Project Development Manager

The Project Development Manager serves as the Development organization's primary project leader for assigned projects and is accountable for project advancement, development strategy implementation, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and achievement of key development milestones. The role is expected to independently manage project priorities while integrating technical, commercial, regulatory, environmental, interconnection, permitting, real estate, and community considerations into actionable development strategies. The Development Manager interfaces regularly with their Director or Associate Director to confirm portfolio priorities, align on resource needs, review material risks, validate project recommendations, and escalate decisions that have broader market, portfolio, financial, reputational, or strategic implications.

This reporting relationship is intended to provide oversight, coaching, and escalation support while preserving the Development Manager’s accountability for assigned project execution.

Willingness to travel 20-30% as needed to assure the project’s completion on time and within budget

About Total Energies

Total Energies is a major energy company, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Over 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 120 countries, Total Energies ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. The US Government is engineering a major transformation of the US economy with ambitious goals to cut GHG emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead assigned utility-scale renewable energy or co-located projects or greenfield campaigns through all phases of development; serve as the primary development lead and integrator of project development work streams across technical, permitting, environmental, commercial, interconnection, real estate, and stakeholder functions; establish and maintain project development strategies, schedules, budgets, and critical path activities; coordinate cross-functional subject matter experts including engineering, GIS, environmental, interconnection, real estate, legal, commercial, and execution teams;
  
  identify project risks, opportunities, and constraints and develop mitigation strategies; align project priorities with company objectives and portfolio strategy; ensure project activities comply with company procedures and governance requirements; coordinate activities required to achieve development milestones and commercial objectives; and prepare recommendations regarding project continuation, acceleration, modification, or termination.
• Manage land acquisition strategy and land agent activities for assigned projects, ensuring land agreements are negotiated in the company’s best interests and support project development, constructability, financing, and commercial objectives. Identify land optimization opportunities, coordinate real estate and title-related work streams, and ensure full compliance with the company’s site control process. Work with internal teams, external counsel, land agents, title companies, and other subject matter experts to address ownership, title curative, encumbrances, access, crossing, and subsurface mineral matters that may affect project viability, schedule, or risk profile
• Coordinate permitting, environmental, and community engagement activities in partnership with internal and external subject matter experts. Ensure these work streams are appropriately scoped, sequenced, budgeted, and incorporated into overall project development strategy, schedules, and risk mitigation plans. Support stakeholder…