Director, Renewable Development
InvenergyChicago, IL
Full Time
Posted August 10, 2026
$185k - $235k
Renewable Energy Development
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 5, 2026
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Job Description
Position Overview As a Director, Renewable Development, you will lead the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the Eastern US, where Invenergy has built and is building multiple gigawatts worth of solar, energy storage and wind.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage wind, solar, and storage project development strategies within the MISO, PJM, and TVA markets.
- Leads development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of projects
- Identifies development prospects, including market assessments, fatal flaw identification and initial site reconnaissance
- Secures site control for projects, including negotiating leases, easements and other agreements with landowners
- Obtains certain local, state and/or federal permits
- Represents Invenergy with customers, landowners, state and local officials and other stakeholders
- Oversees generation interconnection activities including competitor intelligence and interconnection strategy
- Supports economic modeling for all phases of projects
- Oversees project design work with colleagues in engineering, environmental compliance and other departments to effectively coordinate development projects to construction
- Manages tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support
- Prepares and reviews work scopes and bids from contractors in support of development activities
- Track record managing and/or coordinating both internal and external subject matter experts in the areas of permitting, engineering, and supply chain.
- Working knowledge of design standards and impacts on wind, solar & storage technology, project development impacts, and project delivery on a regional basis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10+ years’ experience in energy project or transmission development, origination, construction or engineering.
- Experience managing a team
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project site / company offices as needed, anticipated 25-50% of the time
- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Advanced degree in related discipline such as business or engineering
- Significant, successful experience supporting the design basis and specifications for site characterization and preliminary engineering works of a renewable energy project
- Successful renewable power project development experience in the eastern US
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