Requirements

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Must have experience leading and actively participating in the full lifecycle of a utility-scale wind, solar, or energy storage project, from origination through execution.
• A least 8+ years utility-scale renewable energy industry development experience across technologies.
• Experience with CAISO, MISO, ERCOT markets is strongly preferred.
• Keen understanding of supply and demand, policy/regulation, markets, and financial metrics that drive successful project development.
• Self-motivated with a high level of initiative and accountability.
• Organized, diligent, and able to track and manage multiple streams of information on an ongoing basis.
• Ownership of workflows to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Strong cross-cultural relationship building and influencing at all organizational levels.
• Flexible and cooperative with a well-developed team spirit.
• Current driver’s license and ability to travel is required. Maintain legally required insurance.
• Excellent computer skills working with various office equipment, computers and various programs

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and retain a high-performing team of project developers, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to team members to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
• Be accountable for defining and implementing the vision and processes for project development.
• Stay actively engaged in the day-to-day execution of project development, working closely with internal teams to remove obstacles and drive progress.
• Serve as a trusted leader, ensuring team alignment with company goals and project milestones.
• Work with internal teams, such as permitting, land acquisition, and origination, to ensure smooth progress through project development phases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to secure interconnection, obtain permits, and address regulatory requirements.
• Work with other internal and external teams and colleagues in the origination, development, construction, and asset management of projects.
• Align project development with financial objectives, supporting power offtake agreements, financial modeling, and risk assessment processes.
• Participate in bidding, evaluation, and procurement of certain services and contractors (environmental, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction).
• Assist or lead, as applicable, any contract review, negotiation, and management of contracts.
• Monitor local and federal renewable energy policy development.
• Assist power origination and transactions processes with supporting development and analytical tasks.
• Provide regular progress and budget reporting related to projects, including written and oral status updates as required to various stakeholders.
• Participate in regular team meetings over phone, video conference or in person.
• Promote incident and injury free workplace through strict adherence to health and safety.

Why you should apply

• Opportunity to own your work and do your part in contributing to our overall success.
• Team atmosphere of diverse professionals with the common goal of developing clean energy assets.
• A vision-driven, energetic, and fast-paced environment.
• Ongoing training and use of development tools to support your personal and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation.
• Company Performance Communication Plan, including 90-day review (one-time for new hires), 1:1 Meetings, Semi-Annual Review, Annual Review.
• Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, medical/health plans, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, group life insurance, 401(k) corporate matching, flexible spending arrangements, reimbursed cell phone, wellness reimbursement.

Compensation

$140,000-$225,000 Annually