Project Development Lead - East

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><strong>Passion. Commitment. Impact. </strong></p><p>EDP Renewables North America (EDPR) is at the forefront of the clean-energy transition. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with eight regional offices across the continent, EDPR is operating over 9 gigawatts of renewable energy facilities and is actively developing hundreds of new utility-scale wind, solar, and battery-storage projects. EDPR is an owner-operator of its renewable energy portfolio, with best-in-class industry experts in all domains associated with developing, constructing, owning and operating large-scale renewable energy projects. EDPR is an industry leader in all aspects of the business, from implementing cutting-edge technologies in the field to creating a more inclusive and greener company culture. Powered by our slogan, “We Choose Earth,” we consider <em>sustainability</em> and <em>resiliency</em> to be crucially important to the electric grid, just as it is to every individual on our award-winning team. Join us!</p><p><strong>Role Overview:</strong></p><p>The Project Development Lead is responsible for the development of utility-scale renewable energy-powered generation projects from the project identification stage through financial closing and start of construction. This role will be focused on EDPR’s New York portfolio of early to late-stage development projects including wind farms, solar parks, battery storage facilities and repowering of our existing wind energy fleet.</p><p><strong>What You Will Be Doing:</strong></p><ul><li>Responsible for local state, federal, and regional permitting of utility-scale wind farms and solar parks </li></ul><ul><li>Oversee the preparation of proposals that are submitted to potential commercial off-takers </li><li>Obtain land rights to design, permit, construct, operate, and maintain wind, solar and battery storage projects</li><li>Negotiate and establish local agreements that address tax abatement, Road Use and Decommissioning</li><li>Establish and manage relationships with stakeholders, including elected officials, regulators, utilities, RTOs, and community leaders, to support project development</li><li>Participate in policy outreach efforts to government officials regarding renewable energy industry issues</li><li>Monitor interconnection studies performed by transmission providers and third parties and participate in interconnection agreement negotiations</li><li>Manage the environmental study and permitting process</li><li>Develop project budgets and support the financial analysis and modeling of the project</li><li>Work with internal resources, such as the Legal, Engineering, Construction, Finance, Investment Analysis and Energy Assessment teams</li><li>Manage external contractors supporting our portfolio of projects</li><li>Provide reports to management by producing regular and frequent project updates</li><li>Research energy market and competition on an ongoing basis</li><li>Communicate information continuously and effectively to cross-functional team</li></ul><ul><li>Additional duties as required</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Direct reports: </strong> None; individual contributor<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Travel: </strong>50%</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Minimum Requirements:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Public Policy, Environmental Science, Communications, or a related field</li><li>5+ years of progressively responsible project management experience in energy or a related industry</li><li>Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementing products preferred. ArcGIS experience preferred.</li><li>Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Strong Communication, Customer/Partner Relationships, and Technology Expertise preferred</li><li>Valid Driver’s License</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Behavioral Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong organizational and time-management skills</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li><li>High attention to detail and strong interpersonal and teamwork skills</li><li>Ability to work productively with limited supervision</li><li>Strong interest in renewable energy</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel and work overtime as needed</li><li>Familiarity with wind and solar power project development preferred</li><li>Exemplary standards of integrity, honor, safety, management, ethics, quality, and productivity</li><li>Exhibit behaviors consistent with strong leadership and accountability</li></ul><strong>Physical demands & working conditions:</strong><ul><li><strong><span >Sitting/Standing/Flexibility:</span> </strong>Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment</li><li><strong>Speech/Reading: </strong>Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form</li><li><strong>Lifting: </strong>Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds</li><li><strong>Vision/Hearing: </strong>Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form</li><li><strong>Safety:</strong> Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary</li></ul></p></p>