The Project Development Coordinator position is designed to provide entry-level candidates with the cutting-edge skills and experience required to succeed anywhere in the renewable energy sector. Successful candidates will join a dynamic, fast-paced environment and gain broad experience developing utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects at a leading global renewable energy company. The PD Coordinator will enhance the Company’s internal processes and operations. They will play a vital role in delivering clean energy projects on schedule and under budget through close engagement with the Project Managers of multiple projects at various stages of development. This is a great launching pad for anyone interested in beginning a career in renewable energy!

The Project Coordinator will help build the next generation of clean energy infrastructure through the following main accountabilities:

• Coordinate communication between internal teams including legal, communications, government affairs, corporate services, procurement, accounting, engineering, and others.
• Assist land acquisition efforts by identifying, requesting, organizing, and filing property owner documentation, payments, and legal agreements.
• Proofread, organize, file, and share property-owner agreements, permitting requirements, pricing, marketing, and financing documentation.
• Accurate and efficient data entry via customer management and land management tools.
• Onboard new vendors through internal programs and obtain Service Agreements from the legal department.
• Request and review purchase orders set up with the procurement team; track vendor payments.
• Create and update project maps using GIS mapping software.
• Assist with efforts to secure transmission and interconnection rights, including submitting projects to the interconnection queue.
• Conduct land, market, regulatory, permitting, and related project research.
• Assist with community outreach efforts by organizing and attending community events, wind farm, and solar park tours, landowner dinners, open houses, etc.
• Office support such as welcoming visitors/support organizing visits, coordinating in-office events (parties, all hands, internal team building events), handling supply orders, troubleshooting, cooperation with building management
• Additional duties as required.

Direct reports: None

Travel: up to 25%

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Studies in energy, public policy, business, or marketing are preferred.
• 0 – 1 year of progressively responsible project management experience in energy or a related industry.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software (particularly Teams, Outlook, and OneNote).
• Ability to learn and master new software programs such as SAP, Land Management Systems, Customer Relation Management, and GIS software.

Behavioral requirements:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Solid organizational and time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to work productively with limited supervision
• Familiarity with wind and solar energy
• Exemplary standards of integrity, honor, safety, management, ethics, quality, and productivity

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Driving: A valid driver’s license
• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary