Senior Director, Utility-Scale Development & Execution

Kintec Global Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment is seeking a senior project leader to develop and oversee utility-scale solar, wind, and storage initiatives from greenfield to construction kickoff. You will guide cross-functional teams, balance budget constraints, and address permitting, interconnection, and regulatory challenges.

You will define strategy, drive critical-path priorities, and partner with landowners, utilities, regulators, and financiers to optimize project value and risk-adjusted returns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business/economics, environmental science, planning, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 11 years of relevant work experience, including at least 4 years in utility-scale wind, solar, or battery storage development in the United States.
• Demonstrated success independently leading complex, capital-intensive energy or infrastructure projects through multiple development stages.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing external consultants, advisors, contractors, or strategic partners.
• Expert knowledge of utility-scale project development, including land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, engineering, preconstruction, stakeholder engagement, commercial structuring, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Excellent executive communication skills and the ability to translate detailed project information into concise recommendations for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects from greenfielding through start of construction.
• Serve as project lead for complex or high-priority projects with cross-functional teams and external consultants.
• Manage full project lifecycle including site due diligence, land control, environmental review, permitting, interconnection, and readiness for construction.
• Define project strategy and critical-path priorities by integrating market, permitting, land, technical, commercial, financial, and stakeholder considerations.
• Establish and manage budgets, schedules, forecasts, decision points, and deliverables; prioritize development spending by economics and risk.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Executive communication

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business/economics, environmental science, planning, public policy, or a related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Kintec Global Recruitment is seeking a senior project leader to develop and oversee utility-scale solar, wind, and storage initiatives from greenfield to construction kickoff. You will guide cross-functional teams, balance budget constraints, and address permitting, interconnection, and regulatory challenges.

You will define strategy, drive critical-path priorities, and partner with landowners, utilities, regulators, and financiers to optimize project value and risk-adjusted returns.