Senior Development Project Manager - Renewable (Multiple Levels, Senior & Principal)

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required:

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary: Supports community engagement efforts in collaboration with other customers and community-facing groups within the company as needed. Oversees development and completion of utility-scale with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW) or greater, renewable energy construction projects from land development through notice-to-proceed (NTP) for construction. Facilitates project management requirements, including scope of work, scheduling, estimating, engineering, and project construction specifications. Ensures project completion by identifying potential projects and advancing them through the development process, engineering design, permitting, pre-construction, and transition to construction. Assists teams to ensure successful project completion—span of control: 0; individual contributor.

Key Accountabilities:

• Supports community engagement efforts to achieve project outcomes, including direct engagement in community meetings
• Leads wind and/or solar projects through development activities in early, mid, and/or late stages of the project
• Facilitates a team of specialists who provide project schedule, cost estimates, and construction engineering specifications for renewable energy projects
• Oversees project expenditures and cost-effective procurement of labor, equipment, and materials; coordinates with authorized company representatives in conducting bid meetings and reviews, supplier selections and evaluations, and determining contracting strategy aligned with labor utilization strategies
• Communicates project status to all stakeholders, including leadership levels, and engages stakeholders in decisions to ensure a clear understanding of direction and expectations
• Identifies potential renewable project development opportunities, including negotiating leases, easements, and other agreements
• Assists the development team in the preparation of marketing and generation of potential renewable development opportunities and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) proposals
• Evaluates conditions and executes solutions to control project risk with leadership
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including documentation and record-keeping requirements
• Assess renewable energy market conditions, trends, and opportunities across multiple political and geographic environments and markets
• Participation in industry working groups related to potential or proposed renewable energy policy changes or new initiatives

Minimum Education & Experience Requirement:

This is a multi-track-based job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following options:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects; OR
• Associate degree and 7-9 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects; OR
• High school diploma or GED and 9-11 years of project management experience (e.g., scheduling, estimating, project risk management, and construction management), inclusive of 2-3 years in renewable energy/community development/community engagement projects

Other Qualifications

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in engineering, construction management, or business administration.
• Experience in the renewable energy sector
• Experience in local project siting and permitting (including engagement with public officials and community members before, during, and after public meetings)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Other Requirements:

• Proficiency with project management software
• Ability to manage the development and strategic process for wind and/or solar energy projects.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask, be flexible, and work under changing and competing priorities.
• Ability to coordinate deadlines and logistics to lead work processes within an agreed-upon time frame successfully.
• Ability to balance multiple demands from leaders, peers, and partners in a positive and even-handed manner and display a calm demeanor under pressure

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.