This role will identify new best-in-class projects through greenfield and M&A opportunities and will manage the project origination team, which is comprised of the following functions: market intelligence, site identification, and site acquisition, including land entitlement and other real estate matters. Considering market intelligence, resource availability, transmission planning, and power deliverability, the Director, Project Origination will create and design advanced concepts for projects that will be highly marketable in competitive landscapes. This position will manage market intelligence and land acquisition & real estate and will coordinate efforts with the various team members and stakeholders at IOWN, including but not limited to GIS, resource assessment, and transmission planning to develop a pipeline of projects that contain realistic strategies for development success. The Director, Project Origination will also coordinate team efforts to conduct the due diligence necessary to evaluate acquisition opportunities.

Responsibilities

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Coordination and management of all project origination outcomes, including but not limited to market intelligence, site identification, site acquisition, , and origination strategy.

• Lead or participate in technical and commercial due diligence of projects from through all preliminary stages of development phase, for acquisition, or sale.

• Manage all aspects of the day-to-day origination process to ensure proper analysis, considerations, resource allocation, schedules, and budgeting.

• Manage and optimize the project origination team.

• Provide strategy for locating, identifying, and managing greenfield opportunities.

• Oversee negotiations of agreements and contracts with 3rd parties, including but not limited to lease agreements, consulting agreements, contracts with service providers, etc.

• Manage ALTA surveys, understand and evaluate schedule B exceptions.

• Coordinate with transmission planning team on Utility Transmission Planning Process (TPP Strategy Integration) and fold in analysis into origination strategy.

• Coordinate with Development Services on GIS and develop process for using GIS to identify viable sites for projects.

• As part of market intelligence, coordinate on the monitoring of local, state, and federal policies impacting renewables.

• Maximize project value by integrating positive aspects of public policy.

• Foster relationships with local, county, state, and federal permitting agencies.

• Ensure compliance with zoning/planning departments.

• Evaluate and understand technology specific project needs.

• Coordinate efforts with the CDO and CCO to ensure origination goals, budget and strategy are aligned.

Qualifications, Education and Experience

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline or equivalent experience in a related field.

• 10+ of experience in project origination, land acquisition, strategic research, analysis and planning, business development, or a related field within the energy industry.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.

• A deep understanding of the energy industry and the regulatory environment is a plus.