Business Developer

Job Title: Business Developer

Department: CCO Development

Reports to: Senior Manager - Regional Organic Growth

Location: In Office, Portland OR

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $94,490.40 - $118,113

Position Description

Avangrid Renewables is seeking a motivated individual to join our Organic Growth team, focusing on the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington). This role is crucial for executing strategies to enhance growth by improving the efficiency of existing infrastructure through wind repowering and creating new opportunities for wind, solar, and storage power stations via greenfield development and innovation.

The ideal candidate will have experience with WECC energy markets, renewable energy project operations and development, and demonstrate strong project management skills in public forums.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the repowering of existing wind projects to increase efficiency and maximize the use of existing infrastructure. This includes establishing 20+ year site control through lease extensions or purchase options, obtaining county/state permits, managing community relations, and overseeing internal stakeholder project management.

• Lead project teams by coordinating multi-disciplinary groups of internal stakeholders, including engineering, operations, permitting, tax, meteorology, land management, and origination.

• Serve as a key point of contact for external project stakeholders, including landowners, local/state officials, and industry groups.

• Manage project budgets, including creating purchase orders for contractors and ensuring timely payments to landowners and contractors.

• Adhere to effective internal controls, including providing project development budgets, schedules, and other reports/presentations as required by senior management.

• Assist in executing strategies and creating new business opportunities in the region.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance, economics, environmental science, public policy, or a directly related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 2+ years of experience in the renewable energy industry in development, operations, asset management, energy marketing, transmission, or a directly related field.

• Based in the Pacific Northwest, with the ability to spend 50% of time at the Portland, OR headquarters.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% or more within the Pacific Northwest.

• Experience or training in contract review/negotiation, project management, and problem/conflict resolution.

• Proficiency in Windows-based business software applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as ArcGIS and Google Earth or similar geographic mapping software.

• Reside within 100 miles of an airport in the specified area.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in wind, solar, or storage energy project development in the Pacific Northwest.

• Experience in battery storage development.

• Familiarity with or willingness to learn agricultural and energy land use practices.

• Familiarity with or willingness to learn title and survey requirements for land leasing or purchasing.

• Familiarity with or willingness to learn Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.

Additional Success Factors

• Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.

• Ability to work in a large matrixed organization with minimal supervision.

• Ability to work effectively in an environment where consensus between diverse work streams is often required before projects can proceed.

• Strong prioritization and multi-tasking skills with the ability maintain attention to detail while operating in a complex, rapidly changing business environment with tight schedules and demanding targets.

• Ability to analyze project risks and proactively identify solutions with a flexible, creative, and solution-focused outlook on problem solving.

• Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations. Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message.

• Willingness to expand knowledge base to incorporate new and emerging energy generation/storage technologies and applications.

• Ability to work efficiently and seamlessly (via computer or other electronic communication means) in a broad and diverse range of surrounding environments.

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