Descrizione dell'offerta
Leap29 is supporting a fast‑growing renewable energy company based in Milan to find a permitting project manager. The company is a well‑funded startup backed by a major global UK organisation, with ambitious plans to scale utility‑scale Solar PV and BESS projects across Italy. They offer very flexible hybrid working.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and monitor permitting processes for photovoltaic projects, focusing on environmental and landscape aspects and managing all supporting consultancies.
- Analyse relevant environmental and urban planning regulations at national and regional levels.
- Conduct feasibility analyses regarding constraints/land registration based on current regulations to assess area suitability, including use of QGIS.
- Draft and review technical and administrative documentation for environmental practices.
- Support feasibility studies and due diligence (technical, legal, environmental) for projects being acquired or developed.
- After obtaining primary authorization, coordinate secondary permitting processes with local authorities, competent bodies, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor and update authorization timelines, contributing to overall project planning.
- Manage grid connection processes, including procedure and documentation with medium and high voltage network operators (requesting quotations, evaluating solutions, acceptance, coordination meetings).
Qualifications
- Education in environmental and/or technical disciplines.
- At least 5 years of experience managing projects, processes, and administrative procedures in the renewable energy sector.
- Excellent knowledge of national and regional legislative frameworks applicable to project authorization.
- Direct experience managing authorization procedures and processes (PAS, AU, EIA, EIA screening).
- Knowledge and experience managing secondary permitting procedures (concessions, agreements, authorizations for site preparation).
- Ability to interpret technical drawings.
- Proficiency with major GIS tools.
- Good English skills.
- Willingness to travel for site visits and meetings with public bodies or third parties.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and in a team, proactive, flexible, professional, and discreet.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft reports, documents, and presentations.
Benefits
- Very flexible hybrid working.