Project Developer

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The Turnkey Project Developer is responsible for leading the development of turnkey project opportunities from initial opportunity assessment through project definition, proposal development, and pre-implementation planning. This role coordinates cross-functional activities across commercial, technical, financial, and operational work streams to ensure projects are well-defined, commercially sound, compliant with contractual and regulatory requirements, and aligned with customer expectations.

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and development of turnkey project opportunities.
• Define project scope, deliverables, preliminary timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate with internal teams including sales, engineering, procurement, legal, finance, operations, and service.
• Develop and support technical and commercial proposals, including cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Manage stakeholder communications with customers, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and internal leadership.
• Support design coordination, solution development, and project planning activities prior to implementation.
• Ensure alignment with applicable safety, quality, contractual, regulatory, and company standards during project development.
• Monitor project development milestones and maintain alignment with scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and manage issues and change requests during the development phase.
• Support contract review, negotiation input, and commercial alignment during project development.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, status reports, financial tracking, and development records.
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, process standardization, and best-practice sharing.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, project management, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in project development, pre-construction, engineering, energy solutions, construction, or related environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects during early-stage planning and development.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, scheduling, contracts, procurement, and risk management.
• Knowledge of applicable health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Proficiency in project management tools and standard business software applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience in HVAC, energy services, building systems, industrial infrastructure, or capital project environments.
• Familiarity with design-build or EPC-style project delivery models.
• Experience working with external contractors, vendors, and customer stakeholders in multi-phase projects.

• Project planning and development
• Cross-functional leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Contract and risk management
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Organizational and documentation discipline
• Customer focus and relationship management

• Office-based with regular interaction with internal teams, suppliers, and customer stakeholders as required.
• May require occasional travel depending on project development needs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Well-developed projects aligned to scope, budget, and timeline expectations
• High-quality proposals and development documentation
• Effective risk identification and mitigation during the development phase
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Compliance with safety, quality, and contractual standards

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We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union…