Renewable Energy Development Manager

~ Founded in Sydney in 1958 by Dutch immigrant and innovator Dick Dusseldorp, Lendlease was born out of a vision to create a company that could successfully combine the disciplines of construction, development and investment. ~

Lendlease is a leading international property and infrastructure group with operations in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Our vision is to create the best places; places that inspire and enrich the lives of people around the world.

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Lendlease has approximately 12,350 employees internationally. Our regional head offices are located in New York, Singapore and London.

Our core capabilities are reflected in our operating segments of Development, Construction and Investments. The combination of these three segments provides us with a sustainable competitive advantage and allows us to provide innovative integrated solutions for our customers.

Our six global trends guide the implementation of our strategy. Our pillars of value, in conjunction with a strong risk management and governance framework, drive our approach to business and delivery of long term value for our securityholders.

Position Overview

The Renewable Development Manager manages the day-to-day aspects of project development from site prospecting through commencement of construction. Responsible for the monitoring and analyses of regulatory policies that influence the viability of renewable energy, energy storage and transmission project sites in the MISO, PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE power markets. Works within the development team to screen, identify, secure and develop profitable site opportunities to meet RES development goals, as well as provide guidance related to areas having, or likely to have, favorable regulatory climates for project development.

Responsibilities

• The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.
• Manage all aspects of a project’s lifecycle from site identification though financial close, working on multiple projects simultaneously. Technology types will include wind, utility scale (>20MW) solar, and energy storage.
• Identify sites by working with wind and solar resource, energy storage and transmission teams to apply fundamental site criteria (land ownership, resource adequacy, access to existing transmission lines, constructability, etc.) and selecting viable sites for greenfield development.
• Identify land owners within development sites and negotiate site control agreements. As needed, contract and supervise local land agents. Work extensively with rural communities.
• Work closely with internal and external legal counsel and senior members of the development team to draft contract documents and leases.
• Work closely with origination team members to market power from projects.
• Represent the Company in meetings with regulators, landowner groups and project stakeholders.
• Manage consultants and other temporary contractors.
• Participate in environmental and permitting work.
• Participate in transmission/interconnection process.
• Identify business opportunities and helps form relationships with key utilities and other potential clients within a region.
• Work with finance team to assess viability of emerging opportunities.
• Work with internal engineering and construction teams to identify construction/engineering constraints, prepare construction cost estimates, and hand-off project for construction.
• Ensure safety requirements are met.
• Work professionally with clients, vendors, employees, managers and supervisors.
• Stay current with professional and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Business/Management, Finance, Engineering, Natural Resources, or other relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in; project development, project management, civil or electrical engineering, construction management, energy policy or regulatory programs, energy related community or non-
• profit groups, electric utilities, energy project finance, or real estate/ land acquisition or equivalent industry or academic experience.
• Intermediate skills in successfully managing the full-spectrum of core responsibilities independently or with limited over-sight.
• Proven abilities in working independently or with limited oversight.
• Intermediate skills in managing client interactions, delivering on time cost effective projects, and minimizing travel and other costs.
• Ability to travel, mostly to rural communities.
• Advanced skills in MSOffice and Outlook, intermediate skills in Google Earth. Experience using ArcGIS or XMap preferred but not required.

~ All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Lendlease is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. ~