Project Development Lead

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Full Time Casselton, ND, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. Geronimo Power is a portfolio company managed by Brookfield Asset Management. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit  or follow the company on Linked In.

The Project Development Lead is responsible for advancing multiple development assets within an assigned region or market by executing on project origination and key strategic milestones. This senior individual contributor role leads cross-functional development efforts across land, permitting, interconnection, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management to deliver preconstruction projects void of fatal flaws and in alignment with Geronimo Power’s return expectations.

This role does not require direct management of staff.

Manage budget, schedules, and advancement of 4-10+ early to mid-stage projects across various technologies (solar, wind, battery energy storage, data center development, gas, etc.), support on approximately 1-2 late-stage projects. Annual development budgets vary depending on technology type with expected annual range approximately $3 million-$10 million.

Lead the company in targeting and evaluating markets to identify greenfield developments, Mergers & Acquisitions, and partnership opportunities in assigned area.

Championing solutions to project risks, management, and comprehensive understanding of how the risks impact development and constructability.

Work with the commercial and finance teams to prepare financial models, evaluate new technologies, and prepare compelling solutions for customers.

Represent Geronimo Power with federal, state and local officials, regulators, utilities, transmission operators, and other stakeholders throughout the project development process, effectively managing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships necessary for projects to thrive.

Manage external consultants, contractors, and/or land agents.

Lead land negotiations for purchase options, lease options, easements, extensions, and related agreements, including execution, while balancing key considerations across the project lifecycle, including operations, financial modeling, and constructability.

Coordinate with the Transmission department to site strategic Points of Interconnection, compile relevant application content, and support the process to ultimately obtain Generator Interconnect Agreements.

Work closely with the Permitting department to manage state, federal, and local permitting efforts, and approval processes for utility-scale electric generation projects.

Advanced ability to interface with the engineering and construction teams to ensure that projects are deliverable, considerate of site characteristics, and on-budget.

Update internal data for reports and project schedules.

Obtain local tax abatements and other agreements as necessary to allow for construction of the projects.

Travel approximately 40% of the time.

Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

5-8+ years of project development experience in renewable energy or a relatable industry (energy, real estate, commercial development, etc. ) w

Demonstrated ability to…