, and Legal teams.
• Keeping up to date with planning requirements and policies across various jurisdictions.
• Supporting the Planning Project Manager in all areas of business.
• Site visits as required

Requirements

• A planning related post-graduate degree, or equivalent and be chartered (or in the processes of gaining chartership) with IPI or RTPI or relevant professional body.
• 3+ years’ experience with the planning processes in the Ireland/UK.
• It would be useful to have experience of the development, pre-construction, and construction processes for ground mounted large-scale Solar PV, BESS, and Co-located projects.
• Have excellent critical and analytical thinking and enjoy problem solving.
• Commercially astute and process driven.
• Ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders effectively. and experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams on a range of complex projects. Excellent inter-disciplinary communication and presentation skills.