Director, Development & Commercial Execution

Exelon; Kennett Square (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Exelon is seeking a Senior leader to drive development and commercial execution for generation resources. You will coordinate external partners and internal groups, manage agreements, and ensure alignment across operating companies to minimize risk and accelerate project delivery.

The role reports to the VP Transmission Development and offers a hybrid in-office/remote arrangement with relocation assistance to multiple key locations. Extensive experience in project development is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• At least 12 years related work experience including 10 years in project management or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of gas and electric systems and project management techniques.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as single point of contact for External Partners and coordinate technical meetings with OEMs and utility SMEs.
• Lead operations due diligence within the utilities on all generation development projects and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with PJM/MISO for DEA or equivalent agreements and set up processes for awarded projects.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Who We Are

Exelon is helping build a more affordable, reliable energy future for the communities we serve. We’re looking for people who are ready to make a difference and work together to deliver the energy our customers count on every day.

Who We Are

Exelon is helping build a more affordable, reliable energy future for the communities we serve. We’re looking for people who are ready to make a difference and work together to deliver the energy our customers count on every day. As a Fortune 200 company and one of the nation’s largest utility companies, we have more than 20,000 colleagues who serve nearly 11 million customers through six fully regulated utilities - Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). Exelon is built by people who put safety first, work together to solve problems and show up every day for our customers and communities. We believe strong teams are built on trust, respect and a shared commitment to high-performance culture. And our commitment to employees includes creating an environment where people can grow, develop new skills and build thriving careers. We know this work isn’t easy. That’s why we offer competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is committed to making a difference, improving how we work and delivering for the people who depend on us. Are you on for the challenge?

Primary Purpose

• Dedicated leadership to advance projects beyond origination and bid submission/award into active project development and commercial execution.
• Externally, this role establishes a single point of accountability for project development, partner management, commercial negotiations, project advancement, and handoff to execution. This dedicated leadership position will have responsibilities that help avoid fragmentation across multiple business verticals, limiting organizational focus and increasing project execution risk.
• Internally, this dedicated resource purpose is to bridge the gap between development and project execution. As a core member of the project deal team, this role drives cross-functional coordination, secures alignment among operating companies, and builds consensus on key operational requirements and decisions. Drives alignment and rapid decision-making across stakeholders, escalates critical issues, and represents a unified Exelon Operations perspective with third-party partners.
• The role assesses risks and project impacts in totality and creates balanced outcomes in support of project success. These responsibilities are distinct from Project Management
• Additionally, this role enables Development to play a critical role in Exelon’s governance framework, ensuring operating companies are aligned with evolving market conditions, pricing trends, standards, and bidding practices across regions. This is critical to maintaining Exelon’s competitive position and supports continued success in advancing projects directly supporting Exelon’s growth strategy.
• This job is responsible for working with a department that is comprised of six units responsible for the project management of all projects and programs associated with the electric transmission grid.
• This position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Note: This is a hybrid position (in-office with remote flexibility). Employees are required to be in office at least three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). This position must sit out of our Oakbrook Terrace - IL, Chicago - IL, Philadelphia - PA, Baltimore - MD, Washington - DC or Kennett Square - PA. This position is eligible for relocation assistance.

Primary Duties

• Single point of contact for all External Partners. Coordinating technical meetings across 3rd party OEMs and contractors with internal utility SMEs. Responsible for organizing utility amongst SMEs to answer all operational questions related to the construction and deployment of generation resource.
• Single point of contact for Internal groups around commercial execution. Director would be lead on operations due diligence within the utilities on all generation development projects. This role requires the understanding of the technical specifications of the technology type and interconnection of equipment onto the specific utility system.
• Work with PJM/MISO for the DEA or equivalent designated entity agreement
• Set up processes for ongoing and future projects awarded (LRP and incremental balance sheet, capital calls, invoicing, etc.)
• Supply selection/coordination for internal and competitive projects
• After Project Selection, this position will help lead the development of O&M agreements and other operating agreements

Job Scope

This job reports to the VP Transmission Development and performs the leadership duties for project development and commercial execution. Primary responsibilities included working with existing partners on awarded projects and future opportunities. Currently this role has no direct reports but will need to add staff as more projects are added to the portfolio. Manages specialized areas of highly specialized work in a functional group. Participates in developing strategy/policy. This role will have the oversight of multi billion dollars in our investment portfolio.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field and at least 12 years related work experience including 10 years of functional or technical experience in work and/or project management, OR the equivalent combination of formal education/training and experience. Knowledge:
• Knowledge of gas and electric systems, project management techniques, standard operating practices, and local governmental policies and restrictions Skills/Abilities:
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills coupled with the ability to make complex decisions regarding the use of millions of dollars.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple complex projects and to manage a diverse mid-level leadership team and project management staff to deliver safely completed projects with quality results on schedule and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct a broad range of analyses, independently selecting proper techniques and making correct interpretations and appropriate recommendations based on the results obtained.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively with leaders and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct effective teambuilding skills and develop effective communications plans.
• Demonstrated ability to consult with business area stakeholders in analyzing business processes and problems and making recommendations for solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage relatively complex budgets, track trends, identify gaps and to correct deviations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and evaluate moderately complex analysis of resources, budgets and workload plans.
• Availability to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.
• 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with PJM,MISO,SPP or other RTO/ISO processes

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification is recommended but not required.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $188,800.00/Yr. – $259,600.00/Yr. plus an additional $50K in Long Term Incentive Plan annually
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 30%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.