Associate, Project Development Operations

• Develop solutions to challenges and escalate to upper management as appropriate
• Prioritization of activities for the various agreements that are pending at any one time
• Coordinate with key contacts
• Decision Making-

Draft and distribute documents/agreements ensuring compliance with department standards and timelines

Serve as liaison between RWECE Legal and Project Development staff and vendors we are negotiating with

Prioritization of activities for the various agreements that are pending at any one time

Manage the sometimes-competing priorities of internal staff and external vendors/landowners

Develop solutions to challenges and escalate to upper management as appropriate

• Site and Project Acquisition - When Project Origination requests a Site Control Agreement to be issued, select the proper document, populate it based on the variables provided, and distribute it to the proper Parties, while posting it into the development system. Coordinate the extensive interactions with multiple internal and external Parties through to execution of the Agreement, all while ensuring compliance with established process
• Serve as liaison between RWECE Legal and Project Development staff and vendors we are negotiating with
• Project Level Reporting - Ensure that all Agreements-related reporting is updated and accurate on a weekly basis in applicable project development systems
• Manage and maintain the Project Development System, ensuring quality and enforcing departmental processes while innovating ways to continuously improve the system and processes
• Due Diligence Support - Provide support for the review of all projects being acquired and or sold by ensuring all project related agreements have been properly posted to the applicable systems
• Project Development Contract Management - Support all aspects of project development by managing the creation of Purchase Orders, processing of invoices with outside vendors and maintaining the platform that ensures the Project Development team has access to up-to-date invoicing data
• Draft and distribute documents/agreements ensuring compliance with department standards and timelines
• Manage the sometimes-competing priorities of internal staff and external vendors/landowners

• Ability to work within tight deadlines
• Minimum 2 years work experience in similar role(s) managing contracts and agreements
• Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time
• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage company relationships
• Proficiency with Outlook, DocuSign, Excel, and pdf software is mandatory
• Strong communication skills, and ability to meet deadlines
• Motivated self-starter, with a ‘can-do” attitude, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with energy or renewable energy a plus
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Experience in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities in a detailed manner
• Knowledge of Smartsheet or other Management programs a plus
• Works effectively without close supervision
• Ability to manage and prioritize item
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Very well organized and extremely detail oriented
• This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWECE office and field locations
• Requires effective listening and writing skills such that communication is effective and concise

• Flexible and adaptable