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About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position
This position leads greenfield renewable, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and other low emission generation projects through the development life cycle, supporting Ameren Missouri's generation portfolio transition to utility-scale and customer renewable energy solutions.
Responsibilities Include:

• Support activities for greenfield renewable project development to implement the long-term strategic goals related to Ameren's generation transformation.

• Support and assist local, state, and federal regulatory filings teams for wind, battery, fuel cell and solar projects, specifically coordinating data request and other activities for Missouri Public Service Commission certificate of convenience and necessity filings.

• Identify, evaluate, and acquire optimal land/real estate rights for renewable development, communicating plans to local county and city authorities, landowners, economic development entities along with performing diligence on potential properties for purchase or lease.

• Support project pre-development activities including preliminary design, soil testing, site surveying, and environmental evaluations.

• Support local and environmental permit activities including negotiation of decommissioning plans, Chapter 100 tax agreements, special use permits and road use agreements.

• Complete request for proposal evaluations, market assessments, project evaluations, and fatal flaw identification for solar, BESS, fuel cells, and other low emission developments.

• Support and develop internal business case justifications, economic evaluation, and regulatory filings with the Missouri Public Service Commission / other regulatory commissions.

• Evaluate and support transmission and distribution interconnection processes to secure optimized interconnection queue positions and filings.

• Partner with the renewable construction group to negotiate and create strategic partnerships with engineering, procurement, and construction firms, ensure optimized design and engineering review to develop, construct and operate renewable assets reliably.

• Understand land use ordinances and applicable State & Federal regulations.

• Prepare presentations for management on project opportunities, project status and project cost requirements for Ameren Board of Directors approvals.

• Work closely with the project management team in the construction of renewable energy projects to ensure successful handoff from development to construction management team.

• Coordinate with strategy, development, and project management groups to maximize project value and minimize risk.

• Assist in project budgeting and design.

• Develop and produce internal and external communications and presentation.

• Coordinate internal alignment with various teams across Ameren including Renewable Business Development, Customer Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Communications, Regulatory, Transmission, Distribution, Legal, Environmental, Tax, Credit, and Real Estate to execute Ameren Missouri's generation transition strategy.

Qualifications

Renewable Development Specialist
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably in engineering, finance, economics or business. *Two or more of relevant professional energy experience required (relevant experience e.g. wind and solar project development, contracting and negotiations, industrial project management, industrial construction management, construction or utility project engineering/design, project controls, project finance, etc.). Willingness/ability to travel regionally in the Midwest is required.

Renewable Development Manager

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably in engineering, finance, economics or business. Five or more of relevant professional energy experience required (relevant experience e.g. wind and solar project development, contracting and negotiations, industrial project management, industrial construction management, construction or utility project engineering/design, etc.). Willingness/ability to travel regionally in the Midwest is required.

Senior Renewable Development Manager

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably in engineering, finance, economics or business. Seven or more of relevant professional energy experience required (relevant experience e.g. wind and solar project development, contracting and negotiations, industrial project management, industrial construction management, construction or utility project engineering/design, etc.). Willingness/ability to travel regionally in the Midwest is required.

*Career level will be determined by individual applicant qualifications

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:
Excellent working knowledge of the utility industry, MISO, real estate development, power project engineering, Ameren policies, procedures and regulatory matters. Must be capable of leading prospect development through complex negotiations, for handoff to construction and project management teams. Must have proven trust among state and local authorities in order to lead renewable development projects in Missouri, Illinois and surrounding states on behalf of Ameren Missouri and mobilizing appropriate Ameren resources and following policies resulting in new renewable energy asset growth. Proven business management skills including budget preparation, project management, strategy development and time management skills. Be technically astute with the full life cycle of renewable development, engineering, and construction. Excellent project management skills required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Proven ability to build and lead effective teams. Basic understanding of regulatory functions required.

Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.