Analyst, Development

ABOUT AVANTUS

Avantus is shaping the future by making reliable, low-cost clean energy a global reality. Our legacy of leadership in next generation solar energy includes developing one of the nation's largest solar clusters and one of the first projects to beat fossil fuel prices back in 2016. Today, we are expanding the boundaries of existing technologies to build one of the largest portfolios of smart power plants with integrated storage, capable of providing millions of people with affordable, zero-emission energy – day and night. Through our relentless pursuit of better, we are decarbonizing our planet at the gigaton level, and bringing the advantages of clean energy to all of us.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized candidate for a Development Analyst position. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound industry knowledge, superior communications and detail-oriented organizational skills. This role reports to the Director, Development.

Seeking a motivated candidate for an Analyst, Development position for utility scale solar development. This position would support the Development department and will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team involved in all stages of project development, from conception through start of construction. Projects may be located across multiple states and will generally have between a 36–48-month development cycle. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound industry and project development knowledge, superior leadership and communication skills, the ability to focus on minute details while still seeing the big picture, detailed organization, a desire to solve complex problems, initiative, results oriented and an excellent ability to work with others across multiple teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Partner with the larger Development team to coordinate efforts and drive projects forward from inception through to construction.

- Assist with MSAs, task orders, invoices, and data management.

- Partner with the legal and permitting teams to process relevant paperwork.

- Collaborate cross functionally to support on tasks as needed.

- Conduct market, land, and regulatory project research.

- Develop and manage project development schedules and budgets.

- Support team in engaging internal and external stakeholder.

- Support team in managing overall development pipeline.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

- Four-year Bachelor's degree

- 1-2+ years' experience required in renewable energy development.

- Proficiency with MS Office Suite (specifically Excel and Power Point), Microsoft Teams

- Demonstrates initiative and excellent work ethic in fast paced environment.

- - Proactive: flexible and able to work cross-functionally with various teams and provide support on various tasks

- Detail oriented, multitasking, experience working with multiple stakeholders and timelines.

- Ability to formulate and recommend decisions with imperfect information.

- Project management, organizational, and analytical problem-solving skills.

- Strong organization, communication skills and attention to detail.

- Must be a strong team player with experience working in teams.

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