Associate Director of Development
Associate Director of Development
Select Offshore
United States
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A renewable energy company is looking for an Associate Director of Development, Renewable Energy with over 5 years of experience in utility-scale renewable energy. The position offers flexibility for remote work or at the company's office in California.
This values-driven company is dedicated to accelerating the clean energy transition by decarbonizing the grid through renewable energy projects. With strong financial backing and a seasoned leadership team, the company prides itself on a collaborative and transparent culture, seeking innovative thinkers to support its ambitious goals.
About the Role:
The Associate Director of Development will lead renewable energy projects in the CAISO and WECC regions, managing project teams, schedules, budgets, and stakeholder relationships to ensure timely and on-budget project delivery. Reporting to the Head of Development, this role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams including finance, engineering, GIS, real estate, permitting, transmission/interconnection, and revenue contract origination.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the development lifecycle of large and complex renewable energy projects from initiation to construction.
- Managing real estate aspects of mid to late stage projects, including title commitments, closing processes, lease agreements, land purchases, easements, and lot adjustments.
- Acquiring necessary permits for construction and operation of utility-scale projects.
- Handling interconnection applications and maintaining relationships with utilities and ISO/RTO from application to commercial operation.
- Supporting project sale, debt, and equity closings, ensuring land control documents and agreements meet finance thresholds.
- Acting as the primary gatekeeper for project budgets, schedules, risk management, and other essential functions.
- Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless project execution.
- Developing dashboards and standardized project schedule templates to optimize operations.
Desired Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should possess:
- A Bachelor's Degree or higher in business, urban planning, engineering, environmental, or finance-related fields.
- 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally in renewable energy, infrastructure, real estate development, or construction.
- Demonstrated experience in land development, entitlement, permitting, and interconnection for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
- Strong project management skills, including budget and schedule management.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Effective communication skills with various stakeholders.
- Strong preparation, presentation, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- Professionalism in internal and external communications.
- Decision-making bias toward action.
- A valid driving license.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time within the United States as required by project needs.
The company offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $160,000 – $215,000 plus bonuses, based on qualifications and experience. The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and health insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and generous time-off policies.
The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, seeking a diverse candidate pool for this role and is an equal opportunity employer.
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Management, Project Management, and Engineering -
Industries
Electric Power Generation
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