Renewable Energy Consultant

Job Title: Renewable Energy Consultant

Location: Kings Langley

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Permanent, full-time

About the company:

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

About the role:

Come join the world's largest independent renewable energy company active in wind, solar and energy storage. Our vision is to be a leader in the transition where everyone has access to affordable zero-carbon energy. Being part of the RES team means shaping the world's energy future. The Asset Management Department is responsible for a growing fleet of renewable energy assets.

RES are expanding their Advisory Services offering by developing a team within our Asset Management Department to provide consultancy services to meet our clients' requirements. We are looking for an experienced renewables consultant to join this new team.

The position of 'Renewable Energy Consultant' will be responsible for delivering client facing Advisory Services activities across our AM portfolio. There will be initial support available from existing staff within the Asset Management Team.

This role will report to the Advisory Services Team Lead in the UK&I and will also work closely with the Asset Managers, Business Development Managers, Operations Support Team, AM Finance Team, and other departments within RES.

Key Accountabilities

As Renewable Energy Consultant you will:

• Understand and interpret client's needs, clearly communicating client's goals to internal and external stakeholders
• Be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Advisory Services and one-off projects on behalf of clients including due diligence, owners engineering and general technical mission
• Support our growth and cost reduction targets
• Undertake technical, project management, commercial and customer-facing activities
• Support regular communication with target clients and provide feedback to the business units to refine the product offering
• Prepare & deliver presentations and reports for Asset Management team and/or clients
• Ensuring that appropriate contracts are agreed with clients and time and cost is accounted for appropriately within the business

Knowledge

• Understanding of technical aspects of renewable energy infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of renewable energy systems, preferably onshore wind, solar PV and/or battery energy storage systems

Skills

• Proven ability to produce clear written reports and communicate verbally in English
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Team player
• Project management
• Initiative/Self motivated
• Planning and organising
• Attention to detail
• Completer finisher
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Willingness to travel
• Proficiency in other language(s)

Experience

• Previous demonstrable experience in performing owners engineering, due diligence, technical advisory and/or consultancy activities in the renewable energy field
• Similar consultancy or in-field experience with onshore wind, solar PV, or battery storage systems is mandatory
• Experience in the renewables industry in a technical consulting capacity
• Managing budgets and project costs
• Client facing experience in a consultancy role
• Contract specification review and preparation
• Competent user of Microsoft Office365 products

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in an Engineering or relevant Business / Commercial discipline
• Valid driving licence for use within UK

Please click APPLY to submit your CV with a covering letter setting out why you are suitable for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Energy Economist, Crude Oil Economist, Economy, Economic, Energy Market Economy and Geopolitical Research may also be considered for this role.