Utility-Scale Renewable Development Opportunistic

Avantus

San Diego, California

Full Time

Posted April 22, 2026

Solar Energy

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Job Description

The role involves managing the development of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects, including project management, economic analysis, permitting, negotiations, and stakeholder engagement to support the construction and operation of renewable energy facilities in California and the Desert Southwest.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects from greenfield stages through construction and operation.
Engage community, local, and state institutions to garner project support.
Prepare and manage permit applications across multiple jurisdictions.
Manage contractors, vendors, and consultants to ensure project timelines and budgets are met.
Negotiate tax abatements, land use agreements, mitigation settlements, and other project-related agreements.
Negotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with utilities and energy offtakers.
Collaborate with finance teams during financial feasibility analysis and evaluation.
Assist with permitting and environmental compliance during project development and operation.

Requirements

Candidates must have 7-12 years of experience in the energy industry, specifically in energy infrastructure development.
Candidates must demonstrate sound industry knowledge related to utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects, including full-cycle renewable power generation development and marketing.
Candidates must possess strong financial analysis skills and be able to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise financial and economic analysis.
Candidates must have extensive knowledge of interconnection, permitting, real estate, state and federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, and law that impact renewable energy project development in the eastern energy markets.
Candidates must have detailed understanding of the interconnection process study process, contracting, utility requirements, financial obligations, and scope execution by utilities to site projects optimally and advance them through Commercial Operation Date (COD).
Candidates must have a solid understanding of economic drivers within the renewable energy business.
Candidates must be able to effectively communicate complex ideas, provide context, analysis, recommendations, and risk-benefit tradeoffs both in written and verbal formats to project teams and senior management.
Candidates must have the ability to create control and influence over the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones that depend heavily on external counterparties, often without strong commercial recourse.
Candidates must have a strong understanding of project schedule relationships to prioritize resource allocation within project teams.
Candidates must be highly resourceful and capable of designing processes to advance project milestones and navigate key risks where little structure is established.
Candidates must be highly proficient in MS Excel (advanced proficiency required), Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Earth.
Candidates must be able to independently meet deadlines and deliver quality products with minimal oversight.
Candidates must have the ability to recognize opportunities, identify and evaluate risks in a development context, and communicate these effectively.
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manage a large workload, support colleagues' processes, prioritize tasks, and juggle competing deadlines.
Candidates must be detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
Candidates must possess excellent personal organizational and pattern recognition skills.