Renewables – Snr. Mgr., Project Development (Central) – Houston

• Senior Manager leading a team of Developers across Central US|Wind, Solar, & Storage portfolio across ERCOT, SPP, & MISO.

About Our Client

My client are one of the leading Independent Power Producers in the world, with GWs of Renewable Assets in Operation, GWs of projects under Construction, and GWs in their Development Pipeline – Onshore Wind, Solar, Solar+, BESS, Hydrogen, Transmission, Long Duration Storage, etc etc.

Job Description

The Renewables – Snr. Mgr., Project Development (Central) – Houston will:

• Lead, manage, and coordinate the effective transition of the project from the development phase to the construction phase.
• Select, hire and directly supervise/manage 3rd party consultants to perform land, environmental, resource measurement, permitting, legal, outreach/government affairs work on behalf of the Company.
• Responsible for local state, federal, and regional permitting of wind and solar farms; including local agreements that address tax abatement, Road Use and Decommissioning.
• Obtain land surface rights to design, permit, construct, operate, and maintain wind and solar power projects.
• Oversee the preparation of proposals that are submitted to utilities and participate in power purchase agreement negotiations.
• Identify prospective projects with suitable wind/solar resource, electric transmission access, and site characteristics.
• Identify potential projects for acquisition; lead due diligence efforts for potential acquisition assets.
• Establish and manage relationships with stakeholders, including elected officials, regulators, utilities, RTOs, and community leaders, to support project development.
• Participate in policy outreach efforts to government officials regarding renewable energy industry issues.
• Monitor Generation Interconnection studies performed by transmission providers and third parties and participate in interconnection agreement negotiations.
• Support the financial analysis and modeling of the project.
• Manage project level expenditures and invoice processing.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

The right candidate will have :

• At least 5+ years experience in renewable energy project management, including successful development through construction and financial closing of at least one project. (Preferably Wind).
• Undergraduate degree mandatory.
• Experienced people leader and manager of both direct reports and cross-functional project team subject matter authorities.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge of renewable energy greenfield project development.
• Extensive knowledge of renewable energy technologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required including public speaking and/or platform skills for executive management presentations.

What’s On Offer

For the right Renewables – Snr. Mgr., Project Development (Central) – Houston there will be:

Base salary up to $165k

Strong annual bonus – 30%

Fantastic benefits package

100% remote

Contact: Russell Sparkes

Quote job ref: JN-092024-6541905