Project Development Manager

Summary of Responsibilities

• Position will be responsible for the selection, permitting and execution of US projects according to company’s investment and development objectives.
• Participate in the planning, development, and execution of the development program for identified projects.
• Participate in the negotiation of necessary development agreements.
• Manage the permitting process, anticipate and resolve other project development activities as required.
• Develop local community support for the project.
• Manage relationships and develop commercial agreements with potential project output off-takers.
• Work closely with external consultants and internal departments including engineering, finance, energy management/origination, external affairs, legal and asset management.
• Update Management on project progress, action items and budget.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant energy project development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in engineering or business, MBA.
• Must be a self-starter, organized, and able to work well with personnel at all levels in the organization; must possess top level business management, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
• Strong financial skills and understanding of company and project profit and loss, pro forma modeling, and NPV/IRR analysis.
• Possess a strong understanding of real estate matters and complexities.
• Able to gather, organize and systematically analyze complex information.
• Effective problem-solving skills: ability to work from concept to analytics, identify alternatives and develop unique solutions.
• Excellent writing, communications, presentation, interpersonal, problem-solving, financial analysis, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel 30-50% as necessary.