Luminant

Operates competitive power generation and trading

Development Manager - Project Development

Real Estate DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of project development experience.
General business knowledge and broad-based knowledge of development processes.
Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to negotiate and persuade others.
Advanced capabilities with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Ability to work with and manage confidential information.
Strong organizational, analytical, project, process, and budgeting skills.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to the required skills.

Responsibilities

Execute project development strategy in the region.
Oversee all aspects of project development for assigned sites, including customer and utility relations, permitting, land acquisition, stakeholder relations, and project schedules.
Cultivate customer relationships in the region and support offtake negotiations in collaboration with the origination team.
Support development of regional growth strategies.
Work with internal and external resources on project transactions.
Manage budgets and drive profitability for utility-scale projects at assigned sites.
Develop and deliver commercial and utility-scale power generation projects through successful close.
Coordinate with Construction and Operations teams to execute efficient handoffs throughout the development lifecycle.
Oversee project development activities through transition to construction, including supporting real estate negotiations, securing land-use, special-use, and environmental permitting approvals, interfacing with local and state officials, and advancing projects through interconnection.
Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants and stakeholders on interconnection, power marketing, engineering, legal, and procurement to support effective project execution.
Manage project schedules and budgets and report to Vistra management.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in development in the West and regulated territories is strongly preferred.

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

Job Summary

This role serves as Development Manager for power generation projects of various technologies - simple and combined cycle gas turbines, utility scale solar, and energy storage projects or other power development projects in the West and regulated power markets. The successful candidate will have lead responsibility for overseeing all project development activities through a transition to construction including supporting real estate negotiations, securing land use, special use and environmental permitting approvals, interfacing with Local and State officials, and overseeing and advancing projects through the interconnection process. Additionally, this role coordinates with internal teams and external consultants and stakeholders on interconnection, power marketing, engineering, legal, procurement, as needed to ensure effective execution of projects. The Development Manager will be responsible for managing schedule and budget and reporting to Vistra management.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

•Execute project development strategy in the region.

•Accountable for all related aspects of project development for an assigned site, including, customer and utility relations, permitting, land acquisition, general stakeholder relations, project schedule, etc.

•Work with origination team to cultivate customer relationships in the region and support offtake negotiations.

•Support development of regional growth strategies.

•Work closely with internal and external resources on project transactions.

•Responsible for budget and driving profitability of utility-scale projects on assigned sites

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements

•5+ years project development experience.Experience in development in the West and regulated territories is strongly preferred

•General business knowledge and acumen, with broad-based knowledge of the development processes

•Strong written and oral communication; proven ability to negotiate and persuade others

•Advanced Microsoft office capabilities (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)

•Ability to work with and manage confidential information

•Strong organizational, analytical, project, process, and budgeting skills

•High school diploma or equivalent

•Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

Key Metrics

•Develop and deliver commercial and utility scale power generation projects to successful close

•Work with internal Construction and Operations teams on executing efficient “hand-offs” throughout the Development lifecycle

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Job Family

Corp Dev & Planning

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, TexasTexas

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About the Company

Luminant

Operates competitive power generation and trading

Luminant is a competitive power generation and energy services company in Texas, with assets spanning mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development operations. It owns and operates about 17,000 MW of generation, including nuclear and coal, and purchases wind power to balance supply while selling electricity in wholesale markets. It differentiates itself by running a large, diversified generation fleet plus mining, trading, and development under Vistra Energy in a Texas-focused market, plus active wind procurement. Its goal is to be a leading competitive energy provider in Texas by owning, operating, and optimizing a broad mix of generation assets and participating in wholesale markets to deliver reliable power.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $1M
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Founded: Not listed

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