Senior Director, Renewable Development

Invenergy•Denver, CO

3d•$225,000 - $255,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Invenergy is seeking a Senior Director, Renewable Development to manage the development of utility-scale solar, energy storage, and wind energy projects in the Southwestern United States. The position is based in the company’s Denver offices and manages projects in SPP and ERCOT, leading development activities across early, mid, and/or late project stages. The role aligns projects with long-term company strategy and coordinates internal and external technical support to meet project budgets and schedules. The Senior Director identifies development prospects through market assessments, fatal flaw identification, and initial site reconnaissance; secures site control through negotiations with landowners; and coordinates landowner communications. The role leads certain permitting activities, represents Invenergy with customers, landowners, public officials, and other stakeholders, initiates and manages generation interconnection activities, oversees project design, and assists with project budgeting and scheduling. Travel is anticipated to be 25%–40% as needed. Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, with office work Monday through Thursday and remote work on Fridays if work permits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
10 or more years of work experience in the renewable and clean energy industry or relevant experience.
Valid driver’s license.
Eligible to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Ability to travel as needed; anticipated travel is 25%–40% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering; a master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
Ability to manage the development and strategic process for wind and/or solar energy projects.
Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and accounting skills.
Strong public speaking and interpersonal skills.
Ability to write effective, concise reports.
Familiarity with solar project development, real estate development, transmission, and power project engineering.
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 integrating 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.
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 regional project delivery.

Responsibilities

Manage wind, solar, and/or energy storage projects in SPP and ERCOT.
Lead development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of projects.
Align projects with long-term company strategy and initiatives.
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.
Coordinate landowner communication efforts.
Take a lead role in obtaining certain local, state, and/or federal permits.
Represent Invenergy LLC with customers, landowners, state and local officials, and other stakeholders.
Initiate and manage generation interconnection activities.
Oversee project design.
Assist with project budgeting and scheduling.
Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support.