Associate, Strategic Development (BESS)

About Our Client

My client are one of the leading Independent Power Producers in N. America, with GWs of Renewable Assets in Operation, GWs of projects under Construction, and GWs of projects in their Development Pipeline - Onshore Wind, Solar, Solar+, Hydrogen, Transmission, Long Duration Storage, etc etc.

Job Description

The Associate, Strategic Development (BESS) - San Francisco will -

• Coordinate and strategize with regional teams to identify and translate market rules and trends into energy storage development opportunities.
• Work closely with the External Affairs, Business Development and Development teams to evaluate and advance policy priorities advantageous for stationary storage (hybrid and stand-alone), including market design changes and interconnection tariffs.
• Coordinate and strategize with Origination team on the development of offtake structures for energy storage projects, including submitting responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs) and supporting customer meetings.
• Coordinate and strategize with Origination, Development and Engineering team to triangulate energy storage offerings with CEG forecasts, customer needs, market requirements, etc.
• Manage and support the development of complex stationary storage projects from initial project proposal and siting, through to permitting, design, interconnection, approval, contracting, financing, and handover to construction.
• Identify, propose, and implement creative or alternative project development approaches that reduce exposure to permitting risks, optimize development schedules or create additional project value.
• Manage due diligence on development-stage project and portfolio acquisitions, including comparison and prioritization of multiple opportunities based on common siting, permitting, interconnection, power-marketing and other project metrics.
• Conduct critical review of project pro forma models for revenue and total project cost.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelors' degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, environmental science, or a related field is required.
• Knowledge of energy policy and customer/market signals that impact or facilitate new development of renewable projects in major markets (CAISO, WECC, ERCOT, MISO, SPP, PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE).
• Battery storage project experience preferred.
• Ability to travel as required (>25%).

If you don't meet 100% of the above qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What's on Offer

For the right Associate, Strategic Development (BESS) - San Francisco, there will be: Competitive Base Salary up to $150k Annual Bonus up to 20% Performance/Project Incentive Bonus Excellent Benefits Ideally hybrid role based in San Fran, but open to 100% remote (Preference on California, Arizona, or Colorado). ContactRussell Sparkes Quote job refJN-052023-6037820