VP, Power Generation Development

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

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement the long-term strategy for Switch's utility-scale power generation and battery energy storage portfolio.

• Oversee the entire development lifecycle for new generation projects, from site assessment to commercial operation.

• Identify, assess, and promote greenfield and brownfield development opportunities within competitive power markets.

• Manage multiple simultaneous development projects, ensuring they align with business goals, timelines, budgets, and acceptable risk levels.

• Direct project planning for gas-fired generation, battery energy storage systems, and other innovative generation technologies.

• Assess technology alternatives based on performance, reliability, emissions, operational characteristics, lifecycle costs, and market competitiveness.

• Create project investment cases, including capital cost estimates, financial models, timelines, and risk assessments to aid executive decision-making.

• Lead the strategy for interconnection, transmission planning, and coordination with utilities.

• Supervise environmental permitting, land use approvals, air quality permits, water resource management, zoning, and other regulatory obligations.

• Negotiate commercial agreements related to land control, fuel supply, transportation, EPC interfaces, equipment procurement, and development services.

• Foster and maintain relationships with utilities, regulators, ISOs/RTOs, EPC firms, OEMs, consultants, landowners, community stakeholders, and strategic clients.

• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Engineering, Construction, Commercial, and Operations teams to create competitive infrastructure solutions.

• Track energy markets, regulatory changes, technology advancements, and customer demand to pinpoint future growth opportunities.

• Present project recommendations, portfolio updates, investment strategies, and business cases to executive leadership and Board-level stakeholders.

• Build, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing project development team while establishing scalable processes, governance, and performance standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Management, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of progressively responsible experience in leading utility-scale power generation or energy infrastructure development.

• Proven track record in developing gas-fired generation projects, including both simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities.

• Experience in developing utility-scale battery energy storage projects.

• Experience guiding projects from initial development through to commercial operation, acquisition, or readiness for construction.

• Strong knowledge of competitive wholesale power markets, interconnection procedures, transmission planning, permitting, and utility regulations.

• Experience in negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing extensive development portfolios.

• In-depth understanding of project economics, capital planning, project finance, and infrastructure risk management.

• Skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing relationships with executive stakeholders, regulators, consultants, contractors, and utilities.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills at the executive level.

🏝️ Benefits

• A Culture of Karma

• Industry Leading Designs

• Career Stability & Growth

• Generous Benefits Package