The Project Director is responsible for the successful management and delivery of a UK Interconnector project. Responsibilities will cover all areas necessary to take the project to a Final Investment Decision (FID) / financial close: land and consents; engineering and procurement; commercial and regulatory structuring; financial structuring and raising finance; project budget and plan management; liaison with project partners (if introduced) and shareholders and other stakeholders. It includes responsibility for establishing and managing a suitably qualified and experienced project team, including in house resources and advisers.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, all areas necessary to take the project to financial close: land and consents; engineering and procurement; commercial and regulatory structuring; financial structuring and raising finance; project budget and plan management; liaison with project partners (if introduced) and shareholders and other stakeholders.  It includes responsibility for establishing and managing a suitably qualified and experienced project team, including in house resources and advisers.

Project Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop project team members to achieve project goals and objectives
• Foster a positive and collaborative culture within your project team based on our Company Values
• Provide regular feedback to team members and others
• Feed into the setting of clear performance objectives and goals for Direct Reports
• Identify training needs and opportunities for professional development within the project team
• Implement learning plans and training programs designed to enhance the skills and experience within the project team, partnering with the People Team where necessary
• Participate in the recruitment process by interviewing candidates and making hiring decisions when required
• Manage the workload distribution within the project team and ensure resources are allocated efficiently
• Foster a positive work culture

Liaison with Project Partners, Shareholders and Other Stakeholders

• Be an effective champion and spokesperson for the project
• Report to the Project governance bodies or other as delegated such as the project Steering Committee
• Provide visibility on and recommend funding requirements for the project on a regular basis
• Liaison with UK, European and governmental organisations as required

Project Management

• Provide leadership, direct and manage the project team to deliver project requirements in an accurate, efficient and resourceful manner
• Manage project development spend within budget
• Manage project development progress to plan
• Manage project risk and scope
• Recommend any necessary changes to budget or plan
• Periodically report of progress against budget and plan

Land and Consents

• Substantiate due diligence in selected preferred converter station and landfall sites
• Obtain necessary land rights for converter stations
• Recommend onshore and offshore cable routes
• Acquire TSO certification in Northern Ireland (NI) to enable access to compulsory purchase powers and implement process to make use of these as required.
• Obtain necessary landowner cable easements, Crown Estate Leases, and crossing agreements with affected parties
• Carry out onshore and offshore environmental impact assessments to support consents application
• Apply for and obtain all necessary consents
• Manage all stakeholder relations and public consultations in respect of the above

Engineering and Procurement

• Ensure adequate engineering and procurement input into the acquisition of land rights and the consenting process
• Carry out onshore and offshore engineering surveys in support of procurement
• Implement the recommended procurement strategy
• Determine functional specifications for procurement
• Manage the procurement process
• Negotiate all development supply chain contracts, construction contracts and any O&M contract(s) required at financial close

Commercial and Regulatory Structuring

• Obtain suitable regulatory treatments from Ofgem and URegNI
• Manage the interface on all regulatory issues with affected stakeholders
• Secure and manage the requisite grid connections to the GB and NI onshore grids
• Negotiate the necessary agreements for dealing with the interconnector interface with balancing and capacity markets in GB and iSEM and for sales of interconnector capacity
• Ensure arrangements applicable to the project under the Network Codes are acceptable

Financial Structuring and Raising Finance

• Structure the project commercially and financially so that is suitable for non-recourse project financing
• Raise competitively priced debt and equity
• Manage the input of tax and accounting advisers as required
• Devise and implement a suitable insurance strategy for the project for construction and operations
• Negotiate all financing documentation
• Obtain financial close

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Languages
English (required)

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Education, Work Experience & Qualifications

• 'Right to Work' in the UK (essential)
• Relevant degree or similar qualification
• 10 years experience of UK infrastructure projects (essential)
• Experience managing and leading project teams (essential)
• Experience managing advisors and consultants (essential)
• Experience of transmission and/or offshore power projects (desired)
• Familiarity with onshore and offshore energy cabling (desired)

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Skills & Attributes

• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver positive outcomes for projects
• An astute problem solver
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision 
• Ability to work well with project partners and stakeholders
• Able to negotiate to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to show initiative and find solutions to problems and liaise with the team in overcoming obstacles and achieving project milestones
• Strong commercial acumen

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