Job Description
The Senior Associate or Manager in Development is responsible for managing the development of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, including project management, permitting, negotiations, financial analysis, and stakeholder engagement to advance renewable energy infrastructure in the US.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop utility-scale solar power generation facilities from greenfield sites
- Engage community, local, and state institutions for project support
- Prepare permit applications across multiple jurisdictions
- Manage contractors, vendors, and consultants to ensure project timeline and budget adherence
- Negotiate tax abatements, land use agreements, and mitigation settlements
- Assist in negotiating power purchase agreements with utilities and energy buyers
- Collaborate with finance team on financial feasibility, evaluation, and financing
- Support permitting and environmental compliance during project construction
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of the full-cycle of utility-scale renewable power generation development and marketing.
- At least 4 years of experience required in renewable energy development.
- Working knowledge of interconnection, permitting, real estate, state and federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, law, and other issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in the eastern energy markets.
- Detailed understanding of the interconnection process study process, contracting, utility requirements, financial obligations, and scope execution by utilities to both site projects optimally and to advance them through COD.
- Solid understanding of economic drivers within the renewable energy business.
- Ability to concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations, and risk-benefit tradeoffs, both in written and verbal format, to project teams and senior management.
- Ability to create control and influence over the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones that are heavily dependent on external counterparties, often without strong commercial recourse.
- Strong understanding of the relationships within a project schedule in order to prioritize team resource allocation.
- Highly resourceful and able to design processes for the advancement of project milestones and navigate through key risks where little structure is established.
- Highly proficient in MS Excel (advanced proficiency required), Project, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as Google Earth.
- Independent self-starter who can meet deadlines and deliver quality products with minimal oversight.
- Substantial ability to recognize opportunities, identify and evaluate risks in a development context, and effectively communicate the foregoing.
- Demonstrated ability to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise financial and economic analysis.
- Ability to manage a large workload, support colleagues' processes, prioritize tasks, and juggle competing deadlines.
- Detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
- Excellent personal organizational and pattern recognition skills.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $120,459 - $144,926 USD plus bonus
Work schedule: Hybrid work arrangement
Work environment perks: Flexible PTO
Additional benefits: 401(k) matching, comprehensive medical and dental plan options
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