TotalEnergies · 9 hours ago
Director, Development (US Distributed Generation Solar & Storage)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expTotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC is expanding its presence in the renewable energy sector, and they are looking for a dedicated Director, Development to join their team. This role involves developing a portfolio of large and complex BTM solar and BESS projects from contract execution to NTP, while managing a team and collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Manage a team of Developers/Sr. Developers responsible for bringing our project portfolio from contract execution to NTP
Lead all development activities including securing sites, performing due diligence activities, perfecting real estate, complying with environmental, local, state and federal permitting requirements and all related site studies, engaging community members, evaluating and coordinating interconnection activities and leading customer meetings
Manage third-party consultants to achieve the development activities above
Collaborate with the technical, engineering, construction, finance, and asset management teams to lead the development activities above
Provide leadership and direction to development team members and cross functional team members in order to successfully manage project budgets, schedules, project development risks, customer contract changes, project valuation assumptions and all other essential functions for mid-stage projects
Coordinate activities to establish and negotiate financeable lease/purchase options and site control agreements with landowners as needed, including supervising local land agents
Create and oversee new market and greenfield development strategies within specified region(s) to support the development of virtual net metered and other creative offers for TotalEnergie’s commercial customers
Maintain CRM to review strategy and report out on activity associated with development efforts
Participate in project handover to the Construction team
Assist in developing competitive offtake pricing and competitive analysis (when applicable)
Coordinate the preparation of all materials for project finance and sell-down activities
Contribute to TEDGUS Budget and Long-Term Plan exercises and implementation
Mentor and train team members on various Development related topics
Qualification
Required
4-year degree
7-10 years in renewable energy development (at least 2 years in large BTM or utility scale solar/storage)
Demonstrated experience in land development, entitlement, permitting and interconnection
Knowledge of environmental regulations, governmental rules, incentives and market trends that impact project development in CAISO, ERCOT, PJM and other target markets
Experience negotiating and managing commercial project agreements including MSAs, PPAs, EPCs, LOIs, lease/tolling agreements and O&M contracts
A proven track record as team leader and/or lead developer with solar and storage projects 5-100MWs in size
Hands-on experience managing projects, people, and strategic objectives simultaneously, with varying complexities and urgencies presented day to day
Team oriented with a positive disposition
Strong communication skills and ability to summarize complex issues and convey information to enable efficient decision making, and experience presenting to diverse audiences including but not limited to management, coworkers, customers, vendors, contractors and community members
Experience leading direct reports in multiple regions, and mentoring junior colleagues
Experience and expertise with MS Office (word, excel), MS Project and PowerPoint
Preferred
Master's degree
Subject matter expertise (e.g. real estate, finance, environmental, permitting, tax abatements)
Project Management Professional certification highly valued
Company
TotalEnergies
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-05-30Acquired
2016-09-16Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Antoine Delafargue
Vice President, Distributed Generation
Benoit Savattier
M&A Director - Gas, Renewables and Power branch
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