Scout Clean Energy

Software Engineer

• Support early-stage development of multiple wind, solar, and battery storage projects
• Assess project viability using analytical tools, market research, and an internal GIS prospecting tool
• Coordinate project viability tracking, timelines, and documentation
• Present project summaries and coordinate with subject matter experts through handoff to regional development teams
• Support site diligence, landowner engagement, lease negotiations, and community engagement
• Gather inputs for project screening and initial financial models
• Provide analytical support for negotiations and lead negotiations for select commercial matters
• Interface with landowners, community members, and community leaders
• Identify landowners, cultivate relationships, and negotiate site control agreements
• Travel to prospective and active project sites to assess opportunities and acquire land rights
• Conduct GIS analysis to identify and diligence opportunities and constraints
• Analyze permitting and tax requirements and identify associated risks and resolutions
• Coordinate studies assessing project viability and conduct competitive analysis
• Support interconnection and early-stage engineering design processes
• Research site and system design alternatives with internal teams
• Coordinate data and documentation management during project handoff
• Analyze information and solicit cross-functional input to inform team strategy
• Deliver annual goals and model Scout’s mission and values

Associate/Senior Associate Project Developer – New Projects

Project Manager

• Lead U.S.-based wind and solar projects through all development phases, with a focus on early- to mid-stage phases
• Establish land control and coordinate interconnection applications
• Facilitate environmental, permitting and transmission reviews
• Deliver high-quality, profitable projects meeting project milestones
• Develop project budgets, schedules and documentation; monitor budget and timeline performance and adjust plans
• Assess project success prospects and advise senior team members on recommended actions
• Identify and vet new project sites using the Fatal Flaw Analysis matrix and Prospector tool
• Manage contractor relationships, SOW adherence, contractor solicitation and negotiations
• Review and approve contracts and expenditures; serve as point of contact with counterparties and ensure compliance
• Coordinate project budget updates and financial model reviews; use economic analyses to guide development
• Lead complex commercial negotiations and mentor junior staff on negotiations
• Facilitate transactions and coordinate information flow between companies
• Engage landowners, community members and community leadership; secure site control agreements and planning/use permit approvals
• Travel frequently to project sites to assess opportunities and acquire land rights
• Orchestrate mapping and GIS tools for complex project issues and perform independent analysis
• Develop and implement permitting and tax strategies, checklists and abatement processes
• Lead permitting and tax abatement processes through stakeholder engagement
• Plan and manage environmental, geotechnical, hydrological, cultural, airspace, resource monitoring, transmission, congestion, public sentiment and title studies
• Ensure compliance with interconnection processes and adjust plans based on timelines and approvals
• Direct information gathering for system and site design and recommend approaches to leadership
• Apply advanced understanding of wind, solar and battery storage construction, operations, processes and technologies
• Collaborate with and influence team members, mentor junior staff and manage internal and external resources
• Serve as the central point of contact for project aspects including interconnection, real estate, construction, engineering and financial modeling
• Manage project handoffs to subsequent phases such as Development, Construction and M&A
• Lead or guide junior staff in strategy analysis and lead projects through Scout’s Tier structure
• Deliver annual goals and model Scout’s mission and values

Renewable Energy Project Manager

Engineer

• Support generator interconnection process schedules, milestones, and study-deposit due dates
• Support submission of interconnection requests and ensure technical and non-technical requirements are met
• Track project budgets, timelines, and documentation with development and finance teams
• Review and administer executed contracts, interact with counterparties, and review invoices through the AP system
• Support commercial negotiations and develop tools to disseminate interconnection costs and assumptions
• Interface with transmission owners, transmission providers, and other entities
• Learn electrical designs for collection systems, project substations, and generation radial lines
• Support review of interconnection, system impact, facilities, and SSR studies
• Provide information to the Development team, monitor timelines, and coordinate adherence
• Assist the New Projects team in identifying viable POIs and manage injection studies with consultants
• Coordinate data and documentation during project handoffs
• Analyze information and solicit input from other teams to inform group strategy
• Deliver annual goals and embody Scout's mission and values

Associate Engineer, Interconnection

Analyst

• Support origination, evaluation, negotiation, and closing of acquisitions of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects
• Evaluate prospective development teams and projects quantitatively and qualitatively
• Support due diligence and valuations for acquisitions and potential sales
• Manage the data room
• Conduct analyses independently and coordinate third-party reviews
• Develop and run financial models
• Own the financial modeling workstream by validating inputs, collaborating across Scout teams, and analyzing results
• Support development and negotiation of term sheets and board materials
• Integrate Scout team feedback into project approaches
• Implement company strategy and initiatives related to wind and solar development
• Mine ISO/RTO queues for potential targets
• Research market changes and identify high-potential opportunities
• Prepare proposals, presentations, and board papers
• Collaborate across the company on organic and strategic acquisition opportunities
• Support deal negotiation of commercial structures, financing, and closing
• Report directly to the Associate Director of M&A

Associate/Senior Associate Project Developer – New Projects

Renewable Energy Project Manager

Associate Engineer, Interconnection

Analyst/Senior Associate – M&A Group