Project Developer, Senior

at ENGIE North America Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

What You Can Expect
As our Senior Project Developer, you will play a vital role in supporting the origination and development of distributed solar and solar + Storage projects for ENGIE Distributed Solar and Storage (DSS) business in ENGIE North America. Your daily tasks will involve facilitating land acquisition, permitting, environmental review, and other critical aspects of solar energy and storage project development, contributing to our company's renewable energy goals and growth strategy. In this position, your strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills will be essential as you manage various tasks simultaneously with a positive and professional demeanor. You will lead development activities across all stages, from early to late, for greenfield sites, origination projects, and acquired projects. Moreover, you will possess a solid understanding of renewable energy market trends and their implications for solar project development. This role offers flexibility in location, with options in either Chicago, IL or Houston, TX, and reports to the Director of Project Development.

Support the team by facilitating strategic meetings with customers, landowners, and local/state/regional stakeholders to keep them informed throughout the development process, including attending community engagement events, conferences, policy/advocacy group meetings and other local events
Direct/Manage both internal and external subject matter experts to complete all land acquisition, environmental, local/state/federal permitting, interconnection, real estate and design activities
Prepare and deliver presentations related to project and policy for solar markets
Support activities related M&A opportunities originated by the DSS Business Development Team

What You'll Bring
You hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Environmental Sciences, or Economics
A minimum of five (5) years' of experience in energy or related field
A minimum of four (4) years' of project development experience, including managing projects at various stages of the development lifecycle
You have experience in distributed and community solar programs
You are conscientious and detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks
You have unimpeachable integrity, consistently prioritizing ethical conduct and acting with a team-first attitude
You are proficient in creative problem-solving, particularly in renewables transactions and project development, adept at resolving challenging commercial disagreements with professionalism and poise

Additional Details
This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy; consisting of with a minimum of two (2) days in the office
Must be available to travel domestically up to 25% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
Must be willing and able to comply with ENGIE's policy with respect to COVID vaccination and testing
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation
Salary Range: $96,100 - $147,600 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.
Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

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