Land Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Land Manager to join our team here at EDF Renewables in Ireland.

As a Land Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, acquiring, and managing land access rights for a growing portfolio of wind, solar, and battery storage projects. You will play a crucial role in securing suitable sites and negotiating land agreements with various stakeholders in line with project requirements.

This role requires clear communication, expert negotiation, and reporting skills along with an understanding of land acquisition processes and renewable energy development in Ireland.

Pay, benefits and culture

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you’re in the right place!’

Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme. We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

What you’ll be doing

What we need is someone to identify and evaluate potential land sites for wind, solar, and battery renewable energy projects – is that you?

If so, you’ll also be an integral part of the team to;

• Negotiate and secure land access agreements such as leases, and easements with landowners, ensuring favourable terms and conditions for the company in line with the Company governance arrangements
• Collaborate with project development teams to ensure land acquisition timelines and budget align with overall project timelines and objectives
• Coordinate with legal and development teams throughout the land acquisition process
• Maintain accurate records of engagements and land agreements, contracts and communications
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to develop project land strategies
• Ensure all land requirements are captured in the project consenting strategy & plan
• Assist with the community engagement strategy in conjunction with the project development team
• Responsible to monitor the land legal and commercial terms before and after land agreements are signed and completed
• Uphold land and commercial governance practice standards to ensure compliance and ethical practices
• Stay updated on industry trends, policies, and best practices related to land acquisition and renewable energy development

What do you need to be great at this role?

You’ll hold a minimum of 5 years of experience in Land Management or related field; and a Bachelors degree in Land Management, Real Estate, Agricultural Science or related field in addition to;

• Strong knowledge of land acquisition processes, including title searches, land surveys, and lease negotiations
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Strong organisational and reporting skills with the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
• Flexibility to travel as needed to visit potential sites and meet with landowners
• Ability to work independently as part of multidisciplinary team
• Full clean driving license

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us.

What's in it for you? Join us, and let’s do good together.