Project Development Manager – Biogas & Biomethane

Project Development Manager – Biogas & Biomethane

UK & Ireland

Location: UK or Ireland, with regular travel across both markets

Sector: Biogas | Biomethane | Anaerobic Digestion | Renewable Energy

Function: Project Development / Business Development

Our client is an established player within the European biogas and biomethane sector and is looking to appoint a Project Development Manager – UK & Ireland to support the development and expansion of its project portfolio.

This is a commercially minded project-development position for someone capable of taking opportunities from early-stage origination through feasibility, permitting, commercial structuring and investment readiness
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The successful candidate will develop relationships across the agricultural, waste, industrial and energy sectors, identify viable opportunities and coordinate internal and external stakeholders to turn those opportunities into investable biogas and biomethane projects.

• Identify and originate new greenfield and brownfield biogas/biomethane opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
• Assess potential projects across feedstock availability, land, planning, grid connectivity, technology, economics and offtake.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of development opportunities.
• Lead projects through feasibility and early-stage development towards FID and construction readiness.
• Identify opportunities to acquire, expand, convert or optimise existing AD/biogas assets.
• Develop investment cases and provide recommendations on project viability.

• Develop relationships with farmers, agricultural businesses, food manufacturers, waste producers and other potential feedstock partners.
• Support negotiation of long-term feedstock and substrate agreements.
• Evaluate feedstock quality, availability, seasonality, logistics and commercial implications.
• Identify suitable biomethane, Bio-CNG and other renewable-gas offtake opportunities.
• Work with commercial teams on project revenues, contracts and route-to-market strategies.
• Coordinate planning applications, environmental permitting and relevant regulatory processes.
• Assess gas and electricity grid connection opportunities and constraints.
• Manage relationships with network operators, planning authorities, environmental regulators and specialist consultants.
• Understand the different regulatory and development environments across the UK, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
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• Coordinate engineering, commercial, legal, financial and environmental work streams.
• Manage external consultants and development partners.
• Establish strong relationships with landowners, local communities, authorities, technology providers and strategic partners.
• Maintain project schedules, development budgets, risk registers and key milestones.
• Prepare project updates and investment materials for senior management and investment committees.

We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in renewable-energy or infrastructure project development
, ideally with direct exposure to biogas, biomethane or anaerobic digestion.

You could currently be working for a biogas developer/operator, utility, infrastructure investor, EPC, technology provider, agricultural business or renewable-energy developer
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• Experience developing renewable-energy or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of the biogas/biomethane value chain
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• Knowledge of AD feed stocks, particularly agricultural residues, manure/slurry, food waste and/or energy crops.
• Experience with planning, permitting, land, grid connections or project commercialisation.
• Commercial ability to evaluate opportunities and build…