Director, Project Development
About The Position
Convergent Energy and Power is seeking a Director, Project Development to be the business owner for a portfolio of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development projects. This role is accountable from commercial award through Financing Ready / Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Director will transform commercially originated opportunities into financeable, construction-ready investments by integrating commercial, technical, financial, regulatory, and stakeholder considerations. This individual will direct cross-functional execution across the organization, owning project value throughout the development lifecycle, including budget, schedule, economics, customer commitments, negotiations, financing readiness, and transition to construction. The role requires independent judgment to balance priorities, resolve challenges, preserve returns, and meet Convergent's standards. This is an individual contributor role that will provide informal mentorship to junior staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience developing renewable energy or BESS projects and bringing them to completion.
- Strong commercial, financial, project management, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Experience managing development budgets, schedules, and project economics.
- Alignment with Convergent’s mission, values and a strong interest in the Clean Energy Transition.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment-based visas at this time.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft excel and basic project modeling is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the single point of accountability for assigned projects from commercial handoff through Financing Ready/NTP.
- Lead and operationally manage cross-functional pods of subject matter experts to advance each project.
- Own project outcomes by balancing schedule, budget, risk, customer commitments, technical requirements, and investment returns.
- Assess commercial, technical, permitting, procurement, schedule, and financial risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Recommend project continuation, hold, restructuring, or termination decisions when conditions materially impact investment objectives.
- Deliver financeable, construction-ready projects and ensure complete transition to the PMO.
- Own integrated development plans and direct cross-functional execution across Engineering, Land Development, Legal, Procurement, Analytics, and other SMEs as needed.
- Align priorities, resolve issues, and drive accountability to achieve development milestones.
- Tightly coordinate with Capital Markets to ensure project delivery is aligned with financing strategy.
- Own the development budget and authorize expenditures within delegated authority.
- Preserve project economics (IRR and LNPV) while coordinating procurement strategy and informing financing readiness.
- Maintain each project’s unlevered financial model with support from Analytics.
- Lead engagement with customers, landowners, utilities, AHJs, and community stakeholders.
- Represent Convergent externally and negotiate commercial matters within delegated authority.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer days
- 401K with an employer safe harbor match
- Special Vendor Discounts on programs for: Identity theft and fraud prevention
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
