Developer & Land Specialist - Portugal

About the Job

R0001250 Developer & Land Specialist - Portugal (Open)

We’re Nadara. We work harmoniously with the power of nature and the communities around us to power lifetimes to come. We call our approach ‘living energy’.

We don’t just produce renewable energy, we live it – recognising our relationship with the people touched by our business and supporting social, educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives that contribute to the development of the communities we work alongside.

Discover more about our business here: https://nadara.com/about/

Nadara is an innovative place to work. We work in a stimulating and challenging environment, where every day we explore the unknown with curiosity, make decisions with quality and take action and deliver with courage. For us diversity is a real value, and we encourage in connecting different perspectives with respect.

Discover more about our culture and approach here: https://nadara.com/living-the-company/

Job Description Summary:

The Developer & Land Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Development department in all activities.
The Nadara DEV department is responsible for the planning, design, licensing and execution of wind and solar projects.
Primary focus will be land management and acquisition capabilities within Portugal, including the identification, prospection, and securing land leases for solar and wind development activities.

Job Description:

Main Responsibilities

1) Real estate acquisition

• Representing Nadara professionally, establishing and maintaining good relationships with landowners, tenant farmers, land managers or others who own or manage land to ensure they have good understanding of project progress and agreement terms

• Negotiating viable and cost-effective land deals that allow existing portfolio projects reach their full potential, recording the meetings held and seeking resolutions as they arise

• Identification of land plots suitable for solar power plants, understanding solar resource and main technical and environmental restrictions

• Liase with the legal department to ensure commercial and legal requirements prior the contract signature

• Commercial understanding of business needs with regards to land agreements and viability of renewable projects.

• Support on management of internal data bases, including mapping in GIS platforms of land lease contracts 

• Support wider business with response to queries associated with land managements, namely land rights and any associated matters (cables, accesses, overflight, easements)

2) Development

• Originate greenfield, acquisition or co-development opportunities for projects;

• Manage the development process to optimise the budget and ensure project is delivered successfully in the quickest time;

• Successfully manage any appeal process and discharge of relevant conditions while managing all project stakeholders;

• Manage JDA/External (project management) consultants as per agreement and ensure company goals are achieved from the agreement.

Key requirements

• Organised and meticulous

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork

• Critical and analytical thinking

• Ability to persuade and build a consensus (negotiation skills)

• Good understanding of real estate agreements

Essential

• High level of commercial awareness

• Previous experience (3+ years) in real estate negotiations and land lease contracts

• Driving license

• Fluency in Portuguese and English (required)

Desirable

• Proficiency in GIS softwares

Travel requirements

• Frequent travel within Portugal.

• Flexibility to be based in the north of Portugal.

Location:

Lisbon

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Subtype:

Regular