California Lead (Onshore Development)
Invenergy LLC

Job Info

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Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Powered by decades of entrepreneurial experience and unparalleled execution, we solve the energy challenges facing our customers and communities. We provide power generation and storage solutions at scale around the world to create a cleaner energy future. We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are Invenergy.

Job Description

Position Overview

As the Director, Onshore Development, you will lead the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in California.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated capabilities in early-stage project development to financial close within the California market: business development, site suitability analysis, stakeholder engagement, external affairs, infrastructure project activities/technologies, permitting, and an extensive understanding of the California political landscape as it relates to onshore project development.

In addition to leading all aspects of the California projects, the candidate will also be a senior leader in the Invenergy regional organization and the expansion of the company into the California market.

Responsibilities

• Manage wind, solar, storage projects within the California market.
  
• Lead development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of projects
  
• Identify development prospects, including 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.
  
• Initiate generation interconnection activities.
  
• Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support.
  

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
  
• 8+ years' experience in energy project development, transmission, or power project engineering.
  
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project site / company offices.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing overall technical oversight to a regional project development team.
  
• Experience supporting the design basis and specifications for site characterization and preliminary engineering works of a renewable energy project.
  
• Experience in the integration disciplines of a large generation facility project including interconnection, energy and capacity yield assessment, site control, ROW agreements and GIS.
  
• Experience supporting economic modeling for all phases of a project.
  
• Experience preparing RFI/RFPs, definition of work scopes and consolidation of bids from contractors in support of development activities.
  
• Experience in the development of a solar, storage, or similar project (scale/complexity) including program management functions (e.g., budget, schedule, procurement).
  
• Track record managing and/or coordinating both internal and external subject matter experts in the areas of permitting, engineering, and supply chain.
  
• Working knowledge of design standards and impacts on solar & storage technology decisions, project development impacts, and project delivery on a regional basis.
  

Preferred Skills:

• Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and accounting skills.
  
• Strong public speaking and interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to write effective, concise reports.
  

Salary Range

$165,000 - $220,000

Benefits

Eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), bonus, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

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