Senior Director, Renewable Development

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays if work permits.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Overview
As a Senior Director, Renewable Development, you will manage the development of utility-scale solar, energy storage, and wind energy projects across the SPP market. This position will be in our Denver offices.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and develop a team responsible for advancing development prospects through market assessment, fatal flaw analysis, site reconnaissance, site-control negotiations, coordinated stakeholder engagement and permitting to align projects with long-term company strategy and initiatives.

- Develop and manage interconnection positions and the overall strategy to optimize Invenergy's portfolio in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), including assessing queue risk, timing, and cost; identifying and advancing interconnection opportunities; and prioritizing projects to maximize portfolio value.

- Provide senior-level oversight of the development portfolio, holding project leads accountable for budgets, schedules, risk management, and effective coordination of internal and external technical resources.

- Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple business units and technologies, bringing a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to unique business opportunities.

- Demonstrate strong commercial acumen and the ability to evaluate and navigate power purchase agreement (PPA), development transfer, and build-transfer structures to advance strategic business opportunities.

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree 10+ years' work experience in the renewable and clean energy industry or relevant experience

- Travel as needed, anticipated 25% - 40% of the time with a valid driver’s license.

- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Skills :

- Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and financial modeling skills.

- Strong public speaking and personal skills.

- Ability to synthesize complex, multi-technology development issues into concise written reports and provide clear, timely recommendations and escalations to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s in business or engineering; master’s degree or MBA is a plus.

- Direct experience advancing wind, solar, and energy storage projects in SPP from prospecting through financial close, with a demonstrated ability to lead teams responsible for site characterization, preliminary engineering, interconnection, energy and capacity assessments, site control, ROW and GIS coordination, and project economics.

- Working knowledge of design standards and impacts on wind, solar & storage technology decisions, project development impacts, and project delivery on a regional basis.

Base Pay

$230,000.00 - $280,000.00 USD Annual
Bonus: 25% - 40%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.

In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.

Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.