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Vice President Development, East

Practice Area
Power Generation
Level of Experience
15+ years
Location
Remote
Job Number
00350

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained to recruit a Vice President of Development, East. The preferred candidate has 15+ years of experience in utility-scale wind or solar power generation development, and 3 years of utility-scale battery storage experience.

  • Create and implement project development strategy in the East.
  • Lead development of utility-scale battery + generation to financial close, coordinating with in-house and external subject matter experts.
  • Work with internal teams to cultivate off-take in region.
  • Work closely with internal and external resources to structure, negotiate and close project transactions.
  • Responsible for managing budgeting and profitability of Eastern projects
  • Coordinate with M&A on due diligence of acquisitions.
  • Manage regulatory and policy experts to track and incorporate policy and power market changes into regional strategy.
  • Participation and implementation of development/business strategy.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience working for IPPs in wind/solar/battery storage
  • 3+ years of battery storage experience
  • Minimum of 1GW of completed projects in various markets in the East
  • 5+ years of leadership experience; hiring, mentoring and coaching.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field
  • MBA preferred not required

About Joe Amara Executive Search

Joe Amara Executive Search is a boutique executive search firm specializing in transmission, power generation and digital infrastructure, with deep networks across IPPs, the capital markets and energy advisory services globally.

Backed by a 100% completion rate and recognition from The Wall Street Journal, we are trusted to build the next generation of power and digital infrastructure leadership teams.

We lead confidential retained searches for C-suite, senior commercial, and niche technical roles across the globe. For more information please visit; joeamara.com

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