Renewable Energy Project Development Associate

Launch Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Silicon Ranch in Nashville, TN seeks an Associate, Project Development to provide development and pre-construction support, coordinating with Business Development, Interconnection, Public Affairs, and EPC teams to drive site selection, due diligence, entitlements, and permitting.

The role covers budgeting, scheduling, land research, environmental assessments, and stakeholder engagement, with occasional travel (4–7 days per month) to ensure milestones are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Energy/Land Management or Environmental Studies preferred.
• Educational qualifications such as PMP or MBA considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead site due diligence activities, including title and mineral title review, permitting research, land development assessments, and planning challenges.
• Manage the full site development lifecycle with risk assessment and milestone tracking.
• Collaborate with Interconnection, Business Development, Development Engineering, and Delivery teams to build accurate schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate and oversee development activities: land research, environmental assessments, permitting, surveys, geotechnical investigations, and pre-construction planning.
• Support permitting efforts and represent projects at public hearings, engaging landowners, utilities, agencies, consultants, and contractors.
• Assist with project contracting, design coordination, and communication of risks to Delivery and EPC teams.
• Work across multidisciplinary teams to identify challenges and develop solutions for site selection through pre-construction.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Silicon Ranch in Nashville, TN seeks an Associate, Project Development to provide development and pre-construction support, coordinating with Business Development, Interconnection, Public Affairs, and EPC teams to drive site selection, due diligence, entitlements, and permitting.

The role covers budgeting, scheduling, land research, environmental assessments, and stakeholder engagement, with occasional travel (4–7 days per month) to ensure milestones are met.