Comnonwatt is hiring a Business Development Officer to advance Community Energy in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
CommonWatt is a newly established Community Benefit Society formed by Midlothian Climate Action Network alongside partners in Edinburgh, West and East Lothian Climate Action Networks. It aims to develop, own and operate renewable energy projects for community benefit across the region.
The new position will coordinate the development of our community solar programme and help establish the business arrangements needed for its long-term success.
The postholder will take promising sites through the development process: coordinating surveys and technical advice, progressing permissions and agreements, supporting procurement, developing financial models and business cases, and preparing funding applications. They will maintain clear plans, budgets and project records, bringing together the people and information needed to make timely decisions.
ECCAN will act as the programme manager on behalf of the collaborating hubs and newly established CommonWatt CBS, with oversight from the CommonWatt CBS Board of Trustees. The Business Development Officer will provide dedicated day-to-day delivery capacity, working with the partner hubs, host organisations and specialist advisers to progress the portfolio and prepare CommonWatt for long-term asset ownership.
This is a hybrid, full time position with £38,000 salary until March 2027.
Application deadline is 19 November with interviews being held on 24 November.
