The Project Developer, Senior will lead the development activities for all ENGIE distributed solar and storage projects, guiding them from site control to Notice to Proceed (NTP) for greenfield sites, origination projects, and M&A initiatives throughout the United States. Key responsibilities include land acquisition, permitting, environmental reviews, and other facets of solar energy and storage project development to help achieve the company's renewable energy goals and growth strategy in North America. You should possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a positive and professional demeanor.

Every day you will direct and manage both internal and external subject matter experts to ensure the successful completion of land acquisition, environmental assessments, local/state/federal permitting, interconnection, real estate, and design activities. Additionally, you will assist in activities related to M&A opportunities initiated by the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate strategic meetings with customers, landowners, and local/state/regional stakeholders to keep them informed throughout the development process. This includes attending community engagement events, conferences, and policy advocacy meetings.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on project updates and solar market policies to customers, landowners, potential off-takers, government officials, and corporate supporters.
• Help create new tools and trackers to monitor development progress and manage data effectively.
• Mentor junior members of the Project Development team, assigning tasks as appropriate and providing assistance as needed.

What You’ll Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, Engineering, or related fields.
• A minimum of five (5) years of general work experience, of which three (3) years of project development experience.
• Comfortable handling challenging commercial disagreements, maintaining professionalism with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Motivated individual who can work independently within a large, matrixed organization while effectively collaborating with various cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Projects, Word, PowerPoint; Salesforce.
• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy.
• Must be available to travel domestically 25% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips.
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies.

Compensation

Salary Range: $96,100 – $147,660 USD annually. This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate. Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus/incentive plan.

Benefits

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays, and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full-time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

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