Project Development Coordinator - Central (Hybrid Work Schedule)
Portland, OR 
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Description

The Project Development Coordinator position is designed to provide entry-level candidates with the cutting-edge skills and experience required to succeed anywhere in the renewable energy sector. Successful candidates will join a dynamic, fast-paced environment and gain broad experience developing utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects at a leading global renewable energy company. The PD Coordinator will enhance the Company's internal processes and operations. They will play a vital role in delivering clean energy projects on schedule and under budget through close engagement with the Project Managers of multiple projects at various stages of development. This is a great launching pad for anyone interested in beginning a career in renewable energy!

The Project Coordinator will help build the next generation of clean energy infrastructure through the following main accountabilities:

  • Coordinate communication between internal teams including legal, communications, government affairs, corporate services, procurement, accounting, engineering, and others.
  • Assist land acquisition efforts by identifying, requesting, organizing, and filing property owner documentation, payments, and legal agreements.
  • Proofread, organize, file, and share property-owner agreements, permitting requirements, pricing, marketing, and financing documentation.
  • Accurate and efficient data entry via customer management and land management tools.
  • Onboard new vendors through internal programs and obtain Service Agreements from the legal department.
  • Request and review purchase orders set up with the procurement team; track vendor payments.
  • Create and update project maps using GIS mapping software.
  • Assist with efforts to secure transmission and interconnection rights, including submitting projects to the interconnection queue.
  • Conduct land, market, regulatory, permitting, and related project research.
  • Assist with community outreach efforts by organizing and attending community events, wind farm, and solar park tours, landowner dinners, open houses, etc.
  • Office support such as welcoming visitors/support organizing visits, coordinating in-office events (parties, all hands, internal team building events), handling supply orders, troubleshooting, cooperation with building management
  • Additional duties as required.

Direct reports: None

Travel: up to 25%

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
    • Studies in energy, public policy, business, or marketing are preferred.
  • 0 - 1 year of progressively responsible project management experience in energy or a related industry.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software (particularly Teams, Outlook, and OneNote).
  • Ability to learn and master new software programs such as SAP, Land Management Systems, Customer Relation Management, and GIS software.

Behavioral requirements:

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Solid organizational and time-management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
  • Ability to work productively with limited supervision
  • Familiarity with wind and solar energy
  • Exemplary standards of integrity, honor, safety, management, ethics, quality, and productivity

Physical demands & working conditions:

  • Driving: A valid driver's license
  • Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
  • Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
  • Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
  • Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
  • Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary
Qualifications

Education
Bachelors (preferred)

Experience
0 - 1 years of progressively responsible project management experience in energy or a related industry (required)


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

 

Job Summary
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Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
0 to 1 year
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