VP, Grid Scale Storage Development - Americas

Overview

Lead development of utility‑scale and distributed battery storage projects across the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

• permitting
• project development
• financial modeling
• interconnection
• rfps
• regulatory analysis

Tasks

-Manage permitting process with assistance of internal/external teams -Develop front-of-the-meter (FTM) distributed energy storage projects, and utility scale energy storage projects from siting strategy, interconnections to project design and engineering, and support the origination, valuation, trading and optimization organizations to drive revenue growth through building a strong pipeline of energy storage projects across Prologis Americas footprint. -Manage contractual relationships and coordinate with legal, as needed, to assist with contract negotiations and to resolve programmatic needs/requirements -Interface and develop strong working relationships with various regional internal and external partners to ensure the energy team brings value to our real estate business -Responsible for the necessary financial modelling to understand project economics -Use Prologis’ market presence to source candidate assets and land banks; develop a prioritization framework that scores sites on grid value, interconnection viability, customer use cases, and real estate readiness. -Partner closely with Real Estate, Capital Deployment, Leasing, Property Management, and Entitlements teams to identify and control sites within the Prologis portfolio suitable for standalone or hybrid BESS (e.g., land parcels, rooftops, parking/yard areas, and adjacent rights-of-way). -Lead responses to utility RFPs and support origination teams in negotiation of offtake agreements. -Lead a high-performing team that delivers strategic outcomes through collaboration and continuous improvement -Own grid interconnection filings to support development portfolio, and lead acquisition/partnerships for interconnection queue positions through co-developments. Manage interconnection filings in multiple ISOs/RTOs and with distribution utilities across Americas. -Negotiate land leases for storage projects on both Prologis real-state platform and out of platform. -Follow energy storage regulatory frameworks and assess the impact of potential technology and regulatory changes on existing portfolio, contracts and new leads. -Act as internal storage subject matter expert by helping team-members across the broader Prologis energy and real-estate organization as they are exposed to energy storage opportunities

Requirements

• battery storage
• iso
• 10+ years
• bachelor's
• problem solving
• team leadership

What You Bring

-Familiarity with renewable credit programs, renewable project development, power forecasting and scheduling, portfolio management theory, advanced energy storage, or alternative energy resources -10+ years of experience in renewable projects development (preferably battery specific), energy markets, energy trading, power contract negotiations, energy regulations, or renewable energy generation and battery storage technologies -Able to travel up to 25% of the time -Successful history developing renewable generation and/or standalone energy storage projects in competitive markets. Greenfield development experience from siting strategy through commercial operations. -Proven ability to evaluate new energy markets, utility tariffs, policies, power contracts, or evaluating new energy storage opportunities and technologies -Strong understanding of electricity market design, federal and state regulatory rules and incentives around energy storage, tariff structures, renewable energy, and renewable incentives -Experience building relationships and working with industry stakeholders, such as utilities, regional power planning agencies, renewable project developers, project investors, and renewable OEMs -Strong understanding of Independent System Operator (ISO) setup, operations, and BESS participation in wholesale markets. -A history of collaboration, problem solving and communication that drives overall team success -Demonstrated ability to innovate and get creative to develop executable projects -5+ years of experience leading, developing and mentoring a high performing team -Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline like engineering, applied science, economics, or statistics. -Substantial land lease and power purchase contract negotiation experience. -Understanding of the interplay between system design, cost, project economics, financed pricing and ability to run and use financial models for battery storage systems -Proven experience collaborating with real estate owners/operators or REITs on energy infrastructure at active industrial/commercial sites.

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