Director, Project Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Identify, evaluate, and implement potential strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and investments.

• Oversee the real estate, permitting, and interconnection elements of various utility-scale photovoltaic solar and energy storage projects in targeted US markets.

• Discover acquisition and greenfield development opportunities across North America.

• Conduct strategic and financial analyses, company evaluations, and financial feasibility assessments.

• Keep track of market, industry, economic, consumer, and competitive conditions and trends.

• Collaborate with industry groups to uncover new market solutions.

• Draft summaries and recommendations for acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.

• Handle real estate issues from initial site control to final title policy, which includes title commitments, curative work, closings, surveys, leases, land purchases, sale-leasebacks, easements, subdivisions, lot line adjustments, and crossing agreements.

• Secure local, state, and federal permits, land-use approvals, environmental clearances, historic and cultural resource clearances, aviation filings, species authorizations, and wetland permits.

• Lead project involvement in local and state land-use hearings.

• Manage interconnection applications from commercial operation, including processes with CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, and MISO.

• Ensure required security postings and payments are made.

• Review comments from consultants and internal teams regarding feasibility, system impact, and facilities studies.

• Oversee necessary agreements for facility construction, including interconnection, engineering and procurement, and construction agreements.

• Manage the information flow between HQC US, project investors, and third-party financing representatives.

• Assist Structured Finance and Legal during project sales and debt and equity closings.

• Prepare projects for financing or divestment by addressing finance-risk items.

• Verify that land-control documents, easements, and rights-of-way meet financing thresholds.

• Supervise project-closing real estate matters.

• Lead a team of up to two developers.

• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned by management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in business, urban planning, engineering, finance, or related fields.

• Over 8 years of experience in renewable energy project development, representing the owner/developer.

• Demonstrated success as a lead developer with a portfolio of projects 50MW or larger.

• Strong understanding of energy markets and renewable energy development in North America.

• Effective communication skills with management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.

• Excellent preparation, presentation, time management, and interpersonal skills.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time within North America and internationally.

• Professional representation of the company in both internal and external communications.

• Valid driver's license and passport.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement savings plan with company match.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.