Senior Director - Project Development

About This Role

Lead the development of natural gas-fired power generation projects, including greenfield, brownfield conversions, and repowering opportunities. Oversee due diligence, coordinate internal and external teams, and ensure effective execution to meet project goals.

Responsibilities

• Execute development strategy for gas generation assets, including new builds, repowers, and coal to gas conversions
• Accountable for all related aspects of project development for an assigned site, including customer and utility relations, permitting, land acquisition, general stakeholder relations, project schedule
• Work closely with internal and external resources on project transactions
• Responsible for budget and driving profitability of utility-scale projects on assigned sites
• Direct due diligence across permitting, site feasibility, environmental, technical, and community engagement workstreams
• Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants and stakeholders on interconnection, regulatory, engineering, legal, procurement

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive experience in power project development
• Significant experience in natural gas generation projects
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex infrastructure projects ($500MM+)
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, project, process, and budgeting skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (engineering) is preferred but experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable
• 10+ years of progressive experience in power project development, with significant experience in natural gas generation