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Director or Sr. Director, Development
Avantus
Avantus delivers innovative solutions across energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors.
Leading the development of utility-scale solar power generation projects, including project management, economic analysis, and negotiation of key agreements.
14d ago
$174,050 - $233,013
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
San Diego, CA
Hybrid
Company Size
500 Employees
Service Specialisms
Consulting
Engineering
Project Management
Design
Technical Services
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Solar
Energy Storage
Clean Energy
Renewable Energy
Project & Construction Management
Role
What you would be doing
project management
budget management
project control
cash flow approval
project sign-off
stakeholder engagement
Act as trusted collaborator with broader development team for continuous improvement.
Promotes all executive committee discussions / approvals
May manage a team of 0-2 Analysts, Associates or Managers.
Travel to site locations to evaluate sites.
Lead task forces and initiatives.
Manage contractors, vendors, and consultants to maintain project timeline and budget.
Has taken a leadership role in development projects from start to finish, on task forces or other initiatives.
Direct and manage tax abatements, land use agreements, mitigation settlements, interconnection agreements, offtake agreements and various other agreements
Owns project schedule
Work with the finance and optimization departments during financial feasibility analysis, evaluation, and finance.
Engage community, local and state institutions for project support.
Sign-off on project pricing and all inputs
Create control and influence over the costs, terms, and schedules of key project milestones that are heavily dependent on external counterparties, often without strong commercial recourse.
Direct and manage project budgets, objectives, schedules, and deliverables for assigned development projects.
Assist with permitting and environmental compliance throughout the construction and operation of projects.
Approves project cash flow forecast including project spend approvals
Concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations, and risk/benefit tradeoffs, both in written and verbal format, to project teams and to senior management.
What you bring
renewable power
ms excel
real estate
interconnection
project leadership
risk management
Detail-oriented with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
Extensive knowledge of the full-cycle of utility-scale renewable power generation development and marketing.
Extensive knowledge of interconnection, permitting, real estate, state/federal regulation, utility procurement goals, politics, law and other issues that impact development of renewable energy projects in the eastern energy markets.
Highly proficient in MS Excel (advanced proficiency required), Project, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as Google Earth.
Detailed understanding of the interconnection process (study process, contracting, utility requirements, financial obligations, and scope execution by utilities) to both site projects optimally and to advance them through COD.
Ability to independently run a project from start to finish.
Demonstrated ability to translate contracts and financing agreements into concise financial and economic analysis.
Excellent personal organizational and pattern recognition skills.
Independent self-starter who can meet deadlines and deliver quality products with minimal oversight.
Substantial ability to recognize opportunities, identify and evaluate risks in a development context as well as effectively communicate the foregoing.
Ability to communicate and sync cross functionally on a regular basis to minimize project risks.
Ability to independently lead development project initiatives or programs.
Strong understanding of the relationships within a project schedule to prioritize teams’ resource allocation.
Solid understanding of economic drivers for renewable energy projects.
Cash flow approval
Ability to manage a large workload, often providing support to processes managed by colleagues, while prioritizing tasks and effectively juggling competing deadlines.
Highly resourceful and able to design processes for the advancement of project milestones and navigate through key risks where little structure is established.
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