Chief Development Officer - 174 Power Global

RESPONSIBILTIIES

• Lead the development of 174 Power Global's near and long-term market strategy. Support the Company objective of developing, and growing a portfolio of renewable energy generation assets;
• Identify new market opportunities and support the development of the pipelines
• Responsible for overseeing all phases of PV, BESS, and offshore Wind Project development activities in the company's pipeline;
• Supervise detailed strategic and financial analysis, modelling, valuations and financial feasibility studies of potential acquisition opportunities;
• Maintain an overview of the relevant business and competitive environment in energy sector
• Manage internal and external resources (engineering, finance, legal, environmental, etc) to successfully develop candidate projects;
• Manage a leadership team responsible for executing on the business, technical leadership and business development; developing and inspiring those leaders to effectively grow their teams, revenue, external thought leadership and innovation opportunities;
• Lead exploratory discussions with existing or prospective customers to determine market fit, size, and readiness for 174 Power Global's technology solutions;
• Excellent networking skills, with a strong and existing network in Renewables / Power Systems for PV, BESS and/or offshore Wind Energy and a track record of proactive business development and client relationship management. Lead the development and delivery of project proposals for specific customers;
• Educate customers and industry groups on 174 Power Global and its competitive advantages;
• Travel to industrial sites to meet with clients and present at relevant conferences; and
• Become a known and trusted presence in key industries and environmental legislation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in engineering, economics, business, or a related field;
• 15+ years' experience in developing utility scale infrastructure projects in the energy sector, with a minimum of 10 years' experience in renewable project development (PV & BESS), preferably in the offshore wind industry;
• Relevant experience in siting and permitting significant power generation assets;
• Demonstrated analytical skills and commercial savvy;
• Independent work ethic/self-motivation and demonstrated leadership ability ideally in a development role overseeing multiple project/transactions simultaneously;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers including senior leadership;
• Excellent PC (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Google Earth, Adobe, etc.) skills;
• Ability to work in an entrepreneurial organization;
• Intermediate/advance level experience in market assessment, contractual relationships, market development, negotiating commercial agreements;
• Willingness and ability to travel 50%, or more, of the time to fulfill position responsibilities; and
• Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Demonstrated success in siting and permitting utility scale PV, BESS and/or offshore wind generation facilities;
• Knowledge of electric plant operations/ownership, and electric market functions and processes;
• Project finance experience;
• Knowledge of generation interconnection processes in the WECC, CAISO, ERCOT and other markets; and
• Project experience in major energy markets.

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