RWE Clean Energy, LLC, Chicago

Functional area: Business Development; Project Development 

Remuneration: Exempt

The Senior Manager, Project Development has the responsibility of originating and developing distributed renewable projects and other emerging technologies projects (i.e. battery storage etc.) in assigned market area(s). The Senior Manager, Project Development will be responsible for the completion and management of all project development activities including project/site selection and contracting, permitting, land acquisition rights, qualification for applicable incentive programs, interconnection application and process, regulatory issues, problem resolution, supporting due diligence and valuation efforts for potential transactions. The Senior Project Developer will lead by example, exhibiting the skills, attributes, and demeanor for other Project Developers to follow

Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the screening and selection of sites and project acquisition in the assigned markets, negotiating binding agreements with landowners and developers, assessing sites feasibility for permitting, construction, and interconnection, providing inputs for market and project-specific modeling, reporting on the progress of the site and project acquisition to department management
• Accomplish all aspects of project development, ensuring that the company’s defined development processes are followed for all projects
• Attend weekly development reviews and provide recommendations to management regarding project development status, escalating necessary issues for resolution
• Obtain proposals from civil/environmental engineering and permitting firms, and manage the subsequent vendor selection and contracting
• File interconnection applications and manage the interconnection process through to Interconnection Agreement, working with internal and external engineers as applicable
• Maintain knowledge of applicable regulations and program rules and ensure projects are being developed in compliance with those requirements
• Provide support for the review of all projects being acquired and or sold including the review of all site control documents, easements, permits, interconnection agreements, program qualifications, PILOT and tax assessments, and all other related project assets
• Facilitate the transfer of projects entering construction to the Project Management, Construction Management, and Asset Management Teams, including all required documentation, hand-off meetings, and ongoing support during the construction period
• Provide direct support with regard to the sale of projects including obtaining all necessary documentation from landowners, utilities, permitting authorities, and related regulatory bodies
• Ensure that all project-level reporting is updated and accurate on a weekly basis in all project development systems
   

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience related to distributed generation assets project development– interconnection and/or permitting specifically
• Minimum of 5 years experience with contract provisions and terms, market knowledge, regulatory issues
• Minimum of 5 years of project development experience in energy projects
• Strong organizational aptitude, analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to work with project-type work with tight deadlines and concurrent deliverables
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and people
• Ability to work closely with other teams, business development and asset management group
• Ability to utilize various GIS-based tools and techniques
• Ability to define project development tasks, set date targets and budgets, and accomplish the tasks on time and on budget

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

We look forward to meeting you! Apply today.

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