Development Director

Join us, a rapidly growing and expert team leading the development and construction of offshore wind projects around the world. At Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), we operate in a fast-paced and exciting environment, working smart, collaboratively, and empowering our people with the skills, experience, and trust, to make a difference - on the job and for our renewable energy future.

We are a dynamic, high growth company with a highly motivated, diverse, and skilled workforce driven by making a positive impact on the planet. It is such an exciting time to come onboard, with many opportunities to help create and implement new initiatives from a ‘green fields’ space.

We are looking for an **experienced Development Director** to join our team of industry experts at Copenhagen Offshore Partners.

This position is based in Madrid, Spain, and reports to the Spain market Director.

**You will support initiatives including**:

- Own the end-to-end consenting process to develop, construct and operate offshore wind assets, in close cooperation with the bidding/EPC/O&M teams
- Stakeholder management. Manage internal and external stakeholders including the project team, consultants, contractors, investors, lenders, regulators, regional and local Administrations, landowners, NGOs, public and other developers
- Advancing the development of the project, including consenting, technical solutions such as grid connection, and supporting bid/offtake and business case needs
- Defining and managing the overall development budget, project scope, and time schedule while ensuring all project risks are assessed, managed, and mitigated, as necessary
- Prioritize, coordinate, review and track development deliverables with external consultants and internal teams
- Leading a multi-disciplinary team tasked with development, consenting, Project Management Office, technical, and procurement activities for one or more large-scale offshore wind projects
- Manage the compliance of consent and lease obligations
- Lead DEVEX, CAPEX and OPEX inputs in relation to consents and leases
- Perform project management duties including reporting, budget, quality and team management
- Monitor new market development for offshore wind in Spain

**To succeed in this role, you**:

- +10 years’ experience in developing large wind energy projects in Spain. Ideally with experience in developing offshore wind projects internationally.
- Hold a master’s degree in science, engineering, business or similar
- Fluency in English
- Full availability to travel.
- Good understanding of working with different cultures
- Project development experience with large energy generation facilities, transmission infrastructure, onshore/offshore renewables, offshore oil and gas, or offshore telecommunications, in which you have demonstrated:

- Strong project management capabilities
- A solid understanding of offshore wind farm requirements and environmental sensitivities (offshore, onshore and grid interface)
- Experience working with regulators and interfacing with authorities at different levels, especially within Europe
- Practical experience from consenting roles in large infrastructure projects
- Have excellent communication and personal skills
- A global mind-set with an ability to communicate clearly
- Perseverance with an ability to prioritise and execute tasks in order to meet deadlines
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong relationship management and networking skills. proactive and co-operative way of working and high attention to detail

**About COP**

COP is a world leader in development and construction of offshore wind projects and works exclusively for one of the leading green infrastructure fund managers in the world, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). COP is developing projects in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australia, and is supported by offices in the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the United States, Australia, Vietnam, Greece, Brazil, and Italy.

COP’s delivery model is focused on agile teams consisting of some of the best and most experienced professionals in the industry. We believe, that to deliver large-scale renewable projects successfully, it takes a highly engaged and empowered team with deep commercial, technical, regulatory, and legal skills. Therefore, we are looking to hire and train the best and future leaders and professionals of the offshore wind industry.

**What we offer**

At COP, we offer trust and responsibility from day one, allowing you to work on some of the most complex renewable energy projects while helping us scale up our young organization. You will contribute to an exciting work environment, joining our diverse team of more than 250 worldwide employees from 33 different countries. Along with an exciting work environment, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

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