Director Project Development

Origis Energy is looking for an experienced Director of Development, with an emphasis on Project Development, to join our team. This person will join an extremely experienced team with the main objective of driving additional pipeline growth and project successes in both utility scale solar and energy storage.  A deep knowledge of a majority of the following is required: comfort and experience with being the face of the company at development and/or customer meetings, solar siting and land acquisition, an understanding of grid analysis, Federal, State & Local project permitting, interconnection study process, a technical understanding of solar storage projects, RFP assembly and response, PPA negotiations and wholesale market/RTO market operations.

Project Development Responsibility

• Lead manage all aspects of project permitting and guide projects through LGIA Execution
• Evaluate transmission grids and land constraints to make comprehensive presentations to management on ideal locations for new projects, ultimately securing selected sites
• Work with early stage interconnection team to assist with applications
• Form comprehensive project teams using Origis Tier 1 consultants to conduct early-stage risk analysis and execute development stage permitting
• Deploy experience with lead managing or assisting in PPA negotiations and manage customer relations during development
• Organize and share development documentation with Origis Finance and Construction teams to assure project success and profitability
• Manage vendors and project budgets through SAP system

Qualifications & Experience

• BS and/or BA, MBA preferred
• 5-10 years of increasingly progressive development / origination experience
• Familiarity with development tools and value drivers including knowledge of: solar resource and PV Syst outputs, constrained project layouts, interconnection studies, permit studies and financial model impacts
• Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of solar development
• Experience assembling teams and lead managing project development consultants
• Familiarity and comfort in landowner negotiations
• Experience with interconnection from application through LGIA finalization
• Experience in public presentations and guiding 3^rd party development relations
• Preparation of project critical path analyses and recommendations
• Experience with reviewing and providing inputs for financial models
• Experience and deep understanding of the U.S. utility scale solar and energy storage markets
• Have exceptional communication skills

Expertise/Skills

• Detail-oriented, highly organized
• Strategic thinker
• Creativity in problem solving
• Ability to multi-task and manage tight timelines and budgets
• Effective in managing multiple stakeholders and within cross functional team

Location

• Miami, Austin, or Remote

Travel

This will require 40 - 60% travel