Senior Project Manager (Permitting) - Italy

Department: DevCon

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Italy

Compensation: €72,000 - €90,000 / year

Description

A bit about Field
To reach Net Zero, we need to solve big problems. Field will fund, build and run the renewable infrastructure we need to tackle these challenges. At Field, we are showing that batteries are a totally viable part of our energy infrastructure - now, not in some distant future. 
With a strong financial foundation and an extensive portfolio of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy, the UK, Germany, and Spain, we are actively driving the energy transition. Our most recent fundraising secured a £200 million investment from CVC DIF to accelerate our international growth and build a global BESS portfolio.
Field has been operating in Italy since September 2022, with an office in Rome that has grown to a team of 12 over the past two years, and is set to double in the next couple of years. It's a group of specialists with diversified backgrounds — spanning project development, grid, origination, permitting, legal, strategy, finance, and electrical and civil engineering — bringing collective experience across 3+ GW of photovoltaic, 1.5+ GW of onshore wind, and 500+ MW of OCGT plants developed and constructed in Italy, alongside the origination of 3+ GW of BESS. That mix of deep Italian renewables know-how and fresh BESS expertise has translated into a strong, diversified pipeline from North to South of Italy, with 400 MW expected to reach Ready-to-Build status in Q2 2026 and more than 1 GW of additional BESS capacity already in planning.

Overview
Field’s Italian office in Rome is looking for a project manager - permitting to work side-by-side with the Lead of Project Development of Field Italia to manage the authorisation process for battery storage assets in Italy.  You’ll join a team that is strongly committed to making a difference in developing, financing, building and operating the assets we need to protect our climate and the environment.

Key Responsibilities

The role
The project manager is a crucial and varied role with the opportunity to have a massive impact. We have built a robust team dynamic that bridges "hungry" junior talent and coaching senior professionals, so this is not an exhaustive list. There will always be room to learn.
Key responsibilities include, especially in the near term:

• Be responsible for the preparation and update of the project plan, in particular staying on top of timelines and ensure that delays are avoided while quality of the project kept to best in class, with the ultimate objective of bringing our battery storage projects to ready to build status as quickly as possible and with high quality in the project that will be approved, keeping costs under control throughout the process
• Manage and monitor the entire authorization process for our battery storage projects and the related infrastructures for connection to the grid / RTN
• Review all the technical and administrative documents prepared by the consultants, necessary for obtaining authorizations for Field’s BESS projects in Italy
• Manage the permitting process (Autorizzazione Unica ministeriale o regionale), in setting up the documentation, manage the communications with the ministry and regions / local authorities and prepare additional integrations in due course
• Proven experience in securing secondary permits (building permits, environmental clearances, and grid connection agreements) following the primary authorization such as AU and PAS
• Deep understanding of technical-administrative requirements to clear conditions precedent (prescrizioni) required by local authorities and environmental bodies
• Ability to oversee the pre-construction phase, including the finalization of the Balance of Plant (BoP) technical specifications and coordination with procurement team and EPCs
• Experience in performing site surveys, geotechnical assessments, and preliminary constraints analysis to ensure project buildability
• Strong track record in managing relationships with local municipalities, landowners, and utility companies to secure Right of Ways (RoW) and land easements where required
• Expertise in coordinating with multidisciplinary teams (legal, technical, and environmental) to ensure all pre-construction compliance standards are met

Work in close coordination with the UK team, to ensure consistency across the group wherever technically possible.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

A bit about you

• you’re an open, clear communicator who enjoys working collaboratively
• you demonstrate great attention to detail - your drafting is plain and precise, embedding well through commercial principles 
• you’re very organised - you’ll be spinning a few plates at once, so you’ll need to have tried and tested methods for keeping on top of a varied workload at your fingertips
• you’re excellent at building working relationships - we are business partners and need to work closely with all teams

Experience and skills we look for:

• degree in Environmental/Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning
• experience in the authorization processes (AU, PAUR, PAS) gained in companies operating in the renewable energy sector - environmental impact assessments (VIA) is a plus
• in-depth knowledge of the technical regulations of the renewable energy / storage sector in Italy
• passion for the renewables sector and being part of a purpose-driven business 
• ability to interact with institutions and public authorities
• excellent technical drafting skills, with a simple and straightforward style when advising internal stakeholders
• attention to detail
• experience in instructing and managing external partners
• ability to manage competing priorities, whilst maintaining the quality of advice and a good work-life balance
• fluent and confident with both written and spoken English and Italian
• willingness to teamwork, goals-oriented works, and problem solving
• availability for occasional and short trips in Italy

Benefits

Package:
We’re offering a competitive compensation package between €72,000 - €90,000, including participation in our growth share scheme which rewards all employees for the growth of the business.
Other benefits include

• Hybrid working (blend of home and office working to suit individual needs)
• 10% company wide bonus paid annual 
• €2,000 annual learning & development budget to spend on whatever best supports your growth
• Ticket lunch
• 1 month a year ‘work from anywhere in the world’ policy
• Green leave - paid time off to do something good for the environment
• Fun co-working office space in Rome
• Regular team socials
• Birthday carbon offset - a gift from Field to the world to celebrate your birthday
• & many more on the way!

Why join us?

• Genuine impact: You will actually be building and operating the renewable infrastructure we need to reach net zero. This is not a green CSR initiative, but a company that is taking a leading role in building one of the critical solutions to a generational problem.
• Make things happen: We are a relatively young company, and you will have significant accountability to make things happen from day one. You will have a lot of autonomy, will learn quickly, and be given a LOT of room to grow.
• Define a new industry: The energy market is in a paradigm shift right now, evolving at a breathtaking pace, and you will play a leading role in defining how that market evolves and innovates over the next few years. 
• Exceptional team: We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. We have experience scaling billion dollar tech start-ups and building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in the energy markets. You will learn from and work with a bunch of fun, curious, and entrepreneurial people who really want to make an impact. 

Our Values

• Move fast - We’re finishers. Doers. Pragmatists. We take responsibility. We see things through and we always deliver on our promises. We roll up our sleeves and get things done. FAST.
• Know your stuff - We’re curious and pride ourselves on always learning, adapting and improving. There are no stupid questions here. We’re self-starters. We’re all learning and growing, always. And we take accountability for our own growth
• Do it right - We do things the right way and never cut corners. We always put safety above profit. We carefully manage the impact of our work on local communities and the broader environment. We are intentional and act with integrity at all times.
• Work for the team - We are friendly and approachable. We make time for one another, we lean on each other. We learn from one another, and we value diversity of thought and experience so we learn faster and get better

Equality, Diversity & inclusion
Diverse teams make better teams. Field is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which is as representative as possible of our society. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender expression, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy/maternity status, race, nationality, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.