Renewable energy development manager career

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Renewable energy development managers oversee the assessment and development of renewable energy businesses like wind power, solar energy, hydropower, geothermal power and bioenergy. They may manage construction projects, environmental studies, permits and proposals.

Renewable energy development managers oversee the assessment and development of renewable energy businesses like wind power, solar energy, hydropower, geothermal power and bioenergy. They may manage construction projects, environmental studies, permits and proposals.

What would you do as a Renewable energy development manager?

Renewable energy development managers

  • usually work regular business hours
  • usually work in offices, renewable energy farms or manufacturing facilities and may travel locally or nationally
  • need to make decisions, lead others and identify and solve problems

Tasks

  • lead renewable energy projects
  • manage the construction of energy sites
  • oversee environmental projects and plans
  • manage project budgets
  • manage sustainability projects
  • create better ways to run projects
  • guide teams working on sustainabilty projects
  • share information about renewable energy
  • calculate costs for ecological projects
  • prepare permits and applications

How can you become a Renewable energy development manager?

You usually need experience and a qualification to become a renewable energy development manager.

You may need

  • experience in similar work
  • a relevant tertiary qualification in engineering studies, electrical and electronic engineering, business and management, environmental studies, earth sciences or similar area

If you're in school

You usually need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.

Studying this at the University of Waikato

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Our Bachelor of Engineering with Honours gives you two ways into renewable energy. Chemical and Process Engineering includes an Energy elective theme, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering covers power systems, smart grids and renewables.

If you prefer science you can choose an Earth Sciences or Environmental Sciences major in our Bachelor of Science.

Our Ahuora Centre for Smart Energy Systems works with industry to cut emissions from energy use. You can take your skills further with a Master of Engineering or Master of Science.

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Scholarships

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