MIDWEST Vice President, Project Development (Geothermal)

Description

This role sits in our Business Development Division, the Vice President of Project Development focuses on leading and overseeing complex geothermal development projects from early-stage through full project contract execution. The position requires a unique combination of business development, stakeholder management, technical engineering knowledge, regulatory expertise, and financial acumen to successfully navigate the multifaceted challenges of geothermal project development. The role involves direct client engagement, cross-functional team leadership, strategic analysis, and comprehensive project oversight throughout the development process. The ideal candidate for this role will be a self-starter who demonstrates resourcefulness, analytical discernment, exemplary leadership, and a relentless drive to push projects forward in a competitive business landscape.

(Management may amend or assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time)

• Participate in Senior leadership discussions and decision-making in relation to organization-level business priorities and their geothermal project pipeline more specifically.
• Conduct business development activities including review of proposals, technical presentations, and other materials; as well as relationship building.
• Articulate Brightcore’s value proposition in a compelling manner, build rapport, and develop and implement sales strategies to steer clients’ and stakeholders’ decision-making.
• Develop and/or oversee the execution of comprehensive and tailored communication strategies for complex geothermal projects, including client presentations and stakeholder engagement with corporate, institutional and other entities.
• Synthesize information from geological maps, feasibility reports, and engineering analyses to make informed development decisions.
• Work directly with end-user clients and project beneficiaries to actively build and/or strengthen direct relationships, understand user needs, as well as anticipate and address their concerns by proposing thoughtful mitigation strategies to ensure successful implementation.
• Utilize understanding of complex geothermal technical information and project considerations to provide actionable guidance for internal teams, clients, and key stakeholders.
• Provide insights into strategies for managing their geothermal project pipeline to meet or exceed sales and/or revenue targets.
• Coordinate across internal and external teams to meet project timelines, while maintaining clear and professional communication with the client and key stakeholders throughout.
• Oversee multidisciplinary project teams and advise on multiple geothermal projects in varying development stages, adhere to budgets, schedules, and performance standards.
• Maintain continuous relationships with end-users and stakeholders to gain confidence as ‘Go-To’ Supplier and to stay updated on their near-term and long-term portfolio and/or business direction.
• Clearly communicate the project development process from the start and at various milestones, such that the client and stakeholders clearly understand the process and is aligned with the team on expectations from all parties for a successful project.
• Identify opportunities for leveraging stakeholder interactions to foster strategic partnerships to bring new pipeline projects.
• Proactively engage with project beneficiaries and stakeholders to gauge feedback on project development and execution for further analysis and discussion with Senior Leadership.

Requirements

• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders, technical disciplines and regulatory requirements.
• Understand and articulate project financials to clients inclusive of capital and operating expenses.
• Experience with managing client-facing projects to a schedule.
• Background in or experience working with renewable energy project development, real estate development, MEP engineering, environmental engineering, construction project management, architecture, or a comparable field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, both internal and external.
• Proficiency with project management software, CRM and communication platforms for performance tracking, transparent information sharing and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation abilities to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The candidate must be comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving industry with changing regulations and emerging technologies.
• The ideal candidate is resourceful, takes initiative, demonstrates a strong sense of ownership over tasks, and must be able to work independently and creatively in a fast-paced and fluid environment.
• Understand, and act on various technical documents including but not limited to utility incentive programs, federal, state, and local grant programs, and various relevant regulations.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills with experience in stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage a pipeline of projects to meet or exceed sales and/or revenue targets.
• Travel required up to 25% within the Midwest.
• The successful candidate is a strategic and forward-looking thinker with the ability to step back from day-to-day to see the bigger picture.
• The candidate is open-minded to experiment with new ways of working and business models.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting technical, engineering, financial, and/or regulatory documents, including but not limited to drilling reports, cost estimates, thermal conductivity reports, site plans and specification packages, and grants.
• Must be located in CO, MI, IL, MN.
• Demonstrated expertise in navigating complex approval processes.
• Proven experience in a leadership role involving active and direct engagement with Senior or Executive Leadership or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 10-15 years of professional experience in any combination of supervisory, sales, project management, project implementation, or similar experience.

Benefits

Expected Hours Of Work

• Remote/Office setting.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance