Director of Permitting and Development Execution – East Dynamic Energy

Overview

At Dynamic Energy, we’re on a mission to decarbonize the grid by bringing more distributed renewable energy online across the U.S. We develop, finance, and build large-scale commercial and community solar, energy storage, and EV charging projects for our customers and partners, providing them with the financial guidance, technical expertise, and tenacity to bring these important projects online. We’re a diverse, collaborative team of professionals with decades of combined experience in solar construction and development. Our approach is rooted in providing our customers with reliable financial and policy advice to maximize their investments, built on a reputation for quality, integrity, and performance.

This role is focused on the East Coast, with emphasis on Pennsylvania, and involves managing site development, permitting, and entitlements for a portfolio of distribution-interconnected solar projects. The Director of Permitting and Development Execution – East will collaborate with internal teams to advance projects through environmental and site surveys, permitting, and entitlement processes, ensuring projects meet permitting requirements and stay on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Diligence and Siting : Conduct site analysis, manage data gathering, support preliminary design and engineering for project entitlements, and identify potential fatal flaws to ensure permitting compliance.
• Permitting / Regulatory : Develop and maintain understanding of local, state, and federal permitting requirements (with a focus on Pennsylvania). Manage permitting processes, budget tracking, schedule management, vendor coordination, and risk identification. Work with external consultants and AHJs to secure discretionary permits required for construction.
• Management
• Internal : Coordinate with internal teams to achieve permitting and development milestones; mentor up to two junior staff.
• External : Build and maintain relationships with external consultants and lawyers; support community engagement efforts; collaborate with local officials to promote project benefits; work with regional environmental and permitting partners and legal teams to identify and resolve permitting and environmental challenges.
• Development Execution : Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and milestone tracking; attend internal status meetings and provide regular progress updates to internal and external teams on a weekly basis. Achieve contract milestones within agreed schedule and budget.

Qualifications

Compensation and Benefits

The expected starting pay for this role is $118,000 to $140,000 USD. This range is an estimate and base pay may be above or below the ranges based on location, work experience, certifications, and education. In addition to base pay, Pattern’s compensation program includes a bonus structure for full-time employees of all levels. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits, family care benefits, employee assistance program, paid time off and bonding leave, paid holidays, 401(k) / RRSP with employer contribution, and employee referral bonuses.

Equal Opportunity

Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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