Associate Developer

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Associate Project Developer – Mountain West

AES Clean Energy (AES) is currently seeking an Associate Project Developer to assist development and project execution of solar, solar + storage and standalone storage projects in the Mountain West market as a member of AES’s Development team. The successful candidate will work on a variety of key tasks within the development team throughout the project lifecycle providing project support to help these innovative and exciting renewable energy projects reach construction and come to fruition.

The position will be based out of AES CE’s office in Salt Lake City, and will report to the Manager – Project Development. The successful candidate will support and eventually lead project development efforts for AES CE’s pipeline in the mountain west market. The role requires the ability to manage multiple project portfolios, attention to detail and travel as needed. The successful candidate will work on a cross functional team with origination, legal, finance, engineering, construction, outside consultants, landowners, customers, project stakeholders and utility companies. The role requires project management knowledge and solar energy industry experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist with all aspects of development for greenfield projects from after origination through to construction commencement

Develop and manage project development schedules and budgets

Participate in project meetings with internal and external stakeholders

Review contract obligations in key project documents

Assist Project Discretionary Permitting including permit strategy, tracking permit efforts, working with local AHJs, presenting at permit hearings

Coordinate for delivery of site and environmental studies, surveys and diligence reports

Coordinate Interconnection process with utility company

Work with internal and external Engineering teams as they progress engineering and design

Work with internal construction management team on contractor selection process

Coordinate with construction management team on securing ministerial permits

Handoff projects once fully developed and permitted to construction management team

Participate in project financings answering relevant diligence questions and providing required documents

Provide support and analysis for new Business Development opportunities

Assist the Development team as needed and applicable on upfront origination efforts

Skills and Qualifications:

• 2 – 4 years relevant experience
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in Engineering, Project Management, Energy, Environmental Studies, or Business.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, QuickBase, Box, Microsoft Teams, MS Project
• Strong computer and analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Experience and passion in renewable energy technologies
• Self-starter, very self-reliant and capable of operating with minimum supervision
• Experience utilizing CRM systems
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work supportively and collaboratively with other teams
• Comfortable coordinating across functional teams
• Ability to identify key priorities among various requests

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