Project Developer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for managing the identification, acquisition and permitting of the ASP pipeline for utility-scale solar energy projects in the US.

As a leader of ASP PPA operations, this person will report to the Director of International Business Development and work closely with members of the ASP leadership team to craft the long-term market strategy. This individual must possess the vision and creativity necessary to effectively develop and execute short and long term plans for a company that will scale rapidly over the next five to ten years. Management responsibilities for any number of development activities will include:

• Identifying and securing suitable project locations, cost/feasibility analysis, pricing analysis, contract and concession agreement negotiations, and evaluating bid specs
• Negotiating land leases and easements, managing landowner relationships
• Identifying, managing and securing interconnection agreements
• Securing permits required by local, county, state and federal jurisdictions, and managing community relations
• Assisting with tax, financing, and regulatory related research and negotiations
• Provide regular reporting such as project budgets and development timelines
• Have a thorough understanding of the renewable energy market and its discontinuities in order to identify unique project development opportunities. This may include identifying and supporting M&A activity.
• Provide decisive and mature guidance to management, ensuring that projects under development fit the corporate strategy and are evaluated and pursued at the proper pace. This may include the management of JV partners.
• Work closely with senior leadership team of the company to develop long and short term strategic plans required to properly assess opportunities.
• Gather market intelligence; prioritizing projects and opportunities; constantly enhance and expand relationships with appropriate government, regulatory and legislative officials to further the intelligence-gathering and project-approval process and ensure that all team members are appropriately apprised of activities, the competitive environment, and experiences gained.
• Help in the development and overall implementation of policies and procedures for the company.

Job Qualifications:

• Relevant undergraduate degree (engineering, business, finance); MBA a strong plus.
• 1-5 years direct experience as a project developer in a related field, such as, wind energy, coal, gas power projects, or real-estate development. Preferably in Florida.
• Excellent analytical skills to be able decompose problems clearly and identify viable solutions taking schedule, cost and degree of risk into consideration. Must be proficient with Excel and understand how to utilize a project finance model.
• Technical expertise and/or demonstrated understanding of solar engineering and construction issues to be able to generally assess the technical viability of projects and foresee potential problems with permitting or construction.
• Solid understanding of the permitting and regulatory rules and environment and the ability to manage development risk appropriately.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent diplomacy skills in order to communicate with and influence people at all levels – strong conflict negotiation skills a must.
• Extremely organized work habits with a record of successful delivery of complex projects as an individual and a team leader and have an ability to work on several projects in parallel.
• Familiarity with formal project management methodologies and ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings a plus.
• Demonstrated background as a self-starter and independent worker. Does not need the security/support of a large organization to take action; has demonstrated success in a start-up entrepreneurial environment; enjoys seeing the results of his/her efforts and can accept the visibility of their assumed responsibilities.
• Fluent in French a plus
• Frequent travel (50%) to/ from projects is anticipated as a regular requirement for conducting business. Ability to communicate both verbally in and in written communications with customers, management, and co-workers is important.

Work Environment:

• The position is based out of our Lake Mary, FL headquarters. The job is performed both indoors in a traditional office setting and outdoors traveling to and from project sites, permitting departments and/or customer offices.

Benefits:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive base salary and bonus potential; health, vision, and dental coverage; commute assistance; generous Paid Time Off; equity participation and 401(k).

ASP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse workforce.
Please submit your resume via email or fax: careers@advancedsolarphotonics.com or (407) 333-9143
NO third party resumes are being accepted for this position.