Director, Renewable Development

Invenergy • Portland, OR

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Renewable Development will lead the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the Pacific Northwest. This position is based in Invenergy’s Portland office and manages wind, solar, storage, and geothermal projects across the region. The role leads project development activities at early, mid, and/or late stages, from identifying prospects and securing site control through permitting, interconnection, and coordination of technical support. The position requires representing Invenergy with customers, landowners, officials, and other stakeholders, while managing project tasks to budgets and schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10 or more years of experience in energy project development, transmission, or power project engineering.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites and company offices.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a related discipline, such as business.
• Experience supporting the design basis and specifications for site characterization and preliminary engineering work for a renewable energy project.
• Experience in integration disciplines for a large generation facility project, including interconnection, energy and capacity yield assessment, site control, right-of-way agreements, and GIS.
• Experience supporting economic modeling for all phases of a project.
• Experience preparing RFIs/RFPs, defining work scopes, and consolidating contractor bids in support of development activities.
• Track record managing and/or coordinating internal and external subject matter experts in permitting, engineering, and supply chain.
• Working knowledge of design standards and their impacts on solar and storage technology decisions, project development, and project delivery on a regional basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage wind, solar, storage, and geothermal projects within the Pacific Northwest market.
• Lead development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of projects.
• Identify development prospects through market assessments, fatal flaw identification, and initial site reconnaissance.
• Secure site control for development prospects, including negotiating leases, easements, and other agreements with landowners.
• Take a lead role in obtaining certain local, state, and/or federal permits.
• Represent Invenergy with customers, landowners, state and local officials, and other stakeholders.
• Manage generation interconnection activities.
• Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, coordinating internal and external technical support.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Eligibility for bonus program(s) designed to reward individual and company performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director