Wind Energy Development Managers
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
Also known as: Business Development Director, Business Development Manager, Development Director, Development Manager, Energy Director, Energy Project Director, Environmental Projects Advisor, Project Development Leader, ...
Annual Salary
Median annual wage (May 2024)
Job Outlook
Projected growth, 2024–2034 (Faster than average)
What You'd Do
- Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets.
- Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for wind project construction or equipment acquisition.
- Manage site assessments or environmental studies for wind fields.
- Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements.
- Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects.
- Review or evaluate proposals or bids to make recommendations regarding awarding of contracts.
- Provide verbal or written project status reports to project teams, management, subcontractors, customers, or owners.
- Review civil design, engineering, or construction technical documentation to ensure compliance with applicable government or industrial codes, standards, requirements, or regulations.
- Provide technical support for the design, construction, or commissioning of wind farm projects.
- Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts.
- Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.
- Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services.
- Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of applications for environmental, building, or other required permits.
- Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information.
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Salary data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Outlook data: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034.
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