This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK''s leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.Job Purpose / OverviewFidra Energy ("Fidra") is a battery energy storage system ("BESS") platform, backed by EIG and National Wealth Fund, and headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. Fidra currently has a -3GW secured pipeline in the UK comprising Thorpe Marsh (1.4GW), West Burton C (500MW) and Bicker Fen 1 and 2 (1.2GW). Thorpe Marsh, Europe''s largest battery development project, secured funding in September 2025 to progress into construction. We are targeting delivery of a 10GW portfolio of projects in development, construction and operation in the UK and major European markets by 2030. Growth of the Fidra platform, and the delivery of our pipeline, is the responsibility of our Growth and Strategy team.The role of the Project Developer Assistant Manager is to work with the Chief Growth and Strategy Officer and Growth and Strategy Directors/managers, as well as business owners to deliver greenfield development projects (including project financing), acquisitions, and disposals which could be one or multiple projects and initiatives, deliver expected outcomes and meet stakeholder expectations within the brief and constraints of time, cost, scope and quality. The successful candidate will use appropriate project management approaches and techniques and have strong interpersonal skills.Contextual InformationOperating EnvironmentThe growth and strategy team is responsible for setting and delivering strategy for the company. We are based in our Edinburgh office with frequent / weekly travel in relation to the opportunities we are seeking to deliver. We work closely with other parts of the business and external advisers to deliver our work with much of our time devoted to managing people and third parties.The team is highly qualified with a high degree of market knowledge and numeracy and is driven to deliver the growth that is a fundamental part of our overall business strategy as agreed with our shareholders.The role requires the post holder to take on tasks and projects as allocated by either the Chief Growth and Strategy Officer or the Growth and Strategy Directors/managers.Framework and BoundariesThe candidate needs to be prepared to work long hours when work flow demands it e.g. during an acquisition the vendor sets the timetable, and we have to meet that timetable. This role will require the postholder to work away from home when required. Travel is mainly in the UK though this could include Europe also depending on acquisition opportunities pursued.Key duties will include supporting acquisition processes (likes of assisting to manage advisers; obtaining information for such advisers), supporting identification of sites on which to locate development projects, electrical connection agreements with the Transmission Operators and Distributed Network Operators, land option agreements, financing processes (debt raise), equity partnering and other work. Such other work could include supporting other key business initiatives such as a refinancing, work in relation to research of power markets, National Grid product opportunities, and other ad hoc work.Principal AccountabilitiesResponsible for supporting project delivery using suitable frameworks and techniques and creating and populating standard project documentation. For example, project timetables and data room population and "QandA" processes.Support Project Directors/Managers on day-to-day work which could include:Supporting an acquisition or debt raiseAssisting with developing a "greenfield" opportunity which could include site identification, land option agreements, electrical connection agreements, securing planning consent for a siteWork in relation to setting, updating or proving a strategy such as research work or arranging meetings with knowledgeable partiesAssisting with managing a process such as to obtain quotes for construction activities such as via an Invitation to Tender processMonitoring and documenting project progress and other performance indicatorsSupport Project Directors/Managers in ensuring / managing the advisers and staff deliver their work on time and to budget when assisting them on a projectWhen involved in a financing or sales processAssist with managing day-to-day queries from internal and external teams as agreed with the Project Director/ManagerSupport managing the QandA process with lenders and due diligence providers. This will include sending questions to relevant team members / advisers, managing the timeliness and accuracy of their responses, and liaising with the lenders / due diligence providers as agreed with the Project ManagerCollate documents for the data room and send to data room provider / upload to data roomAssist Financial AdviserAssist with managing due diligence work streams as needed (likes of financial and technical diligence with support)Supporting with other ad hoc work as requiredThis list is not exhaustive.DimensionsNo direct reportsKnowledge, Skills, Qualifications and ExperienceKnowledge and SkillsEssentialWorking knowledge of the project lifecycle, management techniques and methodologiesKeen attention to detail, with an ability to spot errorsAbility to work under pressure, juggle competing priorities, be self-motivated, have a methodical approach and demonstrateA diligent self-starter with the ability to establish good working relationships, be proactive, use initiative, and be able to work without constant supervision and as part of a teamGood project management skills, including delivery of allocated work on timeAbility to listen carefully to people and process information from across multiple workstreams (e.g. financial, legal, technical, external advisers, lenders, etc), take instruction, and deliver required outputAbility to take on work that you have not previously encountered with a "can do" attitude and able to learn quickly, while taking on board comments from advisersProficient in word, excel and power pointExcellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with all levels in an organisation and able to articulate findings of work and issues identifiedFlexible and able to work long hours during peak periods of projectsAbility to travel weekly if needed (away 2-3 nights if needed). (Note: Normally, away every two weeks for up to 2-3 nights that week - with such travel highly dependent on work load and where projects are located)Financially literateDesirablePower industry knowledgeAdvanced excel skills, ideally honed using a proven modelling methodologyPrevious experience of working on sizeable projectsQualifications and ExperienceEssentialQualified Chartered Accountant or similar professional qualification or work experienced energy project developer or MandA specialistDegree or experience educated (experience being acquisitions / disposal and greenfield development)Experience or good knowledge of acquisition / disposal process (for example, worked in corporate finance or transaction services arms of accounting firms)DesirableAcquisition / disposal process experienceKnowledge of greenfield development process, including planningGreenfield development experiencePower industry experienceAdvanced degree or qualification - for example, chartered accountant or chartered engineerA recognised project management/business analysis qualification

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