78 applicants

Company

Avantus · 2 days ago

Manager or Sr. Manager, Development

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$135K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage development activities including but not limited to site acquisition, title curative, interconnection, regulatory approvals, engineering, land use and environmental permitting, and financial valuation by working with internal teams and external consultants.

Collaboration and coordination with functional team members, consultants, attorneys, advisers, transmission providers, off-takers, financing counterparties, and other project stakeholders.

Identification of project risks, coordinating resolution and mitigation with cross-functional team.

Command of project budgets and project schedules

Travel to site locations and meet with project stakeholders and evaluate sites.

Engagement in community, local, and state institutions for project support.

Support land use and environmental permitting applications as well as preliminary engineering.

Coordinate the real estate title curative process including diligence, supporting negotiation, and closeout with support of internal real estate team and external consultants.

Support the interconnection process including diligence, technical review, negotiation from application through signed agreement, with support of internal interconnection team.

Coordinate preliminary project valuation modeling with the project finance team.

Negotiate various project agreements including tax abatements and mitigation settlements.

Arranging, organizing, regularly scheduled project meetings, communicating projects’ statuses, reviewing and updating the project schedule and cash forecast.

Review and manage project contracts including leases, interconnection agreements, power purchase agreements to ensure compliance with their terms.

Support prospecting efforts for new project land and interconnection positions.

Support marketing efforts. Including the development of key pricing assumptions and preparation of customer proposals.

Qualification

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CAISO market experienceEnergy storage knowledgeUtility-scale solar knowledgeFinancial analysis skillsProject managementInterconnection knowledgeProject valuation modelingMS Excel proficiencyProject schedulingRegulatory approvalsReal estate knowledgePermitting knowledge

Required

At least 5 years of experience in the energy industry, specifically in energy infrastructure development in WECC (including CAISO) and/or ERCOT markets

Strong financial analysis skills

Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas

Ability and enthusiasm to resolve complicated challenges and drive projects forward

Sound industry and project development knowledge

Superior leadership, negotiation, and communication skills

Ability to focus on minute details while still seeing the big picture

Detailed organization

Desire to solve complex problems

Initiative, results oriented

Excellent ability to work with others across multiple teams

Strong market experience in CAISO, and/or the Southwestern US

Knowledge of utility-scale solar and energy storage markets

Extensive knowledge of the full-cycle of utility-scale renewable power development and marketing

Knowledge of interconnection, permitting, real estate, state/federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, law and other issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in energy markets

Detailed understanding of the interconnection process (study process, contracting, utility requirements, financial obligations, and scope execution by utilities)

Solid understanding of economic drivers within our business

Ability to concisely frame issues for senior executives and other team members by providing context, analysis, recommendations, and risk/benefit tradeoffs, both in written and verbal format

Capable of controlling and influencing the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones that are heavily dependent on external counterparties

Strong understanding of the relationships and dependencies between tasks in a project schedule to prioritize teams’ resource allocation

Highly resourceful and able to advance project development, while navigating through complex challenges and mitigating key risks

Highly proficient in MS Excel (advanced proficiency required), Project, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as Google Earth

Independent self-starter who can meet deadlines and deliver quality products with minimal oversight

Substantial ability to recognize opportunities, identify and evaluate risks in a development context as well as effectively communicate the foregoing

Ability to manage a large workload, often providing support to processes managed by colleagues, while prioritizing tasks and effectively juggling competing deadlines

Detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product

Excellent organizational and communications skills

At least 5-10 years of experience in the energy industry

Minimum four-year bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline