Development Manager (Renewables)Recruitment UK
We don't give you candidates, we give you capacity. Whether you need immediate cover (contract) or a permanent hire, Andrews Recruitment Group places development manager (renewables)s across the UK renewable energy sector so you can keep producing and hit targets.
// Key Takeaways
- Andrews Recruitment Group is a specialist development manager (renewables) recruitment agency covering the UK renewable energy sector.
- Typical development manager (renewables) salary is £55,000 to £85,000 (a track record of consented and connected schemes is the differentiator).
- ARG places development manager (renewables)s on contract for immediate cover and permanent for the long term, usually with a shortlist inside 7 to 14 days.
- Upload a CV above for a free instant match scan, or call +44 7852 781 836 to hire.
Which agency can help you hire a Development Manager (Renewables) in the UK?
Andrews Recruitment Group is a specialist UK development manager (renewables) recruitment agency, part of a specialist UK renewable energy recruiter. We place development manager (renewables)s on contract for immediate cover or permanent, backed by a 12-week guarantee.
Typical Salary
£55,000 to £85,000
a track record of consented and connected schemes is the differentiator
Category
Development & Commercial
Capacity
Contract & Permanent
The Development Manager (Renewables) Market
Development is the front end of renewables and the half of the sector least like the rest of it: securing land, a grid position and a consent, against a planning system and a connection queue that both move slowly and publicly. The role is commercial, political and procedural rather than technical, and the people who are good at it are rarely the people who deliver what they have secured — which is the single most expensive misunderstanding in renewables hiring, in both directions. What differentiates candidates is a track record of schemes actually consented and connected rather than years in the sector. ARG asks what a candidate has taken through to consent and what stopped the ones that did not.
Typical Qualifications & Tickets
- Degree in planning, environmental science, engineering or a commercial discipline
- Planning and consenting processes, including DCO where relevant
- Land agreements and option negotiation
- Grid connection application process
- Stakeholder and community consultation
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Development Manager (Renewables) Recruitment FAQs
Which recruitment agency can help me hire a Development Manager (Renewables) in the UK?
Andrews Recruitment Group is a specialist UK development manager (renewables) recruitment agency, part of a specialist UK renewable energy recruiter. We place development manager (renewables)s on contract for immediate cover or permanent, backed by a 12-week guarantee. Call +44 7852 781 836 or email info@andrews-recruitment.com to hire.
How can I hire a Development Manager (Renewables) fast in the UK?
Andrews Recruitment Group supplies immediate capacity for development manager (renewables) roles. For urgent needs we return a shortlist of available, pre-qualified contractors typically within 24 to 72 hours, or permanent candidates in days, UK-wide. Contact ARG on +44 7852 781 836 or info@andrews-recruitment.com to start.
What does a renewables Development Manager actually do?
Secures the three things a project cannot exist without: land, a grid connection position and planning consent. The work is commercial, political and procedural — option agreements, consultation, planning submissions and the connection application — rather than technical. It is a different career from delivering the scheme afterwards.
What does a Development Manager earn in the UK?
Published market guidance puts a UK renewables development manager at £55,000 to £85,000, and a planning and consents manager at £50,000 to £70,000. A track record of schemes actually consented and connected is the differentiator rather than years in the sector. That is published market guidance compiled from UK sources, not a quotation and not Andrews Recruitment Group placement data.
Can a Development Manager move into project delivery?
Rarely well, and the reverse is just as rarely true. Development is consenting, land and grid positions; delivery is construction sequence, subcontractors and commissioning. They share a technology and a vocabulary. ARG treats them as separate markets, because a brief that blurs them produces a shortlist nobody wants to interview twice.
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