ENGIE North America is committed to reshaping the energy future through the global implementation of a lower carbon energy economy in order to preserve the world’s natural resources. We are looking for talented and driven people who are committed to making this vision a reality.

The Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) Project Developer will play a central role in due diligence activities for M&A opportunities across established and emerging distributed solar and storage US markets. This individual will also provide early-stage development support for customer-sited ground-mount solar and/or battery storage projects.

This position can sit in Houston, TX or Chicago, IL. This position is open to a hybrid scheduled of both in-office and work-from-home days. This position will report to the Project Development Senior Advisor, Distributed Solar and Solar.

What you'll do:

• Conduct M&A opportunity due diligence, primarily of development-phase distributed solar portfolios, through review of development entitlements, such as permits, leases, and interconnection studies
• Manage due diligence activities of internal and external subject matter experts, including scoping, prioritization, and maintaining schedule
• Collaborate with commercial leads on M&A deal structuring and strategy
• Communicate key due diligence findings to teammates and summarize these findings in investment committee approval presentations and documents
• Understand various offtake structures, most importantly community solar and other programmatic offtake within established and emerging markets
• Direct and collaborate with co-development partners on activities such as land acquisition, PILOT negotiations, and permit applications
• Conduct post-closing handoffs of acquired projects to the project development and construction teams
• Support customer-sited ground-mount projects by performing desktop site suitability assessments, creating development budgets, and advising on development execution

What you’ll bring:

• A minimum of a four (4) year degree from an accredited college or university with a focus in Project Management, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Energy Systems/Policy preferred
• A minimum of two (2) years of project development experience in solar (either distributed or utility-scale); battery energy storage experience a plus

• Direct experience with solar and/or battery storage project development, including real estate, zoning and environmental permitting, interconnection, and offtake
• Conscientious, detail oriented, and highly organized
• Values inclusivity and diversity within a tight-knit team dynamic
• Ability to review large amounts of information and communicate key takeaways
• Ability to manage a project team across multiple disciplines (e.g., engineers, attorneys, and environmental consultants)
• Willingness to challenge assumptions, receive and provide constructive criticism, and drive towards creative solutions
• Ability to work proactively beyond immediate next steps on a given task or project
• Results-oriented and motivated professional with the ability to work independently within a large matrixed organization while effectively interfacing with the various cross-functional employee groups
• Ability to thrive in quickly changing environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Superior verbal and written communication skills and high level of attention to detail with the ability to present to a wide range of audiences, including ENGIE leadership, third party developers, and potential customers
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Earth Pro; Salesforce/CRM tools a plus

Working Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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 more renewable, more efficient, and more accessible to everyone.

Unite with us in leading the transformation of the world of energy! ENGIE is looking for talented and motivated individuals to create the future of energy and customer solutions. Join a rewarding and flexible work environment that encourages innovation and creativity to help customers meet their energy challenges today and in the future. Are you up for the challenge?

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. So ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is also an affirmative action employer. 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 employment decisions at ENGIE are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. ENGIE is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity, or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union, or domestic partnership status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (referred to as “protected characteristics”) as defined by applicable federal, state or local law in the locations where we operate.

• Salary Range: $69,275-176,670 USD annually
• Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors
• In addition to salary, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan
• At ENGIE we understand that benefits matter, we offer competitive benefit options including medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a company match
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ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.

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