Development Manager Dispatchable Lead
$129,000–$183,200 year
On-site · Denver, Colorado, United States or Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Development Manager for Dispatchable Generation leads generation project development from pre-construction through handover to execution. Champions cross-functional collaboration among project managers, engineers, and subject-matter experts to deliver dispatchable generation projects that meet performance, regulatory, and cost targets. Oversees technical evaluation, due diligence, environmental studies, site-suitability assessments, permitting, constructability reviews, and RFP/RFQ package development, while coordinating with Corporate Development, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and Major Projects groups. Responsibilities include defining project scope, performance parameters, budgets, schedules, and risk analyses; negotiating key contracts (purchase/sale agreements, equipment/services supply, O&M agreements); leading multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring QA/QC, and facilitating timely handover to the project management team for execution. Emphasizes adherence to corporate engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement; maintains stakeholder engagement, supports required regulatory filings and testimony, and tracks progress against cost, schedule, and risk metrics while fostering innovation in dispatchable generation.
Required Qualifications
- BS degree in engineering, business, or related discipline
- 10+ years of power or industrial construction and diversified project management experience
- Experience developing or managing large or multiple construction projects at least $50M in aggregate value
- Ability to travel as required to manage responsibilities across the fleet is required
- Selection criteria may include testing and/or assessment
- References may be required
Desired Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration
- 5+ years experience in dispatchable generation projects
- experience managing large construction projects
- ability to travel across fleet as required
- strong technical due diligence and engineering coordination skills
- contract negotiation experience (purchase and sale agreements, E&Cs, O&M agreements)
- stakeholder engagement and cross-functional team leadership
- regulatory and QA/QC awareness
- budgeting and cost tracking
- RFP/RFQ development and evaluation
- environmental studies and permitting knowledge
- vendor management and cross-department coordination
- BS degree in engineering, business, or related discipline
- ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams
- ability to transition projects to execution phase
- data analysis and technical reporting
- familiarity with CPD, Major Projects Group processes
- succinct communication and presentation skills
- risk assessment and mitigation planning
- strong knowledge of generation project development best practices
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