RWE Clean Energy, LLC
Functional area: Corporate Development / Strategy
Remuneration: Exempt
The Associate, Project Development Operations is responsible for managing key aspects of the project development process, especially those related to land agreements with site owners. The Associate ensures the timely and accurate creation, distribution, editing, and final execution of all land and related agreements essential to successfully developing our renewable energy projects. The Associate also helps to manage the project development platform within which all development activity takes place, monitoring and ensuring compliance with the established processes.
Responsibilities:

• 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 the execution of the Agreement, all while ensuring compliance with the established process
• Project Development Contract Management-Support all aspects of project development by managing Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Proposals, and Task Orders with outside parties
• 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 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
• 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
• Coordinate with key Contacts-
  • TITLE
    
    PURPOSE
    
    FREQUENCY
    
    External Land Agents
    
    Issuing and executing Site Control agreements
    
    Daily
    
    Internal Originators and Project Developers
    
    Issuing and executing Site Control agreements, and establishing NDAs, MSAs and Task Orders with vendors
    
    Daily/Weekly
    
    Accounting
    
    Ensure proper invoicing, coding, and processing procedures are followed, liaison between Accounting, Project Development, and external vendors
    
    Daily/Weekly
    
    Utilities
    
    Utility agreements and payments/deposits
    
    Daily/Weekly
    
    Contract Management
    
    Manage all Contracts for Site Control, Master Service Agreements, Task Orders, Invoices & Payments to Outside Parties and Incentive Program Applications and Payments
    
    Daily

Qualifications:

• 4-year college degree

• A minimum of 2 more years of work experience in a similar role(s) managing contracts and agreements
• Experience in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities in a detailed manner
• Familiarity with energy or renewable energy is a plus
• Ability to work within tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage company relationships
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Strong communication skills, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self-starter, with a 'can-do' attitude, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Prove to have an excellent work ethic - a self-starter who sees things through
• Very well organized and extremely detail-oriented
• Ability to manage and prioritize items
• Flexible and adaptable
• Works effectively without close supervision
• Requires effective listening and writing skills such that communication is effective and concise
• Proficiency with Outlook, DocuSign, Excel, and pdf software is mandatory
• Knowledge of Smartsheet or other Management programs a plus

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.
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