Director of Solar & Storage Land Development

Redwood Materials Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials seeks a Director, Powered Land Development to build and lead the powered land development function for solar and storage deployments. You will source sites, manage permitting and entitlements, engage communities, and negotiate land control, working with Engineering, Finance, and Legal to drive bankable projects.

You will develop financial models, track budgets, and build processes to convert opportunities into executable plans, traveling across target markets as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of energy or land development experience.
• Experience with permitting, zoning, and entitlement processes.
• Proven ability to source and negotiate site control.
• Strong financial and valuation modeling skills.
• Ability to travel extensively for site visits and engagements.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and evaluate prospective sites for solar/storage deployments.
• Lead entitlement and permitting strategy with officials and stakeholders.
• Support government affairs and community relations for sites.
• Negotiate site control (leases, easements, options).
• Represent Redwood to landowners, brokers, and officials throughout the process.
• Develop and own financial/valuation models for site economics.

Skills

Site development

Permitting & entitlement

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling

Land acquisition

Project leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree (RE development / engineering / business / planning)

Job description

Redwood Materials seeks a Director, Powered Land Development to build and lead the powered land development function for solar and storage deployments. You will source sites, manage permitting and entitlements, engage communities, and negotiate land control, working with Engineering, Finance, and Legal to drive bankable projects.

You will develop financial models, track budgets, and build processes to convert opportunities into executable plans, traveling across target markets as needed.