Manager, Development (West)

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid Spain. With a team of over 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 of renewable energy 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 Summary:

Repsol is seeking a Manager Development to advance utility-scale wind solar and energy storage projects in theWesternU.S. from the project identification stage through start of construction. Candidates can expect to be assigned a more specific geographic focus based on their experience interest and the needs of the company.

The ideal candidate has direct experience with utility-scale onshore wind and solar development including site screening land acquisition permitting resource assessment interconnection coordination and construction-readiness activities. The candidate should be comfortable working independently in rural communities negotiating with landowners and local stakeholders and managing multiple development workstreams with limited supervision. Experience in wind development is strongly preferred.

This role reports to the Western Region Vice Presidentand is part of Repsols WestRegion Development team. This is a hybrid position with the Houston location encouraged but not required. Remote candidates should expect to travel to Houston at least quarterly to maintain connectivity to the broader team in addition to project-related travel.

KEYRESPONSIBILITIES

• Advance one or more priority projects to construction-ready status by:
  • Negotiating all necessary land rights required to construct and operate projects including but not limited to surface leases easements crossing agreements and mineral waivers
  • Securing all necessary local state and federal permits and authorizations required to construct and operate projects
  • Securing local agreements that address tax abatement road use decommissioning community benefits or other local matters
  • Working with the Engineering and Construction teams to progress technology selection project design and engineering
  • Managing the effective transition of the project from the development phase to the construction phase

Represent Repsol in the field and within project communities by:

• Engage with landowners and community stakeholders through one-on-one discussion and community/stakeholder meetings
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with community stakeholders in support of project development
• Create and maintain project control tools such as project budgets schedules land status maps and landowner databases
• Contribute to strategic pipeline growth by identifying new greenfield wind solar and energy storage project opportunities while supporting M&A due diligence as needed
• Perform regional market and competition analysis to support prospecting strategy
• Collaborate with Interconnection Team to submit and manage interconnection requests for projects and oversee progress through the interconnection queue
• Work with Energy Assessment Team to implement resource measurement campaigns
• Support the Origination and Finance Teams in commercial marketing financial analysis and securing project financing
• Ensure all project documentation is organized and maintained to support financing
• Prepare periodic reports to management on project status or other requested information
• Manage project level expenditures and invoice processing
• Other duties as assigned

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Repsol has a strong commitment to professional development and promoting from within. Candidates in this role can expect to be given opportunities to grow and advance their careers beyond their current role for example by:

• Mentoring and managing junior employees through internship and analyst programs
• Attending regional trade association meetings and conferences on behalf of Repsol
• Participating in internal commercial working groups to support project evaluation commercial strategy and development prioritization
• Recommending annual project goals and prioritization of efforts in geographic area of focus to Vice Presidentand Chief Development Officer during periodic budgeting and planning exercises

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be authorized to work for any US employerwithout the need for work visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Demonstrated interest in renewable energy
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong written verbal and presentation skills
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively while maintaining a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to accomplish project goals by effectively collaborating with multi-functional teams
• Ability to be self-motivated and perform effectively with minimal supervision
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time
• For remote candidates ability to travel regularly to the corporate headquarters in Houston

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors Degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of project development experience in the energy industry with a preference for direct renewable energy project development experience
• Candidates with equivalent complex multi-stakeholder project management experience from other industries are encouraged to apply

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