Project Developer - Renewable Energy

The Senior Director of Renewable Energy Systems Development is responsible for maintaining selected strategic and thematic aspects of utility-scale renewable energy generation projects, including project identification, site control, due diligence and development of utility-scale renewable energy projects, and can generally manage a team.

Tasks

• Assumes development responsibilities on multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Effectively represents the company in county and provincial permitting settings and other major forums.
• Acquires and manages all consultants who may be required to successfully complete project development.
• Understands and actively manages the transportation interconnection process in collaboration with other members of the business.
• Understands and actively manages environmental studies and the project permitting process in collaboration with the permitting team.
• Significantly participates in power purchase agreements, joint development, purchase and sale of assets and other high-level negotiations.
• Develops and manages project marketing plans, including communications with landowners.
• Actively develops productive relationships with utilities and other potential customers and identifies business opportunities.
• Understands project financing models and actively assists the finance team in selecting project opportunities.

Skills

• Lead all commercial aspects of land acquisition negotiations and coordinate with legal counsel to negotiate and execute land control documents.
• Lead reporting and specialist teams to manage and conduct environmental due diligence and permitting work.
• Lead reporting and specialized teams to manage and drive interconnection and transportation processes.
• Lead reporting and specialist teams with engineering and construction teams to perform constructability due diligence.
• Generate budgets, schedules, risk assessments and milestone approvals
• Follows safety and security procedures and determines appropriate measures. Reports potentially hazardous conditions and uses materials and equipment correctly.
• Comfortable with making and communicating decisions and recommendations without complete information.
• Comfortable with reading, reviewing and negotiating contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, engineering or a closely related field;
• Three (5) years of experience as a business manager, lawyer, paralegal or engineer.
• Three (5) years of experience must have included:
• Experience in developing large-scale commercial projects, real estate or land acquisition.
• Experience in obtaining environmental permits and community licenses for any major infrastructure project;
• Skills in MS Office and Outlook.
• Availability to travel: 15% to 20% of the time to represent the company at meetings on wind or solar energy across Canada.

Salary from $140,000 to $170,000 + bonus and benefits

The final agreed remuneration is based on individual education, qualifications, experience and location. This position is eligible for bonuses.

Location: Montreal

ID – 8002