Associate Wind Developer

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US Renewables & Power is currently seeking an Associate Developer to lead project development within the Eastern Wind Development region.

The successful candidate will support project development for wind projects located in NYISO and PJM service areas. Key responsibilities include oversight and coordination of site identification and prospecting land acquisition project permitting site studies interconnection engineering pre-construction and overall due diligence development of budget and scheduling due diligence review of potential project acquisitions and ensuring projects successfully reach construction commencement. The Associate Developer must collaborate closely with lead project developers and SME teams to understand all development activities build project consensus and execute project strategy. Additionally the Associate Developer will manage external stakeholders and internal partners and presents AESs position clearly in both internal and external meetings showing full ownership of outcomes. While the Associate Developer may not directly lead each development activity it is critical that the candidate strives toward a deep understanding of these activities and the interplay between each to guarantee successful project delivery.

This position will reside within US Renewables & Powers project development group and will work in close collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams. The position may be hybrid based but there is a strong preference for this team member to be located near AES New York NY or Louisville CO office.

The role requires the ability to work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and requires travel as needed. The successful candidate will work on a cross-functional team including growth strategy land acquisition permitting real estate external affairs stakeholder relations legal finance engineering interconnection construction external consultants landowners local officials customers and other project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own daytoday landowner relationships across eastern wind development projects particularly in New York.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for landowners responsible for maintaining trust responsiveness and continuity throughout development.
• Lead and execute lease negotiations extensions and amendments in coordination with land legal and project leadership.
• Develop and deliver consistent professional project status updates for landowners and local stakeholders.
• Independently manage landowner communications track commitments and resolve routine issues while escalating higherrisk matters as appropriate.

• Coordinate landowner meetings site visits and outreach efforts representing AES professionally in external engagements.
• Maintain ownership of defined development workstreams with responsibility for advancing tasks from assignment through completion.
• Support development activities including environmental studies surveys permitting coordination real estate diligence and documentation.
• Track and manage development schedules milestones and risks within assigned scopes.
• Coordinate with internal teams including land acquisition permitting real estate interconnection engineering external affairs finance and legal.
• Participate actively in internal and external project meetings contributing to problem solving and execution strategy.
• Support internal reporting pipeline tracking and project documentation with accuracy and accountability.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ideally 2-4 years of project development experience in renewable energy development real estate development infrastructure or a closely related field.
• Bachelors degree preferably in renewable energy urban planning logistics finance business engineering project/construction management or related field.
• Excellent organizational skills attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with experience working directly with landowners external stakeholders or similarly relationshipdriven counterparts.
• Knowledge of renewable energy technologies project development utilities interconnection permitting and real estate.
• Self-starter very self-reliant and capable of operating with minimum supervision.
• Willingness and ability to travel 30% on average but more as required by projects.

Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people customers suppliers contractors and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex sexual orientation gender gender identity and/or expression race national origin ethnicity age religion marital status physical or mental disability pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.

The expected salary for this position at commencement of employment is between $91500 and $109650/year; however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes annual bonus. The benefits offered for this position are: medical dental and vision coverage life insurance 401(k) eligibility and paid time off (including vacation sick leave time and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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