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NorthStar Clean Energy decarbonizes the economy by providing clean energy and carbon management solutions to utility, municipal, commercial, and industrial customers enabling them to meet their sustainability and business goals. Additionally, we own and operate natural gas assets throughout the United States. To learn more about NorthStar Clean Energy, please visit www.northstarcleanenergy.com .

This position is with NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, and is not a position of employment with Consumers Energy.

The Principal Business Development Manager for NorthStar Clean Energy applies a sophisticated combination of technical, commercial, project and risk management knowledge to complete development activities that enable the construction of renewable energy generation projects (wind, solar and storage) projects, comprising up to $150 million investment or more, within the U.S. and fulfill the Company's growth plans. Manages transmission interconnection studies, agreements and modifications for projects in the queue through development and construction. Builds and maintains positive relationships with business partners, regulators, landowners and other stakeholders to manage successful development. Assembles and manages multi-disciplinary teams of internal and external resources that support evaluation, due diligence, negotiation, contracting, and development of renewable energy assets.

Duties & Responsibilities:

+ Manages and completes, with support from internal and external consultants and contractors, the full spectrum development activities necessary to advance partially developed renewable assets into design and construction and eventually commercial operation while mitigating company risks

+ Assemble and manage internal/external teams that evaluate, acquire land rights, conduct resource assessments, interconnect, siting studies, layouts, preliminary engineering, permit, obtain community acceptance, engineer, finance, construct, operate and maintain renewable energy projects that meet customer needs

+ Evaluate, manage and advance transmission interconnection related activities with the transmission system operator for multiple project assests

+ Builds and maintains positive relationships with business partners, regulators, landowners and other stakeholders to manage successful development. Assembles and manages multi-disciplinary teams of internal and external resources that support evaluation, due diligence, negotiation, contracting, and development of renewable energy assets

+ Develops, maintains, and leverages strategic business relationships and networking opportunities with entities including but not limited to business leaders, professional organizations and government agencies, leading to new referral source relationships and name and service recognition for the business. Tracks and reports on progress toward successful contract execution and/or completion of development activities

+ Coordinates with the Finance Department on preparation of valuation financial models and provides support to the Project Management Department's execution and oversight of construction and to Operations Department's ongoing operations

+ Develop services agreements, major equipment purchase agreements, and other consulting agreements. engineer, finance, construct, operate and maintain renewable energy projects that meet customer needs and mitigates company risks

+ Successful application of renewable energy generation technology, development (siting, interconnection, resource assessment, land rights acquisition, studies, permitting, community acceptance, engineering, financing, construction, and operation and maintenance and ongoing performance and compliance

+ Conducts private and public meetings with project stakeholders, landowners and agencies. Conducts due diligence site visits and evaluates prospective assets for acquisition and represents the company at ongoing development meetings to facilitate on time and on budget completion of development and construction of new assets while mitigating company risks

+ Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

+ Ability to lead team(s) dedicated to operation and maintenance of renewable energy projects

+ Knowledge of renewable energy generation technology and practice

+ Ability to analyze customer and development asset opportunities for potential fit with Company's objectives and the customer's needs and prepare business cases, proposals, presentations and close on contracts with customers

+ Ability to formulate and successfully negotiate renewable energy asset purchase agreements

+ Ability to identify customer needs (commercial, industrial, munis and co-ops) for utility-scale renewable energy (wind, solar, and storage) projects and consulting

+ Knowledge of development services, such as siting and development studies, engineering, construction management, and transition into commercial operations

+ Ability to verify inputs and outputs of financial models using external and internal data sources and analysis and identification of key financial model drivers and assumptions

+ Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills and strong business acumen

+ Understanding of transmission system interconnection process and requirements

Position Requirements:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field or business degree with equivalent technical experience required

+ Master's Degree preferred

+ Professional Engineer (PE) (or capable of obtaining a license) preferred

+ Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred

+ 7+ years of overall relevant work experience required

+ Experience in completing from initial siting through development, financing, construction, and operation of new renewable energy or electric generating or similar facilities/assets with experience in business development, strategic planning, exceeding goals and demonstrating revenue growth is a plus

+ Experience in renewable or related energy development experience leading cross-functional teams of merger and acquisition, due diligence, renewable energy development, sales, marketing, finance, risk management, contracting, construction, and/or business development professionals

+ Experience in proposal preparation and writing, customer relationship building, brand marketing, or sales in a product or service business and/or strategic planning, contracting, engineering, construction, asset performance measurement and optimization, and/or energy development

+ Experience in managing transmission interconnection studies and agreements

+ Experience in growing customer relationships, customer satisfaction, and company business and knowledge of business development practices for a consulting business or similar business segment

+ Experience in managing and/or performing development activities necessary to successfully advance early to mid-stage utility-scale renewable energy development assets into design and construction and commercial operation, including representing the project at public meetings/hearings for siting approvals

+ Experience in managing and/or performing resource assessments, development studies, landowner relationships/agreements, transmission/interconnect studies, interconnect agreements, market price evaluations, micro-siting, layouts, preliminary engineering, permitting, public hearings, tax abatements and equipment orders

+ Experience in project development/management within a matrix management organization and building and developing successful teams

+ Experience with utility-scale power plant project development, construction, and execution

+ Experience in negotiating commercial agreements and contract terms and conditions

+ Experience in contracting strategies for company procurement of and delivery of products and services to customers while achieving results and manage and mitigating risks for the company

+ Experience implementing company risk management procedures and proactive mitigation measures

+ Experience with communicating positively with a wide variety of audiences and preparation of press releases, talking points, and other communication tools

+ Experience in direct line supervision of staff is a plus

Work Conditions:

+ Indoor

+ The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and move up to fifty pounds. The recommended maximum weight for employees to lift without the aid of other employees of lifting device is 35lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The noise level on the construction site is often loud. Individual must have the ability to work up to 16 continuous hrs. during emergent work

+ Corporate/home office - 80%, Field visits - 10%, Offsite business travel - 10%

+ Employee is expected to work at Corporate office at least 3 days/week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday), excluding supervisor approved out-of-office duties

Why should you join our team?

At NorthStar Clean Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

+ Competitive compensation packages

+ Medical, Dental and Vision

+ 401k with company match

+ Paid parental leave

+ Up to 13 paid Holidays

+ Paid time off

+ Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at NorthStar Clean Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women’s Advisory Panel (WAP), Women’s in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

_All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin._