Director of Markets & Strategy, Clean Energy Development

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Bechtel Enterprises:

Bechtel Enterprises is the project development, investment, and financing arm of Bechtel. We develop projects, lead project M&A activities, and provide project financing services across power, energy, transportation, and other sectors.  We have developed or co-developed over 70 projects ($46 billion in project costs) and have helped arrange over $54 billion in financing for Bechtel projects, including over 18,000MW of power projects across 10 countries.  Bechtel Enterprises is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and has offices in Houston, New York, London, Singapore, and Washington, D.C.

Bechtel’s Clean Energy Business

Bechtel has played a pivotal role in clean energy for decades, delivering more than 100,000MW of nuclear and hydro generation capacity globally, as well as landmark renewable energy projects such as Ivanpah Solar and California Valley Solar Ranch.  Today, the foundation of our clean energy strategy is developing and building “core renewables” projects (solar PV and solar + battery storage), in addition to advancing work in nuclear, hydro and newer technologies (clean hydrogen, carbon capture, long duration storage). 

CleanGen, Inc., Bechtel’s Clean Energy Development Company

To drive Bechtel’s clean energy strategy, in 2020 we formed CleanGen, Inc.  CleanGen is Bechtel’s wholly owned clean energy development platform which is part of Bechtel Enterprises.  CleanGen is currently focused on developing greenfield utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and hybrid projects in the U.S., with medium-term goals to expand internationally.  By combining the development expertise of CleanGen with Bechtel’s EPC capabilities, our mission is to efficiently create (i.e. develop, engineer, construct) high quality new clean energy assets for electricity buyers and owner/operators around the world.

Job Summary:

Joining the Clean Energy Development team as a Director of Markets & Strategy is an opportunity to be an important senior member of a lean but fast-growing team that is working on a strategic and highly visible business venture within a well-funded corporation.  We are looking for a talented and energetic individual to lead the strategy for the US renewable energy markets with an understanding of the current offtake landscape and long-term forecasts of energy prices. The position will also be responsible for strategies to understand and mitigate curtailment and basis risk, as well as utilizing the capacity market in applicable RTOs.  The position will support the offtake strategy for greenfield projects as well as support M&A opportunities.  Activities will include PPA opportunities, partnerships with strategic offtakers, offtake market assessment, and energy market strategy. The position will work closely with our internal project development, project finance, legal, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) teams. #LI-HB1 #LI-Hybrid

This position is a full-time position designated as part-time telework/hybrid per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities:

• Synthesize the CleanGen-wide market strategy and continue to assess/examine based on the evolving power markets.
• Originate and manage strategic relationships with offtakers
• Keep abreast and report out details of PPA transactions as well as develop insight to offtakers in ERCOT, PJM, MISO and SPP markets.
• Directly and/or indirectly manage other development professionals on the CleanGen team
• Share the candidate’s extensive renewables energy market knowledge/experience throughout the CleanGen development team (and broader Bechtel Enterprises organization).

Education and Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in utility-scale solar and/or wind project development and origination. PPAs for thermal generation are a plus
• Experience indirectly or directly managing a team
• Experience interfacing directly with external parties such as offtakers
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organization, networking, time management, and accounting skills
• Willingness to travel as necessary
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in technical/engineering or business/finance related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading project PPA negotiation either on seller- or buyer-side
• Experience with both solar and wind projects (battery storage an additional plus)
• Experience with gas-fired combined cycle projects
• Experience working with project development teams and engineering teams
• Experience in multiple U.S. markets such as ERCOT, MISO, PJM, and SPP
• Master’s Degree or MBA

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