Sr. Director, Development – Renewables & Storage

Director, Development – Renewables & Storage

The Director, Development – Renewables & Storage will lead the development of projects that will deliver reliable, dispatchable generation capacity to Priority Power's large industrial and commercial customers across market verticals including oil and gas, hyperscale data centers, crypto mining, and other power-intensive industries.

The successful candidate will set the strategic direction for Priority Power's renewables and storage development pipeline, manage a team of project development managers and analysts, and maintain executive-level accountability for project quality, schedule, budget, and risk across the portfolio. This role demands a seasoned developer with deep technical expertise across solar, wind, and energy storage, combined with the leadership acumen to build strong internal teams, cultivate customer and utility relationships, and navigate complex multi-stakeholder development environments.

This position can be based in Priority Power's Arlington, Midland or Houston, Texas office (Hybrid) and will be expected to travel at least 25% of the time to other Priority Power offices, customer meetings, and project site visits.

The successful candidate will work on a cross functional team with new product development, origination, commercial, legal, finance, engineering, construction, and outside consultants, landowners, customers, project stakeholders and utility companies. The role requires project management knowledge and expertise with utility-class electrical infrastructure development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Chief Engineer & Development Officer and other internal stakeholders with renewable energy expertise to qualify and advance utility-scale solar PV and wind generation projects, including standalone, hybrid, and co-located battery storage configurations.
• Maintain a robust pipeline of utility-scale renewable and storage projects, cultivating relationships with landowners, offtake counter parties, utilities, and co-developers to identify and secure new development opportunities.
• Develop and manage project development schedules and budgets.
• Lead project meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage contract obligations in key project documents.
• Provide executive-level oversight and technical guidance across all project development work streams including land acquisition, resource assessment, environmental and land-use permitting, interconnection, engineering, and contracting, ensuring projects advance on schedule and within budget.
• Own the development budget and portfolio-level reporting for renewables and storage, presenting project status, risk assessments, and investment recommendations to the Chief Engineer & Development Officer and executive leadership.
• Lead commercial technical negotiations and provide technical leadership on key project agreements including land leases, interconnection agreements, offtake contracts (PPAs, tolling agreements, behind-the-meter arrangements), and EPC and equipment supply contracts.
• Serve as Priority Power's primary external representative for the renewables and storage portfolio, engaging with customers, utilities, RTOs/ISOs, landowners, regulators, and industry stakeholders to advance projects and build the company's market position.
• Work with internal construction management team on contractor selection process.
• Coordinate with construction management team on securing other permits.
• Handoff projects once fully developed and permitted to construction management team.
• Participate in project financings answering relevant diligence questions and providing required documents.
• Coordinate additional resources or outside consultants/contractors as well as managing and meeting expenses throughout project development.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and best practices across the renewables and storage team, leveraging lessons learned to improve project quality, reduce cycle time, and manage risk.
• Provide strategic input to Business Development and Origination on customer targeting, product structuring, and market positioning for renewables and storage offerings.

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