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Director, Development

National Renewable Solutions, LLC
Lakeville, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/16/2025

The Director, Development reports to the NRS Senior Vice President of Development and is considered a leadership role within the organization. The NRS team also houses a number of other dedicated departments that support project development efforts, including Real Estate, Legal, Interconnection, Finance Modeling, Off-Take / Origination, M&A Evaluation, Accounting, Resource Assessment, and Engineering. The Director will facilitate collaboration between their team of Project Developers and Managers and other support teams to pursue project development goals and milestones.

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Responsibilities

  • Responsible for concurrent advancement of full utility scale Development portfolio
  • Direct development efforts of Wind / Solar projects across all development pillars bringing portfolio from early to late-stage
  • Responsible for management and maintenance of development budgets and task schedules for development portfolio
  • Manage team of Sr. / Jr.-level Project Developers and cross-functional teams assigned to portfolio wind projects to drive project advancement, providing direction to Project Developer positions, and managing outside contractor deliverables
  • Able to critically prospect, adequately screen, and evaluate viability of new project opportunities
  • Provide guidance and effectively collaborate with Business Development team in off-take / PPA efforts
  • Active participation in M&A negotiation, diligence and project investment activities
  • Ability to effectively present project plans and progress updates to management team and project partners
  • Support SVP in portfolio management and business planning, including but not limited to reporting status of project milestones and progress towards quarterly / annual KPIs
  • Travel required to the Minneapolis office and to projects as needed, approximately 20 – 40%

Qualifications

  • Minimum education : Bachelor’s degree (economics, finance, science or engineering related field preferred)
  • Preferred education : Master’s degree in business administration or related field
  • 10 years of experience, minimum 5 years developing wind energy projects through the entire development cycle from project creation to NTP in U.S. power markets
  • The role will require detailed working knowledge of all development disciplines and success strategies. Key areas of established working experience are :
  • Preliminary project screening and diligence

  • Project economics and financial modeling
  • Knowledge and management of utility-scale / transmission-level interconnections
  • Full life-cycle development planning and execution, including detailed project schedules
  • Skilled at project management, understanding of project design and layouts
  • Development and successful execution of environmental diligence and mitigation strategies
  • Extensive experience with local, state and national permitting
  • The Director, Development has a comprehensive knowledge-base in workflow / project management systems such as Smartsheet (which is ideal) or Microsoft Projects, proficiency in the full Microsoft suite and functional competency of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

    Salary, Benefits and Location

  • Salary dependent on Experience and Qualifications
  • An attractive bonus earning plan
  • 401k with company contribution
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Employer-paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
  • Flex PTO policy
  • This role can be remote or located in our Minnetonka, MN office
  • About the company

    National Renewable Solutions, LLC (‘NRS’) is a renewable energy company founded in 2011 and based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. NRS originates, acquires and develops renewable energy projects throughout the US at various stages, including from greenfield through operations. We have commercialized more than 1GW of operating wind and solar projects, demonstrating a strong track record in a competitive field. Our current active development portfolio comprises more than 5GW of renewable projects.

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