Job Description

Position Overview

As a Senior Associate, Development, you will support the development of utility-scale geothermal, solar, storage, and wind energy projects throughout the west region of the United States

About the Team

Invenergy's Development team is responsible for generating new geothermal, wind and solar opportunities for the company by identifying potential projects and advancing them through the development process. This includes site identification, permitting, resource measurement, establishing interconnection positions and community engagement.

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Responsibilities
• Advance existing geothermal projects by problem solving and managing budgets, schedules, and financial models.
• Advance existing geothermal projects by working with federal, state, and local permitting authorities to secure necessary permits for generation and transmission facilities
• Advance existing geothermal projects by securing additional land rights (leases, easements, other land rights) for the successful operation of the project
• Advance existing solar, wind, and energy storage projects by problem solving and managing budgets, schedules, and financial models.
• Identify development prospects and use critical thinking to conduct initial site reconnaissance
• Secure site control for development prospects, including negotiating leases, easements and other agreements with landowners. Manage ongoing landowner communications.
• Use project management skills to coordinate activities with 3rd Party Consultants for site studies including environmental, topographical, and geotechnical analysis.
• Work with cross-functional groups to conduct site assessments, fatal flaw analyses, and other due diligence.
• Initiate and manage generation interconnection activities; understand power markets and trends
• Develop strategy for attending community meetings and represent Invenergy with customers, landowners, state and local officials, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in obtaining certain local, state and/or federal permits

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree
• 2+ years of work experience in renewable and/or clean energy industry or relevant experience
• Valid drivers license
• Travel as needed, anticipated 25% of the time.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Skills
• Familiarity with energy project development, real estate development, transmission and power project engineering are advantageous
• Relevant experience in land, environment, permitting or development
• Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management and accounting skills
• Strong communication and personal skills
• Ability to write effectively and concisely

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Base Pay

$85,000.00 - $103,000.00 USD Annual
Bonus: 20% - 30%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.

In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.

Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.