[Hiring] Director, Powered Land Development @Redwood Materials

Role Description

The Director, Powered Land Development is responsible for building Redwood Materials' powered land development function from the ground up:

• Sourcing, evaluating, and advancing sites for Redwood Energy's solar and storage deployments.
• Focusing on site selection, permitting and entitlements, local stakeholder and community engagement, and interconnection and utility queue management.
• Independently screening and diligencing a wide range of prospective sites across target markets.
• Negotiating site control with landowners and land agents.
• Building financial models, tracking tools, and repeatable processes to convert land opportunities into bankable, executable projects.
• Operating with substantial ambiguity and representing Redwood with landowners, counsel, and local officials.
• Building and leading the powered land development function while partnering closely with Engineering, Finance, and Legal.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• Strong judgment and decision-making skills.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and project evaluation.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

• Full-time position.
• Compensation commensurate with experience.