Project Development Manager

Sand Cherry

Project Development Manager driving energy projects through key milestones and ensuring compliance at Sand Cherry Associates. Requires significant experience in infrastructure and project management with travel to Texas or Colorado.

Posted 5/4/2026contractRemote • Colorado, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and actively drive projects from concept through FID/NTP, including building and maintaining detailed development plans, milestone schedules, and deliverable trackers
Lead and execute feasibility studies, site screening, and early-stage configuration decisions, producing decision-ready analyses and recommendations
Coordinate cross-functional deliverables for internal approvals and external diligence
Develop and submit applications and manage study processes end-to-end
Coordinate and compile technical inputs (e.g., load assumptions, one-lines, protection schemes, or equipment requirements) across internal and external teams
Maintain interconnection trackers, timelines, and risk, escalating issues as needed
Build and manage permitting plans, schedules, and submission packages
Coordinate environmental and regulatory studies, ensuring timely reports and filings
Track and manage permit conditions, approvals, and compliance obligations
Maintain stakeholder logs and communication records for agencies and landowners
Drive land and site control efforts, including managing leases, easements, access agreements, and key dates through execution
Support drafting inputs, negotiation, and execution tracking of third-party agreements
Oversee site due diligence (environmental, geotechnical, survey/title) and consolidate findings into actionable outputs
Build and maintain integrated schedules, budget trackers, risk registers, deliverable trackers, and decision logs
Track budget vs. actual spend, including invoice review and coordination
Produce stage-gate deliverables, investment memos, and executive-ready reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field preferred)
Minimum of 7+ years experience in energy, infrastructure, or large capital project development
Demonstrated experience advancing projects through key milestones including interconnection, permitting, site control, and FID/NTP readiness
Strong understanding of power generation, energy or infrastructure industry
Strong project development lifecycle, including interconnection, permitting, land/site control, and early-stage commercial structuring efforts
Proven ability to drive execution across cross-functional teams and deliver milestones
Experience engaging with utilities, regulators, landowners, and third-party stakeholders
Ability to manage consultants and vendors with scopes, deliverables, and performance
Strong financial and commercial acumen to support investment decisions and evaluate trade-offs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development of executive-ready materials and presentations
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, delivery-focused consulting environment
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliverables
Experience managing external consultants, Owner’s Engineers, or EPC interfaces
Experience supporting large-scale generation, industrial, or infrastructure projects
PMP or similar certification in project management is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do.
At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries.
We recognize our employees for their contributions.
Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace.
Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project developmentfeasibility studiespermittinginterconnectionbudget trackingrisk managementstakeholder managementenvironmental studiestechnical analysiscommercial structuring

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailcross-functional collaborationexecution drivenegotiationanalytical thinkingtime managementleadershipproblem-solving

Certifications

PMP