Project Development Manager (East)

BayWa r.e. Americas Projects & Services is a developer and operations and services provider for utility-scale renewable energy projects across the Americas. The Project Development Manager will lead a portfolio of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects through development, coordinating internal teams, consultants, landowners, utilities, regulators, and other stakeholders while advancing projects toward financing and construction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and coordinate all development activities including, but not limited to, site acquisition, real estate and title curative, interconnection, regulatory approvals, engineering, land use and environmental permitting, and financial evaluation by partnering with internal teams, external consultants, and local stakeholders
• Foster effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving across multidisciplinary project teams
• Maintain project profit and loss accountability from site acquisition through handoff to the execution team, including preparing and presenting Requests for Investment to company leadership
• Develop and execute project development strategies to achieve critical milestones on schedule and within budget, advancing projects toward financing and construction
• Gather market intelligence and cultivate relationships with local governments, utilities, and other stakeholders to support project development and permitting efforts
• Manage the local permitting process, including pre-application coordination, community engagement, permit application preparation and submission, public hearing presentations, and compliance with permit conditions
• Manage preliminary project valuation modeling in partnership with the Project Finance team to understand project assumptions, financial drivers, and sensitivities
• Identify, assess, and communicate project risks while developing mitigation strategies to maintain project schedules and budgets
• Build and maintain strong relationships with landowners, development partners, authorities having jurisdiction, utilities, and other key project stakeholders
• Review and manage project agreements, including leases, interconnection agreements, and power purchase agreements, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations
• Travel to project sites as needed (approximately 35-50% of the time)
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives

Requirements:

• 3+ years of direct utility-scale renewable energy project development experience, with 4+ years preferred
• 5+ years of professional experience in the renewable energy industry
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and recommendations with limited information in a dynamic environment
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously
• Results-driven with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
• Proficiency with cloud-based project management platforms, GIS applications, document management systems, and Microsoft Office Suite
• The candidate for this position is required to be located in the Eastern United States region, preferably within the PJM or NYISO service territory
• Travel to project sites as needed (approximately 35-50% of the time)
• Bachelor's degree in Energy, Engineering, Real Estate, Business, Environmental Studies, or a related field preferred