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Senior Development Manager International

Calendar01/10/2026

ClockFull-time, Unlimited

GlobeBirmingham

Senior Development Manager International

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

This is a senior opportunity to shape high-value land and property development across Uniper's international portfolio. You will lead strategic development activity across the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany, with a particular focus on unlocking data centre opportunities, structuring complex property transactions and working across commercial, legal, tax, finance, operational and technical teams to create market-facing propositions with innovative power solution that maximise long-term value.

Your responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver strategic land and property opportunities across Uniper’s international portfolio, with a focus on high-value uses including data centres and power-enabled development propositions.
  • Create and execute development strategies for complex land and property interests, positioning sites for lease, disposal, acquisition, joint working or other commercial structures.
  • Lead complex property transactions, including lease, freehold, acquisition, disposal and development arrangements, ensuring risks, liabilities and value opportunities are clearly understood and managed.
  • Work cross-functionally with commercial, legal, tax, finance, procurement, HSE, operational and technical teams to align property strategies with wider business objectives.
  • Identify market demand, property risks and development opportunities, translating specialist insight into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
  • Manage external professional advisers and suppliers, including instruction, performance management, governance and value-for-money oversight.
  • Provide due diligence, management information and strategic property advice to support investment decisions, governance approvals and long-term portfolio planning.

Your profile

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in land and property development, real estate strategy or property portfolio delivery, ideally involving complex industrial, infrastructure or energy-related sites.
  • Strong commercial awareness and the ability to structure, negotiate and deliver complex property transactions across a broad range of land and property interests.
  • Experience developing strategic opportunities from market insight through to practical delivery, including risk assessment, due diligence and stakeholder recommendations.
  • Ability to work effectively across different jurisdictions, quickly understanding relevant legal, regulatory and market frameworks and adapting strategies accordingly.
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex property matters to non-specialist audiences.
  • Experience managing external advisers, consultants and suppliers to deliver specialist property, legal, commercial or technical input.
  • Relevant professional property qualification or equivalent experience, supported by sound business management knowledge.

Desirable

  • Experience of data centre, power, utilities, energy transition or large-scale infrastructure development projects.
  • Knowledge of industrial property markets, power-enabled development propositions or land value optimisation linked to energy assets.
  • Experience working internationally or across multiple European jurisdictions.

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

  • Competitive salary
  • Personal development and Learning opportunities
  • Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
  • 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Electric vehicle charging at our sites
  • In house Occupational Health Services
  • Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
  • Performance related benefits
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work, or buy and sell extra holiday
  • Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager

dominic.lindsey@uniper.energy

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job ID:

89531

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Type of contract:

Unlimited

Working model:

Full-time, Unlimited

Start date:

01/10/2026

Application deadline:

31/10/2026

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

resourcinguk@uniper.energy

What makes Uniper stand out as an employer

  • Health Insurance

    Private Medical Insurance

    Rapid access to quality private medical care for illness and injury. The insurance includes a private GP service and pathway services to fast-track care.

  • Money

    Pension Scheme

    Enhanced company pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 12%.

  • Remote

    Flexible Working

    In recognising the benefit of flexible working in achieving the right balance between work and personal lives, Uniper supports varied working arrangements and flexible working applications.

  • Training

    Professional Development and Career Opportunities

    A continuous and personal journey, Uniper supports with flexible learning opportunities and where appropriate professional qualifications.

  • Health Insurance

    Dental Insurance

    With cover levels designed to suit your family circumstances it allows you to claim for routine and complex dental treatments.

  • Smiley

    Holiday Buy and Sell Programme

    In addition to a minimum entitlement of 26 days plus Bank Holidays, the programme enables you to take some extra time off or free up some cash.

  • Travel

    Travel Insurance

    Holiday with complete peace of mind with worldwide or European annual multi-trip travel insurance.

  • Bicycle

    Cycle to Work Scheme

    Purchase a bike and save on tax and National Insurance on your regular commute to work.

  • Fonds

    Uniper Discounts

    Enjoy savings from all your favourite retailers via our employee discount store on everything from high street stores, restaurants and days out.

  • Health Insurance

    Life Insurance

    In addition to company provided Death in Service benefits a ‘top-up’ benefit is available to employees and their partners.

  • Accident Insurance

    Personal Accident Insurance

    A payout in the event of serious accident injuries; for you, your partner and/or children.

  • Health Insurance

    Critical Illness Insurance

    Offering a tax-free lump sum payout should you become ill. Cover can be extended to a partner and child cover is free from birth to 21 years old.

  • Smiley

    Family Friendly Policies

    Many employees have caring responsibilities outside of the workplace. Uniper’s special leave policy reflects the changing needs of employees and aims to accommodate personal commitments where possible.

  • Health

    Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

    Be supported. The Uniper employee assistance program is designed to support your wellbeing inside and outside of the office. Available 24/7 every day of the year it offers a freephone support line, online resources and a confidential counselling service.

The benefits may vary slightly depending on location and role. You can find a complete overview of the benefits here:Benefits
About Uniper
Diversity

Transforming energy security through expertise and commitment

Uniper is a European energy company with a global reach that makes a decisive contribution to security of supply and energy transformation.  We work in very diverse teams and offer our employees as much flexibility as is possible.

Equity, mutual appreciation and respect are the core of our corporate culture. At our company you will have the opportunity to shape new technologies, work on solutions for a modern and future-oriented energy supply and actively design change processes.

Application process

Step 1 - Online application

Step 1

Online application

Have you found a suitable job posting? Then you can apply online right here. The application process is very simple and only takes a few minutes. Once we have received your application successfully, you will receive confirmation by e-mail immediately afterwards.

Your questions. Our answers.

Do you have any questions?

Do you have any questions?

Our recruiting team will be happy to assist you via email. Please submit your application exclusively through our online portal – unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by email. As long as the position is listed on our careers page, we look forward to your interest and application!

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