Development Associate – East Team

Company Profile:

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid Spain. With a team of 25000 employees across more than 20 countries we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals nearly 6 GW of installed capacity with a strong presence in Spain the United States Italy and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) plays a key role in this vision with aims to increase generation capacity to more than 4.5 GW in North America by 2029.

We are driven by innovation collaboration and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP) including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing growth and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Description:

Repsol is seeking a Development Associate to join our dynamic team and support the development of utility-scale wind solar and energy storage projects across the PJM MISO and ERCOT markets.

If you are passionate about working in a global inclusive and collaborative team to provide innovative and sustainable solutions for RRNA and the communities we serve we want to hear from you.

This position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support project leads in managing a portfolio of solar wind and storage projects including development schedules budgets risks key milestones and cost forecasts

• Prepare presentations project summaries talking points market analyses approval materials and other internal and external communications that support project development

• Assist with local state and federal permitting and regulatory activities including permit preparation schedule management agency coordination consultant management and public outreach

• Develop and maintain project controls and documentation including schedules budgets land-status information development trackers contracts invoices and project records

• Support land and site-control activities including leases easements crossing agreements title and survey matters landowner coordination and other real estate-related workstreams
• Support negotiation and implementation of local project agreements addressing matters such as tax arrangements road use decommissioning community benefits and other project commitments
• Engage with landowners local officials community stakeholders consultants and other external parties in support of project development

• Support due diligence on project acquisition opportunities and greenfield prospecting efforts

• Coordinate with engineering and construction procurement interconnection environmental legal and finance teams to advance assigned workstreams through construction commissioning and transition to operations
• Take increasing ownership of defined project workstreams as experience and familiarity with RRNAs development processes grow

Qualifications:

• Must be eligible to work for any U.S. employer without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelors degree required masters degree a plus

• Familiarity with federal state and regional permitting environmental land-use or regulatory requirements applicable to energy or infrastructure projects is preferred

• Strong analytical problem-solving and strategic thinking skills with attention to detail and a strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product

• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams prioritize tasks and meet competing deadlines.

• Strong team player with collaborative approach and commitment to achieving shared project and organizational objectives
• Strong written verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders

• Ability to travel as required up to 25%

• 0-4 years of relevant work experience; renewable energy energy infrastructure engineering environmental or related industry is preferred but not required

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran