Senior Project Developer

Senior Business Development Manager (Project Development)

Location: Remote based in or around Leipzig / Central Germany (Remote)

Reports to: Head of Business Development, Germany

Overview

Our client is a renewable energy developer scaling up its project development team in Germany.

They work across solar PV, BESS, onshore wind, and are expanding into data centre development, alongside selective M&A opportunities. Backed by a well-resourced parent organisation with strong central support across grid and environmental planning, they're building a team that can move fast and take real ownership of projects.

This is a senior, hands-on role covering the full early-stage lifecycle, from origination through zoning and permitting to Ready to Build.

What you'll do

• Lead origination and early-stage development of solar, BESS, onshore wind, and data centre projects
• Manage zoning and permitting, including building applications
• Build direct relationships with municipalities, authorities, landowners, and agricultural cooperatives
• Support grid connection strategy across hybrid projects combining generation and storage
• Identify and support M&A opportunities in the German market
• Work closely with internal grid and environmental planning teams

What we're looking for

• 2-7 years of experience in renewable energy project development or business development (solar, BESS, wind, or hydrogen backgrounds all considered)
• A real understanding of the German renewable energy market and what drives project development, not just process knowledge
• Comfortable working independently and remotely, with strong self-motivation
• Open to learning across technologies if the market understanding and drive are there
• Fluent German

What's on offer

• Base salary: EUR 70,000-110,000, dependent on experience
• 25% bonus, negotiable
• Company car
• Full home office setup: laptop, phone, monitor, and anything else needed to work effectively
• A small, high-trust team where people are expected to speak freely, including about mistakes, and where leadership invests genuinely in developing people rather than just filling seats

Why this role

This suits someone who wants ownership and autonomy rather than a heavily structured corporate environment. The hiring manager has a track record of developing people from junior into senior roles based on motivation and drive, not just existing experience.