Associate Project Developer

Desired qualifications:

An ideal candidate will have either a Bachelor's Degree or an Associate Degree from an accredited institution or 2+ years of experience developing renewable projects or real estate development projects within the United States. We are seeking a person who has familiarity with renewable energy and geospatial concepts, can demonstrate excellent writing and communication skills, is detail-oriented, critically-minded, deadline conscious, and familiar with Mac and Windows computing environments. Working knowledge in Microsoft Office Excel and Word programs is a must and experience working in project management software is a plus. Candidate must be willing to travel (20-40%) and willing to innovate and learn new skills. This role will initiate key areas of development exposure and experience, including; environmental impacts, permitting at local, state and federal jurisdictions, interconnection procedures, site control and leasing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), wind and/or solar layout, resource assessment and project budgeting.

Key responsibility areas are:

• Responsible for advancement of project development disciplines in both utility-scale wind and utility and community-scale PV solar projects located within the US.
• Act as primary project interface with landowners and local stakeholders.
• Perform prospecting and scoping activities, including cold calls and conducting arranged meetings.
• Advance project environmental diligence, mitigation, and local, state and federal permitting.
• Coordinate third-party contractors scope and schedules to achieve project goals.
• Work daily and collaboratively with development team in project management software on multiple projects.
• Work well in fast-paced team environment, yet able to be highly efficient while working independently and remotely.
• Assist development team in preparation of marketing and generation of off-take and M&A proposals.
• Seek participation in industry working-groups related to potential or proposed policy changes or new initiatives.
• Ongoing assessment of energy market conditions, trends, and opportunities across multiple political and geographic environments ad markets.