Head of Solar & Storage Site Development

Redwood Materials Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials seeks a Director, Powered Land Development to build and lead the land development function for solar and storage deployments. You will screen sites, negotiate control, and build financial models, partnering with Engineering, Finance, and Legal to convert opportunities into bankable projects.

Role requires extensive travel, experience with permitting and entitlements, and a track record of independent process-building in evolving infrastructure programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in real estate development, engineering, business, planning, or a related field.
• 10+ years in energy project development, real estate development, or land acquisition.
• Experience navigating permitting, zoning, and entitlement processes.
• Track record sourcing and negotiating land-control agreements.
• Experience with financial and valuation modeling.
• Experience engaging with local government and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and evaluate sites for solar and storage deployments across target markets.
• Lead entitlement and permitting strategy with officials and land agents.
• Support government affairs and community relations tied to sites.
• Negotiate site control (leases, easements, options) with landowners.
• Represent Redwood with landowners, brokers, and officials during site selection.
• Develop and own financial/valuation models for site economics and costs.
• Maintain tracking tools for land inventory, pipeline, budgets, and schedules.
• Coordinate internal/external support (environmental consultants, engineers, legal counsel).
• Maintain disciplined pipeline tracking and reporting to leadership.

Skills

Site acquisition

Negotiation with landowners

Permitting & entitlements

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modeling

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Analytics

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in real estate development

Tools

Excel

Financial modeling software

Job description

Redwood Materials seeks a Director, Powered Land Development to build and lead the land development function for solar and storage deployments. You will screen sites, negotiate control, and build financial models, partnering with Engineering, Finance, and Legal to convert opportunities into bankable projects.

Role requires extensive travel, experience with permitting and entitlements, and a track record of independent process-building in evolving infrastructure programs.