Director, Development (West)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple utility-scale solar and battery storage projects through development stages from site origination to NTP, sale, or financial close by driving schedule, risk mitigation, and cross-functional alignment
• Anticipate and manage project development risks related to land, permitting, environmental, and transmission availability
• Oversee development budgets, risk tracking, schedules, and project reporting
• Prepare projects for investment committee, commercialization, and transaction handoff
• Manage contractors and consultants that work on Strata’s behalf to complete development tasks
• Interface with institutional investors, lenders, and their counsel regarding financing, commercialization and/or M&A deals

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with permitting, interconnection, land, engineering, origination and other teams to advance projects through development to commercialization
• Ensure development strategy aligns with Strata’s portfolio priorities, capital discipline, and risk tolerance

Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Manage and mentor 1–2 junior development team members, providing clear project ownership, skill development and coaching and accountability for execution quality and pace

Reporting and Portfolio Management

• Maintain accurate project status, schedules, and risk assessments in Strata’s development systems
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership on project readiness, blockers, and recommendations
• Contribute to regional portfolio strategy discussions and prioritization

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, planning, real estate, management, business or related field
• 7+ years of utility-scale renewable energy development experience
• Proven ability to independently advance complex projects through permitting and interconnection
• Strong working knowledge of Western permitting regimes, private, state and federal land processes and utility-scale interconnection pathways
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities

Preferred

• Master’s or other advanced degree
• Direct mentoring and people-management experience
• Experience preparing projects for sale, financing, or EPC execution
• Strong understanding of project economics and financial models
• Recent project management experience in Arizona, Nevada and/or New Mexico

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with travel to support development activities
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend, twist and lift up to 20 pounds