Renewable Energy Project Developer East Region Development

Scout Clean Energy•Boulder, CO

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Project Developer within Scout’s Team, you will be fully responsible for leading your U.S.-based wind and solar projects through all development phases with a focus on early- to mid-stage phases. You will establish land control, coordinate applications for interconnection, and facilitate environmental, permitting, and permitting reviews. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality and profitable projects that meet all project milestones. This role involves extensive project management, contract management, financial and commercial coordination, stakeholder relationship building, GIS utilization, permitting, tax strategy, engineering design oversight, and internal team collaboration. You will also mentor junior staff and lead projects through Scout's development tiers, embodying the company's mission and values.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college program.
5+ years of wind and/or solar development experience.
Knowledge of the full-cycle of utility-scale wind and solar power generation development and marketing, with considerable experience leading mid- to late-stage development.
Extensive knowledge of interconnection process, permitting, real estate, state/federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, law and other issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in the U.S. energy markets.
Strong understanding of U.S. power markets and transmission system.
Solid understanding of economic drivers for renewable energy projects.
Ability to concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations and risk/benefit tradeoffs, both in written, verbal, and presentation format, to project teams and to senior management.
Ability to recognize development opportunities and identify and evaluate risks related to renewable project development.
Demonstrated ability to work in a flat organization, successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting.
Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic work environment and industry that is constantly evolving.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and GIS platforms (e.g., Google Earth, ArcGIS).
Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Willingness to work out of the Boulder office is preferred but not required.
Willing and available to travel significantly as needed (40%-60%) depending on project stage.

Nice To Haves

Advanced understanding of the construction and operation of wind, solar and/or battery storage and different processes and technologies utilized.

Responsibilities

Develop project budgets, schedules, and documentation and review regular reports of budget and timeline status.
Manage projects in alignment with budget and timeline.
Utilize the Fatal Flaw Analysis matrix and the internal Prospector tool to identify and vet new project sites.
Manage contractor relationships and ensure adherence to SOW/contract.
Review SOWs for and manage the solicitation and negotiation process with contractors, including commercial terms and conditions.
Serve as lead point of contact with counterparties, review and approve contract expenditures, and ensure Scout's and counterparties' compliance with the contract.
Coordinate the updates to project budgets and review of financial models with internal subject matter experts on a quarterly basis and review for accuracy and project feasibility.
Utilize results of economic analyses to inform project development.
Lead multiple negotiations of complex commercial matters.
Mentor more junior staff on negotiation and commercial matters.
Act as the facilitator for the transaction, coordinating the flow of information between the companies.
Develop and lead the implementation of project-wide strategies to engage landowners, community members, and community leadership to achieve project success.
Mentor the junior staff in external relationship building.
Lead a process to identify landowners, cultivate fruitful relationships, identify and mitigate risk, and secure site control agreements and planning / use permit approvals.
Orchestrate the use of mapping tools to address more complex issues, enlisting other Scout team members as needed.
Develop checklists and strategies for meeting location-specific permitting and tax requirements to determine if the project is feasible; oversee their implementation.
Develop and implement creative strategies for working around "workable" obstacles.
Lead project permitting.
Manage the permitting and tax abatement processes via external and internal stakeholder engagement.
Develop checklists and strategies to ensure the permitting/abatement timelines matches the overall project timeline.
Plan and manage the studies required to assess project viability and/or support the permitting, financing, and operation of the project.
Fully understand competitive landscape and advise on where your projects sit in the stack.
Ensure adherence to interconnection process requirements; adjust project plans based on shifts in interconnection timeline and approvals.
Direct others to gather information needed to inform system and site design; make recommendations to team leadership about the preferred approach.
Proactively collaborate and influence team members to obtain a positive outcome for the project.
Mentor more junior staff to support continued team development.
Own your project, taking responsibility for the details of all aspects (e.g., interconnection, real estate, construction, engineering, financial modeling).
Share credit with others.
Serve as the central point of contact for all aspects of the project (internal and external).
Strategically engage and manage Scout's resources to advance your project.
Effectively manage external resources.
Anticipate the major concerns of management teams and proactively address those when reporting up.
Demonstrate a range of effective communication and leadership skills when working with both internal and external parties.
Manage the hand-off of projects from your Development team to the next project phase (e.g., Development, Construction, M&A).
Lead or guide the efforts of junior staff to conduct the analysis needed to develop your group's strategy.
Lead projects that progress through Scout's Tier structure.
Deliver on the goals you set annually with your manager.
Embody and model Scout's mission and values in all interactions.