Hanwha Renewables

Senior Director, Project Development – MISO/SPP

Hanwha Renewables

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $240,000 - $280,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Identify acquisition and greenfield development opportunities for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects throughout North America
  • Perform detailed strategic and financial analyses, including company evaluations and financial feasibility studies of potential acquisition opportunities
  • Acquire and maintain information on market, industry, economic, consumer, and competitive conditions and trends
  • Engage in industry groups to identify new market solutions
  • Prepare acquisition/divestiture and other strategic transaction summaries and recommendations for Manage all matters related to real estate from initial site control to issuance of the final title policy
  • Co-Manage title closing and issuance of the closing letter and final title policy with required endorsements with real estate team
  • Co-Manage all changes to the ALTA survey to provide a survey acceptable to the financier and the title company
  • Review and manage all lease agreements as well as any required amendments acceptable to the financing parties, including recoding the memorandums
  • Manage real estate land purchases and any sale lease backs
  • Obtain any needed easements in a form acceptable for financial close
  • Perform any subdivisions and or lot line adjustments needed for land acquisitions
  • Obtain any required crossing agreements such as, driveway, pipeline, transmission and distribution line, canal, DOT, communications, sewer and water, etc.
  • Acquire all permits needed to construct and operate utility scale solar and energy storage projects
  • Obtain all local land use approvals from the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
  • Obtain required State siting and or facilities permits
  • Hearing preparation and lead face for the project at all Local and State land use hearings
  • Receive all environmental clearances from Local, State, and Federal agencies as applicable
  • Perform historic and cultural resource studies and obtain clearance from the State SHPO as required
  • Manage filings with the Federal Aviation Authority and any other affected airports
  • Evaluate and obtain any required threatened and endangered species initial screening, protocol surveys, and any required State or Federal take authorizations or permits
  • Manage wetland surveys, filing of Preliminary and/or Approved Wetland Jurisdictional Determinations (PJD/AJD)
  • Manage interconnection applications through the process until commercial operation
  • Working knowledge of the ISO/RTO interconnection processes for filing interconnection applications including (CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, and MISO)
  • Make all required security postings and payments in a timely manner
  • Review and solicit comments from consultants and internal team on the feasibility, system impact, and facilities studies
  • Oversee all agreements needed to construct the facilities including Interconnection agreements, engineering and procurement, and construction agreements
  • Manage flow of information between HQC US, project investor, and third-party financing representatives
  • Provide support for HQC US Structured Finance and Legal departments during project sale, debt and equity closings
  • Prepare projects for debt and equity finance or divestment by addressing low and medium finance risk items identified during acquisition process
  • Confirm that project land control documents, easements, right-of-way agreements, etc. meet minimum finance thresholds
  • Manage all matters related to real estate for the project closing

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a business, urban planning, engineering, finance or other related fields
  • 10+ years of renewable energy project development, working on behalf of the owner/developer
  • A proven track record as a lead developer with a “deal sheet of projects” 50MW+ in size
  • Solid understanding of energy markets and renewable energy development in North America
  • Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders
  • Superior preparation, presentation, time management & interpersonal skills
  • Willing to travel up to 50% of the time within North America and internationally
  • Represent the company with the utmost professionalism with internal and external communications
  • A valid driving license and passport
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisstrategic analysisreal estate managementland acquisitionpermittinginterconnection applicationsenvironmental clearancelease agreementsproject developmentrenewable energy development
Soft Skills
communicationpresentationtime managementinterpersonal skillsprofessionalismleadershipnegotiationteam collaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degreevalid driving licensepassport