Landowner & Community Liaison

Join us in this role where you’ll lead the engagement with landowners and communities to help originate new renewable energy projects and build on existing relationships where there is an established presence.

Welcome to Project Development
You’ll be part of Project Development where you, together with your colleagues, will build relationships with new landowners and communities across the country. The role is to be the single point of contact for local communities and landowners where renewable energy projects are proposed, incl. signing new landowners into the project while communicating and informing communities during early-stage development along with gaining feedback on individual and group proposals. We develop wind, solar and energy storage renewable energy projects, managing projects from greenfield origination right through the development cycle. As a team, we collaborate daily and support each other in our varying tasks required to develop a renewable project. We promote continuous learning and development through team meetings and build a strong team ethos to deliver on the challenges of project development.

You’ll play an important role in:

• supporting the project team while engaging with local communities and individuals in relation to proposed renewable energy projects in their area
• engaging and negotiating with landowners to secure land agreements to develop sites for wind, solar, and battery projects
• coordinating legal teams to secure agreements between our organisation and landowner representatives
• drafting communication materials with the project development teams, incl. leaflets, booklets, websites, social media, etc., and communicating project updates
• sourcing and securing infrastructure land, such as turbine delivery routes and biodiversity land to support project development.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have significant relevant work experience in a similar field, working on landowner negotiations and community engagement with an excellent application of Microsoft applications and general IT systems, preferably have experience with GIS mapping
• are an excellent communicator with demonstrated ability to engage with individuals on a one-to-one or group basis and can proactively engage with landowners and the community
• have strong organisational and time management skills with an energetic approach and a proven ability to work with deadlines
• are able to travel frequently throughout Ireland and sometimes Northern Ireland
• are proactive and solution-oriented and a practical doer who delivers quality results on time
• are a team player with strong communication, influencing, and relationship building skills.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

About the job
Application deadline:
02 July 2024

Location:
Cork, IE, T12 A2XD

Field of work:
Engineering and construction

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Pre-employment screening
All UK-based positions will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening, further details will be given at offer stage.

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 9,000 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.