Project Developer - Arizona

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe. 

At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.

Ameresco seeks a Project Developer to lead the development of a multimillion-dollar utility projects, part of a portfolio in Arizona including thermal plants, hydropower plants, fuel cells, geothermal, solar, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) solutions.  

Responsibilities:

• Identifies, filters, and prioritizes new opportunities to minimize cost and risk to the group; conducts due diligence, analyzes merits and risks of new opportunities, and prepares presentations to support management approval of proposed transactions.
• Support project development and collaborate on tasks including permitting, regulatory compliance, interconnection, technical solutions, pricing, and scheduling.
• Work with Business Development to foster key relationships and develop opportunities.
• Acts as one of the Project Team's representatives to customers, landowners, officials, and vendors, preparing presentations, updates, and key deliverables.
• Coordinates regular project meetings to share updates, address challenges, and align priorities across multidisciplinary teams; fosters accountability and structure in workflows; ensures diverse subject matter experts contribute effectively.
• Assist with project development tasks, including site layout, interconnection, financial modeling and funding, marketing, execution of key contracts, and completion of required development checklists.
• Monitors fundamental market conditions and drivers impacting the main energy markets as related to Federal customers in North America; gathers intelligence and uses it to inform Team strategy.
• Build constructive and efficient business relationships at all levels and stages of the project. Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relations.
• Carry out additional tasks as necessary, and
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible business management experience with emphasis in large project development, project finance, utility regulation, or other related real-estate.

Additional Qualifications:

• MBA or masters degree, Ability to apply broad business perspectives to project development and daily operations. Ability to understand critical technical specifications.  Strong analytical and interpersonal skills. 
• Experience with power plant development and installation is preferred.
• Proven experience with OSHA safety standards, mechanical and electrical systems development, engineering, and project management regulations, practices, and codes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and foster positive business relationships.
• Strong verbal, written, computer, technical communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Project, Procore.
• Scheduling experience using Microsoft Project schedule,  Primavera P-6 preferred.
• US Citizenship & Valid Drivers’ License in good standing, issued by resident state.

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Ameresco challenges the brightest, most talented, and creative individuals in the industry by providing an environment that fosters initiative and achievement. We are proud of our comprehensive and competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans.

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