Director, Project Development - ERCOT

Origis Energy•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Origis Energy is accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future by Reimagining ZeroSM. As one of America’s leading renewable energy and decarbonization solution platforms, the company continues to expand and reimagine its contribution to the world’s net-zero goals. Origis Energy puts customers first to deploy a wide range of sustainable solutions for grid power generation, performance optimization, and long-term operation of solar and energy storage plants across the U.S. Founded in 2008, Origis Energy is headquartered in Miami, FL. The Origis team, regarded as one of the leading developers in the U.S., is committed to living five core values in all interactions both with each other and external stakeholders: Solve for Tomorrow, Rise Together, Perform at Peak, Inspire & Grow, and Be Resilient. Origis Energy is looking for an experienced Director Project Development for ERCOT to join our growing, experienced project development team with the main objective of providing ERCOT market intelligence, executing on existing near-term projects, driving additional pipeline growth and project successes in both utility scale solar and energy storage. A deep knowledge of the ERCOT market is a must. In addition, the following is required: comfort and experience with being the face of the company at development and/or customer meetings, solar siting and land acquisition, an intimate knowledge of the ERCOT transmission system, grid analysis, Federal, State & Local project permitting, interconnection study process, a technical understanding of solar + storage projects, consultant management, wholesale market/RTO market operations. The position of Director Project Development will report to a Vice President or Senior Vice President, Project Development and is a regular, full-time position eligible for our generous employee benefits package, including employer paid health insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions, and other great benefits.

Requirements

BS and/or BA, MBA preferred
6-10+ years of increasingly progressive development / origination / solar finance experience
Familiarity with development tools and value drivers including knowledge of: solar resource and PV Syst outputs, constrained project layouts, interconnection studies, permit studies, and financial model impacts
Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of solar development
Experience assembling teams and lead managing project development consultants
Familiarity and comfort in landowner negotiations
Experience with interconnection from application through LGIA finalization
Experience in public presentations and guiding 3rd party development relations
Preparation of project critical path analyses and recommendations
Experience with reviewing and providing inputs for financial models
Experience and deep understanding of the U.S. utility scale solar and energy storage markets
Have exceptional communication skills
Detail-oriented, highly organized
Strategic thinker
Creativity in problem solving
Ability to multi-task and manage tight timelines and budgets
Effective in managing multiple stakeholders and within cross functional team
Have exceptional communication skills

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with other teams to develop and execute on annual goals for execution of existing projects, developing existing projects and siting new projects.
Work on a daily basis with the land and transmission teams to acquire new projects in EROCT and process new and existing interconnection applications.
Lead and manage all aspects of project permitting and guide projects through LGIA Execution
Evaluate transmission grids and land constraints to make comprehensive presentations to management on ideal locations for new projects, ultimately securing selected sites
Work with early-stage interconnection team to assist with applications
Form comprehensive project teams using Origis Tier 1 consultants to conduct early-stage risk analysis and execute development stage permitting
Deploy experience with lead managing or assisting in PPA negotiations and manage customer relations during development
Organize and share development documentation with Origis Investment, Finance and Construction teams to assure project success and profitability
Manage vendors and project budgets through SAP system