non title London, England
Job description
Elgin Values
Core behavioural responsibilities for all employees
Agility
Integration of our three core values into our employment processes and frameworks allows Elgin to recognise and respect individual employees for their personal contributions to their roles, their colleagues, stakeholders, and ultimately to the renewable energy sector. We see sustainability as every employee’s responsibility and weaving sustainable practices into our values is paramount to the culture we seek to create.
Job Description
The role:
Elgin Energy is accepting applications for our 2023 Graduate Programme
The successful graduate would be expected to start in September 2023.
Our Graduate Programme provides an intensive 18 month learning journey with the project development team. The programme aims to give you experience across all areas of the development process, preparing you for the role of project manager.
Day to Day Activities:
Identifying new solar sites- Environmental Constraints Analysis
- Liaising with contractors and landowners
- Project viability
- Grid capacity identification
- Preparing project feasibility packs
- Site visits to the UK and ROI
- Liaising with other teams in the business
What you should expect to learn in this role:
- Knowledge of the UK and Ireland Solar industry
- Understanding the grid network infrastructure and technical requirements to connect a PV project to the grid
- Project management skills
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Presentations skills
- Engagement with landowners
- Understanding project risk
- Working within a team
- Confidence working in a large fast passed organisation
- Communication with senior management
Your profile
What we need from you:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or related discipline.- Valid driver's license for UK & Ireland.
- Be curious about renewables and passionate about contributing towards a more sustainable future.
- Knowledge of the German language is desirable but not essential.
Instead of a cover letter, we would ask applicants to send in their CV and answer the following questions (max 100 words per answer).
- Why do you want to work in the solar industry?
- Why do you want to work for Elgin Energy?
- What knowledge, skills, characteristics, or previous experience would make you a great candidate?
About us
Elgin Energy is a full-service, utility scale, solar+storage platform bringing projects from origination through to energisation. Elgin is active across the project lifecycle from project origination through to construction management and operational asset management. The company has over 12GW of solar and storage projects across our three key markets of the UK, Australia, and Ireland.
As of 2022, Elgin Energy agreed to sell the UK’s largest solar PV transaction to date consisting of a portfolio of 12 projects with a combined capacity of 519MW of projects including 70MW of collocated energy storage capacity to Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global utility Iberdrola Group.
In 2021, Elgin Energy secured financing with Berenberg Green Energy Fund for the development of solar PV projects totalling 1.36GW in the UK and Ireland and also raised £25 million via Focus Capital Partners to fund its growth strategy across its core markets. In 2020, the company partnered, in separate transactions, with both Foresight Group and Metka-EGN in relation to two portfolios to deliver a total of 276MW of UK solar development projects and was successful with two Irish solar projects in Ireland’s first solar auction, RESS-1 – Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS). In addition to the above, Elgin Energy delivered 21 solar projects, totalling 230MW, before the UK Government’s Renewables Obligation (ROCs) scheme ended in 2017.
Elgin Energy works with long-term strategic partners to deliver projects to the energization and provides asset management services through their operational life. The company has expanded internationally over the last 14 years with a professional team of engineers, accountants, and lawyers located in its London, Dublin, and Sydney offices. Elgin has a 98% success rate through planning across all its markets.
