Vice President of Global Development

LeverageTek is actively seeking a Vice President, Global Development for its Ottawa-based customer. The successful candidate can work from any of the following locations: Ottawa, Toronto, or New York City.

Work Location

• The successful candidate will be required to work on-site at the customer location 4 days a week, with the location being either Ottawa, Toronto, or New York City, depending on the candidate's preference.

Key Tasks

• Oversee the Global Development Pipeline report with a focus on pipeline data quality and bringing efficiencies to the reporting process.
• Share best practices, key learnings & development standards.
• Conduct regular check-ins on project performance and progress, identifying areas for improvement and proposing corrective actions as needed.
• Understand and track benchmarks for development projects in key markets across CapEx, OpEx, and DevEx and development timelines to support model development and ad-hoc analyses.
• Support financing optimization initiative to improve timeline to close project financing.
• Work with Portfolio Companies and Asset Management to support and drive Development growth across all segments globally.
• Provide Development capabilities and support to Portfolio Companies when needed (particularly when standing up a new business or growing development in a region where we have less experience).
• Identify and lead cross-platform initiatives.
• Work collaboratively within the Global Development team (which covers Key Accounts, Global Strategic Procurement, Markets and Technical) to identify key value drivers and leverage the organisation’s global capabilities.
• Support development pipeline quality assessment during due diligence when local team requires support, supporting the M&A team in identifying, assessing, and executing on project pipelines for development. Lead the screening, prioritization, and due diligence of potential project development acquisition opportunities when required.
• Support regional asset management and investment teams in maximizing value of development pipeline upon divestment.
• Provide Development leadership to the business, maintaining strong networks within the energy industry and key stakeholders in the area of project development.
• Manage one team member responsible for the day-to-day activities around corporate development and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to leverage external consultants to optimize results.

Key Qualifications

• A minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in the energy industry, with at least 3 years experience in Renewables, preferably in a Development role.
• Solid understanding of overall risks, benefits and returns of development projects and the key drivers to success, including strong understanding of development dependencies on land, interconnection and permitting. Ability to quickly assess and prioritize the potential value, risks and returns of a project.
• Significant experience and understanding of the Global power and related markets, specifically as it relates to project development and acquisitions in the renewable sector.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business, Management or Engineering or in another technical or relevant related discipline.
• Impressive track record and experience in originating, developing, negotiating and/or structuring bankable renewable energy projects or investment transactions.
• Working knowledge of project financing of renewable energy projects.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Self-motivated, with a high level of initiative. Proven experience in leading cross functional teams in advancing performance and process improvement projects through to execution.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present operational information clearly and effectively.