Director of Development East Region

Engineering Design, Technology, Construction and Operation (Includes Interconnection, battery storage, solar, and wind)

As a Director on our East Region Team, you will lead a team of Project Managers who are driving the creation of Scout's U.S.-based wind, solar and battery storage projects through all development phases. With a focus on mid- and late-stage development phases, you will guide the team's identification of, strategic development for, and delivery of the needed real estate, environmental, and permitting functions. You will be responsible for your team's delivery of profitable projects that meet all project milestones.

• Provide guidance on and ensure favorable resolution of complex permitting and tax abatement issues. Collaborate across teams to establish and integrate proven practices for permitting and receiving tax abatement agreements. Work with project leads to shape relevant negotiating strategies.
• Address most issues and concerns raised by more junior staff. Secure resources as needed. Identify and elevate to more senior staff issues that affect the broader business. Ensure implementation of agreed-upon resolution.
• Work with the Development Engineering team to create tools that streamline the Development team's access to interconnection-related information.
• Establish strong relationships with peers on other teams at Scout, establish frameworks for collaboration, and disseminate information about them to relevant team members. Work together with other teams at Scout to achieve collective success.
• Create tools to institutionalize knowledge about federal, regional, and location-specific permitting and tax requirements; support team's ability to meet requirements in priority locations.
• Work closely with internal team and external consultants to improve studies and ensure team is using industry best practices and innovative methods to better understand the risks and opportunities associated with each project and transfer this knowledge to the team. Create and implement strategies based on competitive landscape.
• Provide proactive guidance and troubleshooting for contractor relationships and identify new contractor opportunities for the team.
• Ensure team has access to needed resources to maximize use of mapping tools (e.g., training, SMEs, software). Create systems for sharing best practices across the team and continuously improve the tools being used by the team. Use the outputs of others' mapping activities to inform decision making.
• Create opportunities for the team that leads to project progress through the Tier structure.
• Work with Procurement, Construction and Operations teams to stay informed on changing fundamentals of these areas and keep team informed on this information.
• Create standard guidance for project hand-off from one stage of development to the next project phase, (e.g., Development, Construction, M&A).
• Develop innovative approaches to resolving complex commercial matters in Scout's favor or creating new opportunities based on your synthesis of context from a range of complex market and commercial matters. Create new business models / strategies that advance your project(s) and Scout.
• Participate in strategic planning, troubleshooting, and resolution of conflicts with key landowners, community members, and community leadership needed to advance projects. Identify and implement relevant training and professional development needed for all team members.
• Frequent travel to project sites (potential and in development) to assess opportunities and acquire valuable land rights.
• Develop and implement a process to secure needed reviews and approvals of site and system design at critical points in development.
• Identify and implement portfolio-wide standards for engagement with contractors to create efficiencies while respecting the unique characteristics of individual projects. Decision maker on complicated terms and conditions.
• Direct portfolio-wide activities with a focus on budget management and project profitability. Direct regular reporting of project and portfolio timeline, budgets, and documentation.
• Create and retain a productive and high functioning team of developers with diverse skillsets and a range of abilities while providing leadership and mentorship in all skills necessary for team success.
• Develop, own and execute the project development strategy and tactics appropriate for your team's geography/phase of project development.
• Ensure contract review and administration are consistently managed across your portfolio.
• Develop risk management frameworks and processes to provide frequent opportunities to identify, assess, and mitigate risks and add value to projects, or shelve the project.
• Support the Senior PM/PM and be able to step in on complicated due diligence efforts and responses.
• Cultivate shared best practices across the team to secure necessary land and related planning / use permits. Advise team members in resolving or resolve issues that arise.
• Work with the Development Project Managers and other internal stakeholders on initial project design.
• Embody and model Scout's mission and values in all interactions.
• Deliver on the goals you set annually with your manager.
• Final review and approval of contracts and expenditures through the account payable system.

Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.

Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.

• Experience navigating tax equity, construction lender, and other due diligence processes
• Confidence and ability to address senior management and cross-functional teams on their level, speak their language. Anticipate how your team's goals fit into broader corporate strategy and translate that into a strategic plan that has the support of senior management and your team. Meet all internal administrative requirements.
• Prior experience with or interest in expanding to development of utility-scale solar and/or storage projects
• Leadership of growing teams, demonstrating team member development and achievement of financial and other operational goals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Earth
• Solid knowledge and understanding of key value drivers for renewable power projects
• Strong understanding of the relationships within a project schedule in order to prioritize teams' resource allocation
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college program
• Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow- through capability in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong communication, project management and team-building skills experience working with cross- functional internal and external technical advisors and stakeholders
• 5+ years of wind and/or solar development experience
• Oversee the development and refinement of Development-appropriate tools to assess the financial feasibility of a project at regular intervals. Create strong relationships and processes with the Finance & Accounting teams to create a foundation for straightforward collaboration at appropriate times. Strong skills in working through financial model inputs and identifying flaws.
• Considerable experience leading mid-late stage development projects, including extensive knowledge around real estate, interconnection, permitting, and environmental
• Willing and available to travel as needed as enabled by travel guidance (approximately two trips per month)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a flat organization, successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting

Permitting (local, state, federal) Tax

Target base salary: $205,000-235,000

Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.

Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.

Attractive bonus potential.