Job Description
Job Description
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 geronimopower.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.
Position Description :
A Sr. Project Lead of Late-Stage Projects has the following essential functions and responsibilities : advancing project development to achieve financial investment through management and mitigation of project risks, management of the project schedule and budget, and stakeholder management which includes internal subject matter experts, external relationships, and consultants. In this role an employee will work on approximately three projects in Geronimo Power late-stage development portfolio and provide limited oversight into numerous early to mid-stage projects. This role is inclusive of the following technologies : solar energy, wind energy, and battery energy storage systems.
Core Responsibilities :
- Lead and champion approximately 3 late-stage development projects to align schedule, budget, management of project risks, and securing financial investment in any given fiscal year.
- Manage >
$500 million in investment budgets for approximately 3 late-stage projects. Capital investment will vary depending on size and type of the project
Appropriately manage, understand, and articulate project risks as it relates to development, design, schedule, project economics, and constructability, offering creative solutions to mitigate risks.Work collaboratively and closely with project finance teams to ensure accuracy in the project’s investment budget, historical development costs, securing any remaining tax abatements available to the project, and forecasting cash flow needed up to financial investment.Lead the engineering, procurement and construction teams to ensure that projects are deliverable, considerate of site characteristics, on-budget, and optimized from an equipment standpoint.Proactively engage and participate with the Transmission department on project specific interconnection calls as it relates to schedule and design.Represent Geronimo Power with federal, state and local officials, regulators, utilities, transmission operators, and other stakeholders as necessary to bring the project to construction. This could include direct management and / or proper delegation to ensure stakeholder relationships are maintained.Proactively review, analyze, and comprehend key information from purchase options, lease options, and easements. Determine if additional agreements, amendments, or extensions are necessary for project viability, and obtain through direct management and / or proper delegation.Manage and leverage external consultants and / or contractors to advance the project to investment.Proficient collaboration and assistance with various internal departments such that project deliverables and gating requirements are met in a timely matter for investment.Successfully negotiate and secure Road Use and Maintenance Agreements through collaboration with external stakeholders and internal team members.Proactively obtain necessary documentation for project financing such as legal memorandums or third-party verification reports.Supervise a portfolio of early to mid-stage project with limited direct involvement.Update internal and external data for reports, run project calls, create presentations, and maintain project schedules.Author written or verbal reports to management including updates on project status and changes to regulations.Travel approximately 30% of the time.Other duties as assigned.Skills of a Project Lead, Project Delivery Include :
Accomplished project management skills and excellent organization.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Demonstrated track record of project ownership.Ability to self-prioritize and plan work effectively.Ability to work independently and park of a team.Relationship management skills including but not limited to conflict resolution, negotiation, relationship building, stakeholder engagement, and emotional intelligence.Innovative in ability to analyze and present solutions to problems.Ability to drive process improvement for projects and departmentally.Demonstrated Leadership.What You Bring to the Role :
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, environmental policy / sciences, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.5-8+ years of project development experience in renewable energy, including project management experience, or a relatable industry (energy, real estate, commercial development, etc.)
Demonstrated knowledge of energy markets is required.Demonstrated ability to deliver on late-stage large scale utility energy development projects is required.Intermediate to advanced understanding of project schedules is required.Prior experience with public speaking or presentations is strongly preferred.Intermediate to advanced understanding of real property interests is preferred.Advanced understanding of project constraints and conceptual engineering design is preferred.Intermediate to advanced understanding of project models and budgets is preferred.Willingness to work with and manage relationships with landowners and other stakeholders is required.Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Teams; Sharepoint; Word; Excel; PowerPoint.)Valid Drivers License.Pay Range for the posted level : Minimum of $145,000-172,000.00
We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including Medical, Dental, 401(k) and disability benefits.
