Senior Director of Development, WECC

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers working across the entire project development lifecycle in alignment with organizational goals and long-term objectives for the WECC market with specific real estate and permitting goals;
• Provide strategic guidance and support to a team of developers to achieve project goals;
• Manage a cross-functional team of experts in real estate, transmission, interconnection, project engineering, legal, and finance;
• Provide regular, detailed reports to the executive team, highlighting project status, risks, and mitigation strategies;
• Collaborate with the Strategic Development team on comprehensive market analysis efforts, identifying new opportunities and potential areas for expansion within the WECC market;
• Collaborate with the Origination team to ensure consistent feedback and to maximize WECC portfolio market potential;
• Monitor WECC market policy developments in collaboration with the Government & Regulatory Affairs team to advance favorable policy outcomes;
• Collaborate with the M&A team to complete due diligence processes for project acquisitions thoroughly assessing risks and opportunities.

Key Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree;
• A graduate degree (MBA) is desirable;
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in renewable energy project development (preferably utility-scale);
• Project development experience in WECC strongly preferred;
• Successful track record of executing complex energy projects and/or transactions;
• Strong leadership skills and ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, including a creative and proactive work ethic;
• Must be able to plan, oversee, and personally execute numerous projects simultaneously, work well under pressure, and adjust to changing priorities.

Compensation and Location

Salary: A base salary commensurate with experience.
Bonus: An annual bonus will be awarded based on both individual performance as well as the overall success of the business.
Benefits: Aypa offers an attractive benefit package with excellent health care / dental / vision, 401k matching, and other health and wellness benefits.
Location: Ability to work in the United States is a requirement. A location in the Western US is preferred, however, location is flexible provided candidate is able to travel, as required.