Origination Specialist
Department: Development
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Spain
Reporting To: Toni Martinez
Compensation: £50,000 - £70,000 / year
Description
This is a newly created position within the team, driven by the ongoing growth of our project portfolio in Spain and the progress of projects throughout their development lifecycle.
As a land scout specialist, you will be responsible for the real estate activities required to develop the Spanish battery market.
Key Responsibilities Identifying suitable sites for our developments by:
- Understanding access and connection capacity available in the electrical grid, technical/environmental territorial regulations, and urban aspects to spot a potential new location before others do.
- Using the land registry, planning portals and other sources to identify parcels of land that may be suitable for development and haven't already been progressed by another party.
- Identifying the number of third parties that would be involved in wayleaves, easements, and servitudes for services.
- Having a great network of agents that bring opportunities to you.
- Screening inbound approaches to Field from landowners who have the appetite for a project on their land.Screening prospective sites from a planning perspective by:
- Using publicly available and commercial tools to assess key environmental constraints and designations.
- Assessing physical constraints including, but not limited to, topography, noise, access, drainage, visual impact, and buried and above ground services.
- Commissioning third-party planning appraisals and environmental assessments as required.
- Undertaking site visits to familiarize yourself with the situation on the ground and to truth desktop assessments.Engaging with land and estate owners to agree Heads of Terms by:
- Utilizing a range of tools and following your nose to find landowner details to make initial contact.
- Arranging onsite meetings to introduce yourself, Field and the idea of a project.
- Selling Field as a business and brand to gain an advantage over the competition in competitive land situations.
- Preparing and circulating heads of terms and associated plans.
- Negotiating heads of terms with agents and/or landowners, often in person.Supporting our legal team in converting HoTs to Options by:
- Regularly meeting landowners to build and maintain a good relationship.
- Negotiating commercial points with landowners, agents and solicitors as they arise.
- Understanding and using commercial clauses to protect Field from a property and project delivery perspective.
- 'Moving fast' and incentivizing the stakeholder supply chain where appropriate.Engaging land and estate owners to agree easements/servitudes for services by:
- Following similar processes to those outlined above.
- Addressing key concerns and sticking points and finding solutions.
- Taking a commercially minded and pragmatic approach to your negotiations.
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