COMPANY OVERVIEW

Hanwha Renewables a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, 174 Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager of Project Development will be responsible for identification, assessment and execution of potential strategic partnerships, acquisitions and investments by the company. This position will also be responsible for managing the real estate, permitting and interconnection aspects of multiple utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage projects in targeted US markets.  The Senior Manager of Project Development will also assist the Structured Finance team in the divestment of assets as well as in any third-party debt or equity financing.  This position reports to the Vice President of Project Development, or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate. This position reports to the Houston, TX office but maintain a hybrid schedule of working out of their home office and the Houston, TX office. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management.  All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 50% of the time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position

• Identify acquisition and greenfield development opportunities for utility- scale solar and battery energy storage projects throughout North America 
• Perform detailed strategic and financial analyses, including company evaluations and financial feasibility studies of potential acquisition opportunities 
• Acquire and maintain information on market, industry, economic, consumer, and competitive conditions and trends 
• Engage in industry groups to identify new market solutions 
• Prepare acquisition/divestiture and other strategic transaction summaries and recommendations for Manage all matters related to real estate from initial site control to issuance of the final title policy. Assist in obtaining initial title commitments, assist real estate division to perform all require title curative to achieve the proforma policy in a form acceptable to the financier   
• Co-Manage title closing and issuance of the closing letter and final title policy with required endorsements with real estate team.
• Co-Manage all changes to the ALTA survey to provide a survey acceptable to the financier and the title company 
• Review and manage all lease agreements as well as any required amendments acceptable to the financing parties, including recoding the memorandums 
• Manage real estate land purchases and any sale lease backs 
• Obtain any needed easements in a form acceptable for financial close 
• Perform any subdivisions and or lot line adjustments needed for land acquisitions 
• Obtain any required crossing agreements such as, driveway, pipeline, transmission and distribution line, canal, DOT, communications, sewer and water, etc. 
• Acquire all permits needed to construct and operate utility scale solar and energy storage projects.  Obtain all local land use approvals from the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), such as Conditional Use Permits, Zoning Authorizations, Zoning Letters, etc. 
• Obtain required State siting and or facilities permits, such as Certificates of Public Necessity (CPCN), Electric Merchant Permits (EMP), Electrical Siting Permits, etc. 
• Hearing preparation and lead face for the project at all Local and State land use hearings 
• Receive all environmental clearances from Local, State, and Federal agencies as applicable, such as CEQA, NEPA, SEQR, etc. 
• Perform historic and cultural resource studies and obtain clearance from the State SHPO as required 
• Manage filings with the Federal Aviation Authority and any other effected airports 
• Evaluate and obtain any required threatened and endangered species initial screening, protocol surveys, and any required State or Federal take authorizations or permits.  This includes consultations per Section 7 of the ESA, Section 10a Take Permits, or any State Take Authorization  
• Manage wetland surveys, filing of Preliminary and/or Approved Wetland Jurisdictional Determinations (PJD/AJD), and applying for and receiving approval of Preconstruction Notices (PCN) for issuance of the required Nationwide Wetland Permits   
• Manage interconnection applications through the process until commercial operation 
• Working knowledge of the ISO/RTO interconnection processes for filing interconnection applications including (CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, and MISO) 
• Make all required security postings and payments in a timely manner 
• Review and solicit comments from consultants and internal team on the feasibility, system impact, and facilities studies  
• Oversee all agreements needed to construct the facilities including Interconnection agreements, engineering and procurement, and construction agreements 
• Manage flow of information between HQC US, project investor, and third-party financing representatives 
• Provide support for HQC US Structured Finance and Legal departments during project sale, debt and equity closings 
• Prepare projects for debt and equity finance or divestment by addressing low and medium finance risk items identified during acquisition process 
• Confirm that project land control documents, easements, right-of-way agreements, etc.  meet minimum finance thresholds 
• Manage all matters related to real estate for the project closing 
• Manage a team developer (Max two)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a business, urban planning, engineering, finance or other related fields 
• 8+ years of renewable energy project development, working on behalf of the owner/developer 
• A proven track record as a lead developer with a “deal sheet of projects” 50MW+ in size 
• Solid understanding of energy markets and renewable energy development in North America  
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders 
• Superior preparation, presentation, time management & interpersonal skills 
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time within North America and internationally 
• Represent the company with the utmost professionalism with internal and external communications 
• A valid driving license and passport 

Compensation: $170,000 to $210,000 salary

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

Hanwha Renewables provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. www.174powerglobal.com.

COMPANY OVERVIEW 

Hanwha Renewables, headquartered in Irvine, California, a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. Hanwha Renewables designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets. Hanwha Renewables offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, Hanwha Renewables minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Permitting Senior Manager will conduct and manage all aspects of environmental compliance and permitting required for energy project development across the U.S. They will also manage permitting staff in the department. This position will be engaged in supporting all aspects of project development including early, mid, and late (construction) stages. This position reports to the Senior Director of Permitting, or another senior management personnel that the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company may designate. This position may be required to travel up to 20% of the time, with travel to headquarters and across North America as project needs dictate. Hanwha Renewables is headquartered in Irvine, California, and the ideal candidate will be within commutable distance to the Irvine office location. However, this position may have the opportunity to work remotely. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management.  All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead junior permitting staff to accomplish company objectives in a comprehensive and efficient manner;
• Support the project development team with implementation of company policies and procedures to ensure timely permitting of development stage projects and permit compliance for construction and operational stage projects;
• Develop and maintain relationships with key decision makers on the local, state and federal levels with the goal of fostering productive and ethical relationships with permitting authorities;
• Understand the permitting requirements for projects from the inception of project pursuit and be able to effectively communicate SOW, budget and schedule to senior management;
• Monitor technological advancements and evolving industry best practices for environmental stewardship in the development and construction of PV, BESS and hydrogen systems and continuously improve internal processes to keep pace;

• Be proactive and understand what environmental studies will be required and when, both from a financing and permit requirement perspective;
• Ensure early- and mid-stage development permits are obtained in an orderly and timely fashion;
• Provide oversight to EPCs to ensure late-stage (construction) ministerial permits are obtained;
• Contract highly qualified consultants with a proven track record to provide environmental and permitting support;
• Provide review of consultant deliverables with an eye to ensuring they meet 174PG standards, are technically accurate, and meet jurisdictional authority requirements;
• Manage preparation of permit applications to agencies, represent Company in hearings and proceedings, and maintain documentation of the process and conditions for all permits;
• Provide weekly summary updates to Senior Director of Permitting of all activities, milestones, potential issues/challenges; and
• Perform all other duties and special requests, as assigned by Management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably with a major in Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy, or another related field;
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in environmental and regulatory compliance, required;
• Direct experience in federal authorizations requiring NEPA compliance, required;
• Direct experience in state authorizations with complex environmental reviews (e.g., CA CEQA, OR EFSC, WA SEPA), required;
• Experience in both western U.S. and eastern U.S. jurisdictions, preferred;
• Minimum of 5+ years experience in utility-scale renewable energy development, required;
• Demonstrated experience in public outreach
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Project, Word, and PowerPoint
• Team player attitude and mentality, required;
• High proficiency in written and oral communication
• Must be able to troubleshoot problems and find solutions, independently and within a team.
• High degree of professionalism and conduct at all times;
• Able to manage a minimum of five or more projects at one time, multi-task, and set priorities
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines;
• Confidence and ability to interact with people at all levels of the organization;
• Microsoft Office Suite (including SharePoint and Teams) proficiency required; and
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.

COMPENSATION: $160,000 - $175,000 salary

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

Hanwha Renewables provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.