Job DescriptionYour contribution!This role will be responsible for supporting the development activities of utility-scale solar, wind, and hydro located in the province of Ontario. The successful candidate will be involved in all stages of project development, from early-stage inception or acquisition through bid submission and advanced development to the handover to the construction team.
Your experience, your analytical skills, your ability to effectively work on several projects at the same time within multi-disciplinary project teams across multiple offices and time zones, your organizational and collaborative skills, and your meticulousness will make you the ideal candidate.
Your day-to-day!- Identify, initiate, and pursue new development opportunities (greenfield, early, and mid-stage acquisitions).
- Lead Indigenous partnerships and support on-going relationship building activities.
- Collaborate with development colleagues, internal project specialists and oversee outside consultants to support all aspects of project development, including land acquisition, resource analysis, environmental studies, permitting, outreach, interconnection and transmission, regulatory, legal, engineering and design, and financial modeling.
- Maintain and coordinate relevant development activities and timelines.
- Evaluate, analyze, and make recommendations to management on project viability and economics.
- Manage project expenditures and develop, manage, and maintain project budgets.
- Prepare required documentation to submit projects to senior management for approval.
- Report on project development status to management via oral and written reports and participate in weekly management meetings and calls.
- Manage the handover to the Construction team and support Engineering and Construction teams during the construction process.
- Support the Finance and Legal departments during interaction with third parties (tax equity, construction financing, etc.) in order to ensure transaction terms are favourable.
- Lead and/or assist with the negotiations of commercial agreements with the goal of maximizing value creation.
Your skills, our requirements!- Minimum of 5 to 7 years' experience developing utility-scale wind, hydro and/or solar projects.
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or equivalent.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Experience navigating local government process and structure.
- Ability to discuss complex topics in a simple and concise manner.
- Must understand the technical side and be able to explain to stakeholders.
- Must be very detail oriented, organized and consistent.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver under tight deadlines.
- Experience developing projects within Ontario markets.
- Experience working with Indigenous groups or partners, an asset.
- Experience relating to partnership management and contract negotiations.
- Experience in coordinating studies and project development activities with cross-functional resources, peers, and outside consultants to ensure project is progressing on schedule.
- Knowledge and experience with key project contracts: Power Purchase Agreements, Generator Interconnection Agreements, Turbine and Equipment Supply Agreements, Partnership and Purchase and Sale Agreements, and Operations & Maintenance Agreements is an asset.
- Prior success driving the development processes and procedures (real estate, environmental, permitting, interconnection and transmission, finance and outreach), development timelines, and the stakeholders involved in successful project development.
- Microsoft Office Suite.
- GIS software.
- Bilingualism (French and English, written and spoken) is an asset.
Additional considerations!- The position is based in Ontario (Remote).
- The position requires frequent travel within Ontario and other canadian provinces or in the United States, if needed.
- This position is a P3 level.
Our benefits!- Competitive salary and annual bonus;
- Three weeks vacation to start and paid vacations during the holiday season;
- 100% Innergex-funded medical insurance from day one of employment, including primary care services through dialogue (or telemedicine) for permanent positions;
- Group retirement plans with employer participation;
- 100% Employer-funded Wellness Account.
- Electric vehicle (E-VIP) incentive program;
- Hybrid work model;
- Career development opportunities;
- Offices accessible by public transportation.
This is an existing vacancy.
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