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As a Senior Associate Project Developer at Scout, you will support the New Projects Team in the early-stage development of multiple wind, solar and battery storage projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include the following:

Project Management

• Support the assessment of projects' viability using analytical tools and market research, including leveraging an internal GIS prospecting tool.
• Coordinate the development of and tracking project viability, timelines, and documentation. Present summaries to project team members and coordinate with subject matter experts to advance the project to the point of hand-off to our West and East Region Development teams.
• Support in-the-field activities including site diligence, landowner engagement and lease negotiations, and community engagement.

Finance and Commercial Matters

• Help obtain the inputs for the project screening and initial financial models from subject matter experts and review with the project team. Start to learn the ability to identify fatal flaws.
• Initiate and deliver analytical support for negotiations. Lead negotiations for select commercial matters. Develop tools to handle a range of negotiating situations.

Stakeholder Relationships and Real Estate

• Interface with landowners, community members, and community leaders to drive project and collective success.
• Provide analytical and field support to identify landowners, cultivate fruitful relationships, and negotiate site control agreements.
• Frequent travel to prospective and active project sites to assess opportunities and acquire valuable land rights.

GIS

• Conduct extensive GIS based analysis to identify and diligence potential opportunities and constraints for wind, solar and battery storage projects.

Permitting (local, state, federal) and Taxes

• Analyze location-specific permitting and tax requirements to assess whether the project is feasible. Understand and identify risks associated with specific tax and permitting processes and suggest resolutions to obstacles.
• Coordinate the studies required to assess project viability. Build out a competitive analysis and understand how other competitors can impact projects.

Engineering Design, Technology, and Construction

• Provide information to the Engineering team to support the interconnection and early-stage design process; monitor timelines and coordinate adherence.
• Gather information about site and system design alternatives by collaborating with other internal teams and conducting independent research as needed.
• Foundational understanding of the construction and operation of wind, solar and/or battery storage and different processes and technologies utilized

Internal (Teamwork)

• Leverage relationships with peers and more senior team members in other groups to drive project and collective success.
• Receive and provide productive feedback effectively and demonstrate ability to make changes based on feedback
• Identify and elevate potential issues or concerns to the appropriate more senior staff. Address an increasing range of issues independently.
• Identify and address gaps in knowledge needed to address core business issues and commonly encountered issues and concerns. Ensure your work has zero errors prior to sharing with team members.
• During project handoff, coordinate data and documentation management between the Development teams and other internal and external parties.

Advance Scout

• Conduct analysis and solicit input needed from other teams to inform your group's strategy.
• Deliver the goals you set annually with your manager.
• Embody and model Scout's mission and values in all interactions.

You will join the New Projects team, reporting directly to a Regional Director of New Projects. You will work in parallel with other project developers who have responsibility for other geographic regions, sharing knowledge and providing support as needed.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college program.
• 1-5+ years of wind, solar, and/or energy storage development experience. (Title to be determined based on years of experience).
• Self-motivator with exceptional communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and to meet deadlines and complete time-sensitive duties.
• Excitement and enthusiasm in learning how to become a Project Developer.
• Salesforce, ArcGIS, Excel, PowerPoint, Word proficiency.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without Sponsorship.
• Willing and available to travel significantly as needed (25%-60%) depending on project needs.

Organizational fit:

• Successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting.
• Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow- through capability in a fast-paced work environment.
• Able to work proactively and productively in a collaborative team environment without direct supervision.
• Ability to maintain information confidentiality and handle with discretion.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship.

Scout’s Values

• Mission-Orientation. High achievers who want to make a difference in this world and contribute to Scout’s stated mission.
• Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.
• Safety. Uncompromising advocates for the health and safety of fellow employees, contractors, customers, and community members.
• Integrity. Ethical professionals who do the right thing even when it is difficult.
• Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.
• Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.

Invitation to Women and U.S. Underrepresented Groups

We encourage applications from all demographics and especially those that are traditionally underrepresented in the energy industry. Consistent with our core values, Scout celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a range of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Invitation to Veterans

Scout welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Scout includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Benefits

Target base salary: $80,000-$110,000

Attractive bonus potential.

Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.