Sr. Director, Development – Renewables & Storage
HybridArlington, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Qualify and advance utility-scale solar PV and wind generation projects, including standalone, hybrid, and co-located battery storage configurations. Maintain a robust pipeline by cultivating relationships with landowners, offtake counterparties, utilities, and co-developers to identify new opportunities. Develop and manage project development schedules and budgets while providing executive-level oversight across workstreams including land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, engineering, and contracting. Lead commercial technical negotiations on key agreements such as land leases, PPAs, and EPC contracts. Serve as the primary external representative engaging with customers, regulators, and industry stakeholders to advance the portfolio. Present project status, risk assessments, and investment recommendations to leadership. Handoff fully developed and permitted projects to the construction management team and participate in project financings. Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tools to reduce cycle time and manage risk. Work on a cross-functional team with new product development, origination, commercial, legal, finance, engineering, and outside consultants.
Required Qualifications
- At least 15 (fifteen) years of experience in utility-scale renewable energy and/or energy storage project development
- Minimum of 8 years in a senior leadership or director-level role managing development teams and overseeing multi-project portfolios
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Professional Engineering licensing or ability to obtain
- Demonstrated track record of successfully developing and closing utility-scale solar, wind, and/or BESS projects
- Experience across the full development lifecycle from greenfield origination through NTP and construction commencement
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Strong working knowledge of thermal generation plant systems including fuel handling, combustion, emissions controls (SCR, oxidation catalyst, DLN combustors), cooling water, and auxiliary electrical systems
- Proven leadership experience building and managing high-performing development teams
- Ability to recruit, develop, and retain technical and project management talent in a competitive market
- Exceptional oral and written communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to represent Priority Power at the executive level with customers, utilities, investors, regulators, and industry forums
- Self-starter, very self-reliant and capable of operating with minimum supervision
- Ability to work within a cross-functional team environment for project development and execution
- Ability to manage client expectations within the context of project development and execution
- Ability to effectively address and either manage or participate in the resolution of conflicts with clients or other project stakeholders which may arise throughout the course of project development
- Willingness and ability to travel 25 - 50% on average but more as required by projects
Desired Qualifications
- Preference for electrical, mechanical, chemical or demonstration of sufficient expertise in renewables (solar and wind) and storage (BESS/ESS) systems
- Established relationships across the renewable energy and storage ecosystem, including with utilities, RTOs/ISOs, landowners, equipment OEMs, EPC contractors, co-developers, and financial institutions
- Experience with both front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter dispatchable thermal generation, including peaker and baseload configurations
- Experience utilizing CRM systems, portfolio management tools, and developing KPIs and development metrics to track and report pipeline health and team performance
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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