Director of Offshore Energy and Infrastructure

Crown Estate Scotland’s purpose is investing in property, natural resources, and people to create lasting value for Scotland.  Crown Estate Scotland (CES) seeks to maintain and enhance the value of the assets which it holds on behalf of the Monarch (“in right of the Crown”) and to pay its net revenue profit for each year to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.  

Our vision is that the Scottish Estate supports a thriving and sustainable Scotland where land and resource under management benefit communities, environment and economy, both now and in the future.   

 Crown Estate Scotland is a unique business with a diverse portfolio that includes real estate, rural estates and the management of the seabed and the foreshore.

The Director of Offshore Energy & Infrastructure is responsible for the development and management of Crown Estate Scotland’s offshore and coastal energy and infrastructure assets and plays a critical role in progressing the just transition, enhancing nature and supporting sustainable communities. Energy & Infrastructure provides a combination of technical development and asset management skills, with key expertise across areas of renewable energy.  

This is a key leadership role, and we are looking for candidates with experience of building and leading high-performing, motivated teams and promoting cross-team and cross-organisation working. 

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Ensure the professional, effective, efficient and sustainable management of the offshore energy and infrastructure portfolio.  

• Timely deployment of asset management practices to maintain and enhance the existing portfolio of OE&I activities, as well as developing new services and solutions that support our corporate purpose.  

• Lead Offshore Energy & Infrastructure teams to deliver Corporate Plan and Business Plan objectives.  

• Support the portfolio and tenant businesses to thrive and transition in response to environmental, economic, policy and legislative shifts. 

• Identify innovative opportunities that align with our purpose of ‘investing in property, natural resources and people to generate lasting value for Scotland’. 

• Ensure the efficient and sustainable development of Scottish Crown Estate assets that are co-dependent on the seabed through effective use of internal and external resources.  

• Meet the offshore energy and infrastructure business, financial and operational targets, contributing to or leading specific delivery activities as required.  

• Advise the Chief Executive (Accountable Officer), Chair and Board on strategic and operational risks and opportunities relating to the assets under management. 

• Act as Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for major projects and commercial initiatives. 

• Champion our values of Integrity, Collaboration, Commercialism and Excellence 

• Role model with an inclusive leadership first approach and a people and planet outlook.   

Candidates should have a relevant degree, ideally technical, financial or legal.  You will be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of business including financial management, financial analysis and forecasting, business case development, commercial acumen and market knowledge. We are looking for extensive experience leading the successful delivery of a business unit with commercial arrangements that generate net profit of more than £10m per annum.  

Direct experience of local government or central government business case process in relation to investment projects is advantageous.