Project Developer

Our company is one of the world’s largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership and operations platforms!

Responsibilities

Responsible for project management and milestone advancement for new and existing project development.
Develop strategy for the identifying and filtering of site acquisition targets and working with Land Acquisition and Real Estate teams to generate new project opportunities, potentially in new markets.
Fluency in project economics: responsibility of working with Business Analysis team on each project’s financial model, including accuracy of inputs and adhering to corporate modeling standards, and coordinating updates with respective internal groups.
Manage community relations and work with the Permitting team on local and state level approvals.
Manage project level progress, risks, opportunities, and economics. Provide insightful analysis and reporting to management.
Lead project team meetings to coordinate broad communication of project events, issues, and challenges across an integrated, multidisciplinary team of colleagues.
Evaluate market and policy fundamentals to inform siting, development, and M&A strategy
Drive decisions and prioritize resources based on a deep understanding of schedule dependencies and economic impact.
Support power marketing, permitting, EPC, and financing processes through document preparation, negotiations, and analysis



Requirements

Detailed understanding of energy markets, including NYISO, PJM, ISO NE and/or SERC, including solar and storage technology incentives, utility rates and tariffs, interconnection processes, and policy and regulatory environments.
Highly proficient in MS Excel, MS Project/Smartsheet, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as Google Earth.
Demonstrated ability to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise financial and economic analysis.
Ability to manage a large workload, often providing support to processes managed by colleagues, while prioritizing tasks and effectively juggling competing deadlines.
Detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
High degree of emotional intelligence, working virtually in complex teams/environments
4-year degree or equivalent working experience; MBA or advanced degree a bonus
1-2 years of experience in energy infrastructure development in wholesale markets, finance, or similar transactional industries
Successful track record of managing complex transactions and/or projects (preferably in real estate, sales management, power development, or finance)
Experience with land, permitting, interconnection, and power marketing aspects of solar and/or renewable project development