Senior Business Development Manager - Land

The Role

• This is a field-based origination role focused on identifying and securing new land opportunities suitable for renewable energy development.

• The role will focus on originating and securing land opportunities across Scotland and Northern England, working directly with landowners, estates, rural land agents and agricultural stakeholders to identify sites suitable for utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage development.

• The successful candidate will play a key role in building a high-quality pipeline of land opportunities while working closely with internal investment and development teams who will support the technical, planning and commercial evaluation of sites. The role offers a high level of autonomy and will suit someone comfortable building their own pipeline across a large geographic territory.

• Identify and originate new land opportunities suitable for renewable energy development

• Build and manage a pipeline of prospective sites across target regions

• Engage directly with landowners, estates, rural land agents and agricultural stakeholders

• Conduct site visits and gather relevant commercial and site information to support project evaluation

• Work alongside internal development and investment teams to assess site viability

• Support the negotiation of option agreements and long-term land leases

• Progress opportunities from initial landowner engagement through to signed agreements

• Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and reporting

• Build long-term relationships across landowner and rural networks

• Represent the business at relevant industry and regional networking events

• 7–10+ years’ experience in land acquisition, renewable energy development or rural business development

• Background in renewable energy, land agency, rural surveying or agricultural land transactions

• Proven ability to originate land opportunities and build a pipeline

• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation capability

• Comfortable engaging directly with landowners, estates, agents and senior stakeholders

• Entrepreneurial, self-directed, and comfortable operating in a field-based role

• Strong organisational and pipeline management skills

• Willingness to travel regularly for site visits and stakeholder meetings

• Full UK driving licence