Start Date: Starting September 2026
Application Deadline: Friday 1 May 2026
Compensation: Salary at National Living Wage
Office: Bristol or London Office
Role Description
Supporting the rest of the Belltown Power UK team to develop utility scale wind farms and solar parks in the UK that help tackle the climate emergency, add to local biodiversity, and support local communities, schools, and economies. The role includes:
- Site identification through constraints and grid availability mapping, using a Geographical Information System (GIS)
- Engagement with stakeholders e.g. landowners, grid network operators, planning consultees, communities, etc.
- Managing specialist consultants
- Supporting the compilation of grid and planning applications
- Site visits and inspections
- Solving development issues as they arise
- Contributing to the development of site identification, review, and design tools
- Market analysis and reporting
- Supporting the wider team as required
This is an office-based role with some travel requirements for site visits, and offers broad, direct experience across all aspects of renewable energy generation development.
The Ideal Candidate
Belltown is looking for a self-motivated and proactive individual to join our highly capable, welcoming and dynamic UK development team during their Year in Industry.
We encourage applications from anyone who would like to gain experience in the UK renewable energy industry while being part of a high-quality development team. Any prior experience with GIS mapping and/or basic computer programming would be advantageous, but is certainly not a requirement. Belltown recruits for potential over experience.
The ideal candidate would be:
- Empathetic and able to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Smart and good at solving problems as they arise
- Well organised
- Collaborative, flexible and supportive of the rest of team
- Self-motivated, committed to performing well and eager to develop
We actively seek a diverse workforce and particularly encourage applications from individuals with characteristics underrepresented in the energy industry. Belltown is committed to ensuring equality, tackling discrimination, promoting diversity in our workforce, creating an inclusive working environment and fostering good relationships between diverse groups of employees. All employees and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Belltown provides significant opportunities for flexible working (see testimonials at here).
The selection process includes up to two interviews (likely just one). These are likely to take place online via Microsoft Teams and consist of some questions and some case study exercises which will be sent to you in advance. If you are invited to interview, please let us know in advance, through the question on the application form, if you require any accommodations for the interview process.
Initial interview selection is based on the application form alone, but we may also ask you to send a CV if you are invited to interview.
If you have any questions about the application process or would like to receive the application form in a different format, please contact us on info@belltownpower.com.
About Belltown Power UK
Belltown Power UK is a leading renewable energy company which develops, builds and operates quality renewable energy power plants. It is part of Belltown Group, founded in the UK in 2013 and which has grown rapidly to have operations in UK and US renewable energy as well as sustainable agriculture. Belltown UK has a team of ~25 with offices in Bristol and London. In the UK alone, Belltown has deployed ~£350m into the development, construction and operation of more than 20 wind, solar PV and hydro projects totalling over 200MW and has over 1GW of further capacity in development.