Director of Project Development

The Sustainable Partnership; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sustainable Partnership is seeking an experienced development professional to lead on project origination across MISO and PJM, guiding the development strategy and scaling the current team. The ideal candidate brings a broad lifecycle development background and can manage 3rd party consultants with autonomy.

This role demands direct experience with utility-scale project development and a strong grasp of wind, PV, or battery storage technologies, along with finance, budgeting and market

Qualifications

• 9+ years in renewable energy development across the full lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of project development in Mid-West energy markets.
• Technical knowledge of wind, PV or battery storage projects.
• Experience with project finance, budgeting and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead on development and origination across MISO & PJM.
• Develop strategy and scale the current development team.
• Manage 3rd party consultants and external partners.
• Direct experience with utility-scale project development is a hard requirement.

Skills

Renewable energy project development

Midwest market knowledge (MISO/PJM)

Wind, PV, Battery Storage tech

Project finance & budgeting

Independent leadership

Job description

TSP Search are seeking an experienced development professional to join our IPP client to lead on project development and origination across MISO & PJM, whilst cultivating the development strategy and helping scale the current development team.

The ideal candidate will have a broad skill set across the entire project development lifecycle bringing projects to NTP, with a wide range of commercial, technical, project management and industry knowledge. This will be an experienced renewable energy project developer who can lead on projects independently and manage 3rd party consultants. Direct experience with utility-scale project development is a hard requirement.

Responsibilities:

• 9 + years of renewable energy industry experience in a development role, with a great track record of full lifecycle energy project development
• Excellent understanding of project development in the multiple energy markets particularly across the Mid-West.
• Technical understanding of Wind, PV or Battery Storage projects
• Understanding of project finance, budgeting and financial analysis