Senior Project Developer

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Senior Project Developer owns and drives the full lifecycle of complex, utility-scale renewable energy projects, from strategic site identification and feasibility through permitting, stakeholder alignment, financial structuring, and pre-construction handover. The role also shapes development strategy, mentors junior team members, makes key project decisions, and represents the organization externally. The position works across internal teams, regulatory bodies, landowners, utilities, municipalities, government entities, and community stakeholders. It requires deep renewable energy expertise and a record of independently advancing large-scale projects, while balancing commercial, financial, regulatory, technical, and stakeholder considerations. The role is based in Tempe, Arizona, and the stated salary range is $100,000–$120,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, Urban Planning, Energy, or a related field.
7–12 years of progressive experience in renewable energy project development, permitting, infrastructure development, or project management.
Demonstrated ability to independently advance projects from greenfield development through pre-construction.
Experience advancing multiple complex projects simultaneously across site control, permitting, interconnection, environmental review, and pre-construction phases.
Deep expertise in feasibility assessments, environmental review, regulatory compliance, and multi-jurisdictional permitting strategies.
Strong financial acumen, including hands-on experience with financial modeling, development budgeting, cost estimation, and commercial agreement structuring.
Experience negotiating with landowners, utilities, regulators, municipalities, consultants, and other external stakeholders.
Ability to interpret site maps, permitting documents, interconnection studies, environmental reports, regulatory filings, and project financial information.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, and experience with scheduling, database, and project management tools.
Proficiency with GIS tools, project management platforms, and CRM software.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree strongly preferred.
PMP, LEED, or another relevant professional certification is a plus.
Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent systems.

Responsibilities

Lead site identification and advanced feasibility assessments for utility-scale renewable energy projects, combining resource, environmental, grid interconnection, and economic analyses into strategic go/no-go recommendations.
Own and manage permitting across local, state, and federal jurisdictions; resolve regulatory challenges and maintain senior-level relationships with regulatory agencies.
Lead negotiations with landowners, utilities, municipalities, government entities, and other stakeholders; structure and close site-control agreements and project-support arrangements.
Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and executive-level progress reporting, driving accountability across project workstreams.
Lead project financial modeling and funding strategy, and structure and negotiate commercial agreements, including Power Purchase Agreements, interconnection agreements, and offtake arrangements.
Serve as the senior cross-functional liaison among engineering, environmental, legal, finance, business development, and other internal teams.
Identify and resolve risks that could affect development milestones.
Represent the company at public hearings, community meetings, regulatory proceedings, and industry events as a senior spokesperson.
Monitor market, policy, regulatory, and technology trends and translate relevant insights into strategic recommendations for the development pipeline.
Lead pre-construction handoffs, ensuring complete documentation and compliance with development requirements for transitions to construction and delivery teams.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level development team members; contribute to team development, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.