Project Development Manager (Utility-Scale)
About Our Client
Our client is an independent power producer with the expertise and financial resources to develop, own, manage, and trade products from their portfolio of renewable and energy storage assets. Their mission is to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable energy future through their development efforts.
Job Description
The Project Development Manager (Utility-Scale) will be responsible for:
- Take responsibility for project success by driving project development and value creation
- Own the execution of the project development strategy in the market
- Direct market-wide activities, emphasizing budget management and project profitability
- Lead and/or manage due diligence on projects, sites, and counter-parties for acquisition projects
- Analyze and interpret regulations, policy changes, program economics, input prices, and other data by market to provide input to the company's business plan and development strategy
- Help guide a small team to enable regional success and solve project-specific challenges
MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
The Project Development Manager (Utility-Scale) will have- 2-4 years of experience in project development with emphasis on utility scale wind
- Experience with at least 2 technologies (wind experience is a plus)
- Experience in early stage development of wind projects: greenfielding, lease negotiations, interconnection, and permitting
- Familiar with taking projects from conception through to NTP
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, environment or a related field
- Please still apply if you have smaller scale projects but could still see yourself contributing
What's on Offer
The Project Development Manager (Utility-Scale) will be eligible for
$120,000 - $150,000 base salary
Annual bonuses
Comprehensive benefits packages
Ability to work on a hybrid schedule from the Chicago office