Senior Project Developer

Company: ENGIE North America Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 14, 2025

Job Description:

What You Can Expect

The Project Developer, Senior will lead the development activities for all ENGIE distributed solar and storage projects, guiding them from site control to Notice to Proceed (NTP) for greenfield sites, origination projects, and M&A initiatives throughout the United States. Key responsibilities include land acquisition, permitting, environmental reviews, and other facets of solar energy and storage project development to help achieve the company's renewable energy goals and growth strategy in North America. You should possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a positive and professional demeanor.



Everyday you will direct and manage both internal and external subject matter experts to ensure the successful completion of land acquisition, environmental assessments, local/state/federal permitting, interconnection, real estate, and design activities. Additionally, you will assist in activities related to M&A opportunities initiated by the team.

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• Facilitate strategic meetings with customers, landowners, and local/state/regional stakeholders to keep them informed throughout the development process. This includes attending community engagement events, conferences, and policy advocacy meetings
  
• Prepare and deliver presentations on project updates and solar market policies to customers, landowners, potential off-takers, government officials, and corporate supporters.
  
• Help create new tools and trackers to monitor development progress and manage data effectively.
  
• Mentor junior members of the Project Development team, assigning tasks as appropriate and providing assistance as needed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  What You'll Bring
  
  
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    A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, Engineering, or related fields
    
    
  • A minimum of five (5) years of general work experience, of which three (3) years of project development experience
    
  • Comfortable handling challenging commercial disagreements, maintaining professionalism with both internal and external stakeholders
    
  • Motivated individual who can work independently within a large, matrixed organization while effectively collaborating with various cross-functional teams
    
  • Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Projects, Word, PowerPoint; Salesforce
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Additional Details
    
    
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    • This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
      
    • Must be available to travel domestically 25% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
      
    • Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Compensation
      
      Salary Range: $96,100 - $147,660 USD annually
      
      
      
      This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.
      
      Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.
      
      
      
      ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.
      
      
      
      In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.
      
      
      
      Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location
      
      
      
      At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that's not all - we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.
      
      
      
      
      
      Why ENGIE?
      
      ENGIE North America isn't just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we're leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.
      
      
      
      At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.
      
      
      
      We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
      
      
      
      If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.
      
      
      
      We value internal mobility and will offer sponsorship for this role to internal candidates only.
      
      
      
      The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.
      
      
      

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