Associate, Utility-Scale Developer - South Region

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
The Associate, Utility-scale Developer at RWE Clean Energy is responsible for assisting in initiating, developing, and acquiring utility-scale Solar, Wind and Energy Storage projects in the US and Canada. The Development group in the south focuses on ERCOT, SPP and MISO markets. The Development Manager will play a key role in delivering renewable energy projects in alignment with RWE's strategy in North America.
Responsibilities:

• Support project origination and development, e.g. negotiation of site control agreements, site due diligence, securing land use and environmental approvals, and advancing projects through the interconnection process, obtaining project easements, curative title work
• As required, assist more experienced developers working on Storage origination and development projects and complete assigned tasks on schedule and under given instructions
• Support regional Development teams in the creation and maintenance of all project budgets and schedules, and perform analysis of spending and development of accurate forecasts
• Support the internal financial approval process for assigned development projects
• Support risk analyses/assessments and recommend mitigation measures
• Coordinate with internal teams on interconnection, new market evaluation, and power marketing
• Interface with and coordinate inputs from subject matter experts, including engineering, legal, procurement and construction personnel, as needed to ensure the effective execution of assigned solar projects

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business/economics, or energy-related field. An advanced degree is a plus
• Exposure to development or adjacent areas within the power sector (e.g. market analysis, transmission & interconnection, PPA marketing, electrical engineering, environmental analysis, M&A...) is an advantage
• Structured and organized, able to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Strong analytical skills, presentation skills and attention to detail

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we're making all that energy green. This decade alone we're investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 - ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 - with some of the world's largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We're also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
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