Director, Powered Land Development

Redwood Materials

. Source, screen, and evaluate prospective sites for Redwood Energy's solar and storage deployments across target markets, including land use, zoning, and site-level fatal-flaw analysis .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in energy project development and real estate acquisition, with a strong focus on site evaluation, permitting processes, and financial modeling. Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and manage complex negotiations for site control and community agreements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Energy Project DevelopmentSite Control NegotiationFinancial ModelingPermitting and Zoning ExpertiseStakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

Site EvaluationEntitlement StrategyValuation ModelingLand AcquisitionProject Economics

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingNegotiationProcess DevelopmentLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Tracking ToolsBudget Management Software

Industry Keywords

Utility-Scale SolarCommunity AgreementsLocal Government EngagementLand Use AnalysisEnvironmental Consulting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Source, screen, and evaluate prospective sites for Redwood Energy's solar and storage deployments across target markets, including land use, zoning, and site-level fatal-flaw analysis
Lead entitlement and permitting strategy, engaging local, county, and state officials, community stakeholders, and land agents to advance project feasibility
Support government affairs and community relations efforts tied to prospective sites
Negotiate and secure site control, including leases, easements, options, and related agreements, with landowners and land agents
Represent Redwood with landowners, brokers, customers, and state and local officials throughout the site-selection process
Lead and negotiate agreements for local economic development, tax, and community agreements
Develop and own financial and valuation models to evaluate site economics, development costs, and project returns
Build and maintain tracking tools for land inventory, pipeline status, budgets, and schedules across active development sites
Manage site-identification tasks against budgets and schedules, coordinating internal and external technical support such as environmental consultants, engineers, and outside legal counsel
Maintain disciplined pipeline tracking and reporting to keep leadership informed of site status, risk, and timeline
Build and lead Redwood Materials' powered land development function while partnering with Engineering, Finance, and Legal

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in real estate development, engineering, business, planning, or a related field
10+ years of experience in energy project development, real estate development, or land acquisition, ideally including utility-scale solar, storage, or data center site development
Demonstrated experience navigating local and county-level permitting, zoning, and entitlement processes
Track record independently sourcing and negotiating site control agreements with landowners and land agents
Working knowledge of financial and valuation modeling to evaluate project economics
Experience engaging and building relationships with local government officials and community stakeholders
Ability to independently build processes and tools for a function with limited existing infrastructure
Ability to travel extensively to support site visits, diligence, and stakeholder engagement across target markets

Benefits

Comp & perks

Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Full-time position