Job Description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is \xe2\x80\x98people first\xe2\x80\x99, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You\xe2\x80\x99ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives. You\xe2\x80\x99re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:
Renewable Energy, low carbon fuels and storage technologies are playing a cornerstone role in an evolving energy sector. Arcadis is looking to further develop its leadership, teams and activities in this area including roof and ground mounted solar, wind, batteries, heat decarbonisation and hydrogen. We have a range of projects across central government, local authority, and corporate clients. This role will be responsible for the growth and development of renewable energy Advisory Services within our wider Sustainability Advisory Team. At a high level this will include key responsibilities and accountabilities to develop and drive a growth plan, lead on work winning and key pursuits, develop key client relationship, develop client solutions, and lead on or oversee technical delivery of projects As a growing team, we are focused embedding sustainability within our projects by providing a range of services to support our clients on their journey to carbon net zero. We are such a diverse business; we can offer you variety as standard. You will get to work on a range of different projects across various industries including the buildings and infrastructure industry. The team offers an array of services to our clients from net zero strategies, energy Master planning, renewable and battery storage technical feasibility, renewable energy due diligence projects, carbon accounting, renewable technologies and energy transition advice. Your experience will be critical because we take our passion of improving quality of life seriously and are looking for thought leaders and innovators that want to make an impact and address the climate change emergency. As part of this journey, there will be the opportunity to develop new propositions and grow your own specialism within the energy transition market. Across Arcadis, we embrace flexible working, because in a changing world, we recognise the need to work smarter, to deliver in an agile way. That means each person taking ownership, balancing their workload, and meeting client promises in a way that works for them. And it means finding time to focus on what is important to you. We trust you to find the right mix. It is something we will never compromise on.


Role accountabilities:
Business Development

• The Principal Renewable Energy Consultant will be responsible for the growth and development of renewables advisory services. You will be required too:
  • Develop a Growth Strategy for renewable, storage and low carbon energy generation services
  • Build Client relationships (internal and external clients) to help develop, shape and influence Client thinking and develop trusted advisor status.
  • Develop solutions and lead on pursuits/ tenders across all aspects (technical/ commercial/ financial) to develop winning bids.

Technical Delivery

• Undertaking technology and site feasibility assessments for primarily ground and roof mounted solar, battery storage and wind technologies \xe2\x80\x93 whilst knowledge of bioenergy, wave, hydro, energy from waste and hydrogen would be desirable
• Experience of technical and financial and commercial assessments of renewable energy technologies as part of feasibility and due diligence projects
• Development of design information and drawings to support planning applications
• Experience of support with renewable energy procurement through the development of outline design, specifications, employee requirements and review of contractor responses
• Experience of undertaking DNO (Distribution Network Operator) applications for renewable technologies and consultation and engagement with DNO and other regulatory bodies to support connection to the grid
• Knowledge and use renewable modelling software for solar (e.g. helioscope, PV Syst), wind and other technologies to support feasibility and design
• Review the energy markets and commercial opportunities including battery storge, Power Purchase Agreements, Private wire and IDNO considerations
• Provide guidance on project delivery models and risks including ESCo and other delivery vehicles
• Carbon management and strategy development \xe2\x80\x93 understanding of energy and carbon management plans and supporting clients through a carbon reduction programme
• Interface/ work with energy and data from designers, specialists, manufacturers to gather project and wider information where required.
• Assist or lead on business development activities including client presentations and preparation of bids

Line Management/ Team Development

• Potential for line management team role as part of the wider growth plan for renewable energy services
• As a senior member of the Sustainability Advisory Team, you will be expected to train and support for junior team members, to develop capacity and capability for district heating advisory, alongside recruitment
• Where recruitment is identified as a need, you will lead on developing job roles and responsibilities and the recruitment process in conjunction with the Sustainability Advisory Leadership Team and our Arcadis Talent Team.

Professional Profile

• As a Senior Member of the Sustainability Advisory Team, we would expect you to support our marketing and communications activities including:
  • Speaking at or attending relevant industry events
  • Development of thought leadership
  Whilst not a pre-requisite, involvement in industry initiatives, expert forums or publishing academic papers to enhance your professional profile is supported by Arcadis.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experienced in working on a range of renewable energy technologies with a detailed understanding in technical and commercial matters.
• Experience of tools for used in the industry
• Strong engineering background, with work experience in the renewable energy sector
• Experience of interacting with clients and involvement with business development including the development of business cases, define scopes, plan, and delivery of energy projects Chartership or Working towards Chartership.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people\xe2\x80\x99s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth\'s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients\xe2\x80\x99 most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN\xe2\x80\x99s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it\xe2\x80\x99s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2035.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.


Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.


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