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Position

Developer – Strategic Origination

Location

Bloomington, MN (HQ) / Hybrid or Remote eligible

About Us

Geronimo Power develops, owns, and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America's Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage, and powered data parks. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit www.geronimopower.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

About This Role

The Developer – Strategic Origination is responsible for advancing early-stage development opportunities for Powered Data Parks, natural gas projects, and emerging technology initiatives. This role evaluates new opportunities, defines development pathways, coordinates stakeholder engagement, and prepares projects for successful transition into late-stage development. The position partners closely with Development, Real Estate, Permitting, Transmission, Engineering, Community Strategy & Engagement, and external stakeholders to reduce development risk and support strategic project advancement.

Responsibilities

• Lead early-stage development activities for Powered Data Parks, gas development opportunities, and future technology initiatives.
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new opportunities through site screening, infrastructure review, market assessment, stakeholder evaluation, and fatal-flaw analysis.
• Develop project advancement plans that define land, permitting, interconnection, infrastructure, community, budget, schedule, and risk-mitigation needs.
• Establish and manage path-to-land strategies, including parcel review, site control planning, landowner coordination, consultant support, and real estate diligence.
• Establish and manage path-to-permit readiness activities, including ordinance review, jurisdictional analysis, permitting strategy, entitlement planning, and consultant coordination.
• Coordinate with Real Estate, Permitting, Transmission, Engineering, Community Strategy & Engagement, Development, Marketing & Communications, and external consultants to align project workstreams.
• Leverage Development team members, employees, consultants, and local advisors with community, regional, permitting, and stakeholder experience to strengthen project advancement.
• Build and maintain relationships with landowners, local governmental units, economic development organizations, utilities, infrastructure providers, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
• Track milestones, budgets, schedules, risks, assumptions, and readiness requirements to support advancement decisions.
• Partner with the Community Strategy & Engagement Manager to align stakeholder engagement, community readiness, and local project positioning.
• Prepare leadership updates, business cases, readiness summaries, risk assessments, and advancement recommendations.
• Lead transition activities into late-stage development by transferring project history, documentation, risks, assumptions, stakeholder relationships, permitting strategy, and recommended next steps.
• Travel as needed to support site development, landowner engagement, local meetings, and stakeholder coordination.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Planning, Environmental Studies, Real Estate, Public Policy, Economics, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3-7 years of experience in project development, renewable energy, infrastructure, real estate, economic development, utilities, natural gas, data centers, or related industries.
• Experience with early-stage project development, site diligence, permitting strategy, land acquisition, stakeholder engagement, or project planning.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously and influence cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in renewable energy development, large-scale infrastructure projects, powered data parks, or natural gas development.
• Experience interacting with landowners, local governments, permitting agencies, and economic development organizations.
• Familiarity with project feasibility analysis, entitlement processes, and development-stage risk assessment.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Early-stage opportunities advance through defined development pathways with identified risks and mitigation strategies.
• Land, permitting, stakeholder, infrastructure, and community considerations are documented and incorporated into project plans.
• Cross-functional teams remain aligned on project milestones, responsibilities, budgets, and schedules.
• Leadership receives clear recommendations supported by thorough analysis and business case development.
• Projects are successfully transitioned into late-stage development with complete documentation and stakeholder context.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and holidays
• Tuition assistance and ongoing professional development
• Employee assistance program (EAP) and wellness resources
• Pet insurance and employee discount programs

Pay Range for the posted level: $110,000 - $150,000 plus target annual bonus opportunity of 15%. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, and demonstrated market-relevant expertise

Our Commitment

Geronimo Power is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and energized to do their best work. We believe strong teams and strong communities drive better outcomes.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants.