Windfarm Project Planner

Job Title: Wind Farm Project Planner
Location: Chester - Cheshire
Salary / Pay Rate: £40,000 - £45,000
Job Type: Permanent

Job Title: Wind Farm Project Planner
Location: Chester - Cheshire
Salary / Pay Rate: £40,000 - £45,000
Job Type: Permanent

The Role

• As the Wind Farm Project Planner you will work with the existing Project Development team to identify, assess, design and develop proposals for onshore wind farm sites.
• Development of onshore wind farm sites through pre-scoping, scoping, planning and post-planning.
• Supporting the evolution and development of their current wind farm sites already in the planning system and advancing them through to successful determination.
• Meetings and correspondence with stakeholders including Landowners, Local Planning Authorities, Energy Consents Unit, Statutory and Non-statutory Consultees, Councillors and Community Councils and residents from local host communities.
• Liaising with external consultants to ensure EIA assessments and reports are undertaken and delivered, including critical analysis of the results to identify and rectify potential issues.

The Company

• Renewable energy specialist, my client is fully experienced in the identifications, design, development, construction and operation of onshore wind energy. This is a fast-growing family-owned business that embraces working together.

The Candidate

• The Wind Farm Project Planner must have a degree in Renewable Energy or Geography or another relevant subject.
• You will have at least 2 years' experience managing this process, within the onshore wind energy sector in the UK.
• You will have experience with development, planning and design of onshore wind farms.
• Experience of working with Scottish planning systems is preferable.
• Must be able to use GIS software to produce maps and plans, experience of using AutoCAD and ReSoft WindFarm would be desirable

The Benefits

• You will be working for a family run business who value their employees, with a high retention rate who promote from within.

How to apply

• Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity.