Head of Onshore Development

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company – we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

• Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects
• Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership
• We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter – from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

• Purpose-driven work Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition
• Career growth Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment
• Collaboration and flexibility Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment

If you want to make a real difference and help power a greener, fairer future for the UK, GBE is the place for you.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Great British Energy is looking for a Head of Onshore Development to join our GBE Onshore Energy Team. This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives, and wider organisational goals.

The Head of Onshore Development is responsible for leading the origination, development, governance and delivery of a portfolio of Onshore renewable energy projects from site identification through planning consent and Final Investment Decision (FID).

The role is accountable for building and leading a multidisciplinary development team, the continuous improvement of development processes, overseeing project governance, and ensuring projects are technically deliverable, commercially viable, consentable and financeable.

The postholder acts as the senior owner of the project development portfolio and is responsible for ensuring projects progress safely, efficiently and in accordance with company strategy and governance requirements. This includes managing relationships with landowners, investors, regulators, local authorities, supply chain partners and community stakeholders.

• Develop and implement the organisation's onshore renewable project development strategy.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of onshore wind, solar PV and battery storage projects.
• Lead portfolio prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Identify new development opportunities through:
• Greenfield origination
• Public land partnerships
• Acquisitions
• Joint ventures
• Co-development arrangements
• Support long-term growth strategy and portfolio expansion activities.

• Oversee projects through:
• Site identification
• Land acquisition
• Grid connection
• Environmental assessment
• Planning consent
• Ensure adherence to project stage-gate governance:
  Initiation, Feasibility, Development and Definition (FID/FC).
• Monitor project budgets, programmes and risk registers.
• Lead interventions on projects that become off-track.
• Ensure robust project controls and reporting mechanisms are implemented, working with the goal of continuous improvement.
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing development team, promoting the core behaviours of being Bold, Entrepreneurial, Impactful and Inclusive.
• Establish development capability, procedures and standards.
• Recruit and develop key personnel.
• Promote continuous improvement and industry best practice.
• Foster a collaborative culture across development, investment, construction and operations teams.
• Deputise for the Director of Development as required.

• Lead development input into investment cases and governance approvals.
• Shape commercial structures for projects and partnerships.
• Oversee project financial models and development expenditure.
• Support acquisitions and strategic investment opportunities.
• Drive a bold, entrepreneurial spirit within the team.

• Build strategic relationships with:
• Landowners
• Public…