Director Project Development, Wind, WECC, Environmental Management - Colorado, United States - Brightsmith | B Corp™

Description

Director, Wind Project Development: Environmental Management.

Location: Colorado, WECC

This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Development and is considered a leadership role within our organization. The Director will collaborate with various dedicated departments supporting project development efforts, including Real Estate, Legal, Interconnection, Finance Modeling, Off-Take/Origination, M&A Evaluation, Greenfield Efforts, Accounting, Resource Assessment, and Engineering.

6+ years of experience in onshore wind development, encompassing the entire development cycle from project inception to full construction Notice to Proceed. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of team management, project management, and previous environmental management and review work.

Role:

• Advance a full portfolio of utility-scale Wind Development projects concurrently.
• Lead Wind projects across all development phases, from early to late-stage.
• Manage and maintain development budgets and task schedules for the entire Wind development portfolio.
• Supervise a team of Senior and Junior-level Project Developers assigned to Wind projects within the portfolio (4 direct reports).
• Drive project progress by providing direction to Project Developer positions and overseeing external contractor deliverables.
• Identify, evaluate, and assess the viability of new project opportunities.
• Collaborate effectively with the Business Development team on off-take/PPA efforts.
• Participate actively in M&A negotiations, diligence, and project investment activities.
• Present project plans and progress updates to the management team and project partners.
• Report project milestones and progress towards quarterly/annual KPIS

Ideal Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in team management and utility-scale wind project execution.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Smartsheet (preferred) or Microsoft Projects.
• Proficient in the full Microsoft suite and functional competency in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Previous environmental management and review work.
• Experience with multiple agency direct permitting oversight (federal, state, local).
• Experience or exposure to ISO direct queue processes, preferably with multiple ISO's: SPP/WECC/MISO/CAISO.
• Familiarity with NEPA as lead developer, preferably with multiple lead agencies.
• Oversight of environmental studies and consensus review.
• Exposure to or experience with FAA filing processes.
• Experience or exposure to supporting off-take RFP's.
• Exposure to transmission/interconnection/queue processes and applications.
• FAA/DoD/MRT process experience.
• Focus on NYISO permitting or transmission experience would be highly desirable
• Wind development experience up to COD.