Rivan Industries is a vertically integrated synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise industries you can’t electrify. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping CO2 locked underground.
We’re looking for a Land Manager to accelerate our origination strategy and grow our renewable Spanish energy pipeline. We’re looking for someone who can both work with land agents, and self source land opportunities for our solar and synthetic fuel energy parks. The candidate should be able to lead site selection strategies and framework agreements with land agents, and with a deep understanding of the energy market to negotiate land access agreements in line with project requirements. This role will be predominantly focused on Spain, but will also include close alignment with our colleagues in the UK and Portugal to share resources and help our wider origination strategy.
The role:
- Identify, analyse, and evaluate potential sites for renewable energy projects that meet the companies strategy in collaboration with in-house GIS and wider development team
- Meet with landowners and their agents to discuss land access agreements with a view to securing long term exclusivity
- Negotiate and secure Heads of Terms and subsequent Option Agreements for development sites in consultation with wider business support functions
- Negotiate and and secure easements, wayleaves, license agreements, and other land agreements as necessary for renewable energy sites
- Collaborate with legal and wider team throughout the land acquisition process to de-risk agreements
- Review Report on Titles in conjunction with legal and development support to ensure land acquisition decisions are appropriately considered
- Maintain accurate records of land agreements, contracts, and communication as necessary within each project
- Collaborate with project development to ensure land acquisition strategy and rights afforded align with wider project and company timescales and budget
- Assist with pre-submission Land Title boundary reviews as part of planning application submissions
- Assist with community engagement strategy as required by the development team
- Collaborate with external legal and interested associated parties (e.g. utilities) during post consent, lease entry discussions to ensure exercised legal agreements are afforded appropriate rights
- Collaborate with the internal construction team and development team to ensure Option Agreements are exercised at the appropriate time for technical, construction, legal, or planning obligations.
- Stay up to date on emerging land / planning / origination trends related to renewable energy projects
Core skills:
- MRICS accredited
- 5+ years post chartership professional experience in large-scale renewable and infrastructure projects land origination desirable, however other infrastructure and housebuilding origination will be considered
- Able and willing to travel, meet with and represent Rivan to Land agents, solicitors, land owners, farmers and relevant interested parties necessary
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field
- Must have a clean driving license
- Experience and aptitude for brilliant first-principles thinking and strategy
Specifics:
- £60-80k base-salary
- Significant share options as part of the early team
- Remote work in Spain, with regular visits to the UK
- Unlimited time-off
- Private healthcare
Interested? Apply below.
