Associate Director, Renewable Energy Project Development- East Region

Description As the Associate Director of Development, you will lead projects and provide leadership to a team of developers who are driving the creation of Scout’s U.S.-based renewable energy projects. With a focus on mid- and late-stage development phases, you will help guide the team’s identification of, development of strategy for, and delivery of the needed real estate, environmental, and permitting functions. You will be responsible for delivery of profitable projects that meet all project milestones.

You will contribute to setting our team’s strategic direction and then help lead your team’s execution of the resulting plan. You will mentor staff who serve as the face of our portfolio of projects, both externally and internally. You will serve as a doer-manager, integrating hands-on project management roles with management and mentorship roles within your assigned team.

For The Projects That You Manage Directly, You Will

• Serve as project lead for discussions with landowners, negotiate site control agreements and secure planning / use permit approvals.
• Manage various studies and the outside consultants who lead them to meet project budget and schedule.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including federal, state and local officials, project landowners, and surrounding community members.
• Drive complex negotiations and independently create solutions to project-specific challenges.

For Projects Led By Your Mentees, You Will

• Ensure effective communication with stakeholders, including customers; landowners; and federal, state and local officials.
• Work with your team to obtain local, state, and/or federal permits.
• Shape your team’s positioning for and approach to complex negotiations that create solutions to project-specific challenges.
• typical issues include land agreements, tax abatement agreements, road use agreements, crossing agreements, and various others.
• Standardize management of consultants and external parties to meet project budget and schedule.

You will be most successful in this role if you have the ability to get into the details of the team’s work in real time. You will provide directional feedback and develop content yourself. Understanding the longer term impacts of certain approaches and decisions will help you guide the team’s work and professional development. In all cases, you will make sound decisions under challenging circumstances using available data and your experience.

Internally, you will collaborate with other Scout staff to align the Development team’s operations to:

• Facilitate the engagement of internal new projects, interconnection, origination, procurement, construction, legal, and finance teams.
• Integrate the feedback of Scout team members into your project approach to achieve superior results.
• Establish team and project goals and objectives in line with the overall business plans and objectives.
• Implement long-term company strategy and initiatives as related to the development of renewable energy projects.
• Create control and influence over the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones.
• Efficiently and effectively manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Support and help guide the work and professional development of more junior team members.

You will join the Development team, reporting directly to a Director of Development on our East or West Region Development team. You will work together and in parallel with other internal and external subject matter experts to progress the renewable energy projects.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college program.

• 7+ years of renewable energy development experience.
• Experience working in MISO, PJM, ERCOT and SPP power markets
• Considerable experience leading mid- to late-stage development projects, including extensive knowledge around real estate, interconnection, permitting, and environmental studies.
• Leadership of growing teams, demonstrating team member development and achievement of financial and other operational goals.
• Experience navigating tax equity, construction lender, and other due diligence processes.
• Strong understanding of the relationships within a project schedule in order to prioritize teams’ resource allocation.
• Prior experience with or interest in expanding to development of utility-scale solar and/or storage projects.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of key value drivers for renewable power projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a flat organization, successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting.
• Strong communication, project management and team-building skills experience working with cross- functional internal and external technical advisors and stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow- through capability in a fast-paced work environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Earth.
• Willing and available to travel as needed.

Timeline and Location

We would like the Associate Director of Development to start as soon as possible.

The ideal candidate will be able to work out of our Boulder office on our current hybrid (3-2) schedule. A remote work arrangement will also be considered for the right candidate.

Benefits

Scout’s Values

• Mission-Orientation. High achievers who want to make a difference in this world and contribute to Scout’s stated mission.
• Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.
• Safety. Uncompromising advocates for the health and safety of fellow employees, contractors, customers, and community members.
• Integrity. Ethical professionals who do the right thing even when it is difficult.
• Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.
• Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.

Invitation to Women and U.S. Underrepresented Groups

We encourage applications from all demographics and especially those that are traditionally underrepresented in the energy industry. Consistent with our core values, Scout celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a range of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Invitation to Veterans

Scout welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Scout includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Compensation

Target base salary: $175,000-190,000

Attractive bonus potential.

Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.