Senior Associate – Development

Role Overview

• Greenfield development of utility-scale solar power generation facilities.
• Engage community, local and state institutions for project support.
• Assist in the preparation of permit applications for new and acquired solar facilities across multiple local, state, and federal jurisdictions.
• Managing contractors, vendors, and consultants to maintain project timeline and budget.
• Negotiate tax abatements, land use agreements, mitigation settlements, and various other agreements.
• Assist in negotiation of PPA’s with utilities and other energy buyers/offtakers.
• Work with the finance department during financial feasibility analysis, evaluation, and financing.
• Assist with permitting and environmental compliance throughout the construction of projects.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of the full-cycle of utility-scale renewable power generation development and marketing.
• 4+ years’ experience required in renewable energy development.
• Working knowledge of interconnection, permitting, real estate, state/federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, law and other issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in the eastern energy markets.
• Detailed understanding of the interconnection process (study process, contracting, utility requirements, financial obligations, and scope execution by utilities) to both site projects optimally and to advance them through COD.
• Solid understanding of economic drivers within our business.
• Concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations and risk/benefit tradeoffs, both in written and verbal format, to project teams and to senior management.
• Create control and influence over the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones that are heavily dependent on external counterparties, often without strong commercial recourse.
• Strong understanding of the relationships within a project schedule in order to prioritize teams’ resource allocation
• Highly resourceful and able to design process for the advancement of project milestones and navigate through key risks where little structure is established.
• Highly proficient in MS Excel (advanced proficiency required), Project, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as Google Earth
• Independent self-starter who can meet deadlines and deliver quality products with minimal oversight.
• Substantial ability to recognize opportunities, identify and evaluate risks in a development context as well as effectively communicate the foregoing.
• Demonstrated ability to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise financial and economic analysis.
• Ability to manage a large workload, often providing support to processes managed by colleagues, while prioritizing tasks and effectively juggling competing deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
• Excellent personal organizational and pattern recognition skills

Benefits

• Avantus offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Including 401(k) matching
• Comprehensive medical and dental plan options
• Flexible PTO.
• Equal-opportunity employer