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JOB TITLE: Director, Project Development
LOCATION:
Pasadena, Texas
Company Name:
Calpine Corporation
Calpine Corporation is helping meet the needs of an economy that demands more and cleaner sources of electricity. Founded in 1984, Calpine is a major North American power company, capable of delivering nearly 24,000 megawatts of clean, reliable and fuel-efficient electricity to customers and communities in 18 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Calpine owns, leases and operates integrated systems of fuel-efficient natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement action plans to expand Calpine''s acquisition and development prospects.
- Develop and implement action plans to divest certain assets as determined by the Corporation.
- Identify and develop business opportunities to acquire, expand or develop new power facilities and renewable resources.
- Evaluate and analyze the viability of prospective projects.
- Working with Commercial Operations, prepare proposals and customer presentations related to the development of project opportunities.
- Analyze and evaluate transaction structuring options.
- Effectively communicate the Calpine story to potential customers.
- Coordinate project due diligence in cooperation with the operations group, legal counsel and other appropriate Calpine functions.
- Lead negotiations of project acquisition agreements and work cooperatively with Origination, lead negotiations of power purchase agreements for development projects.
- Develop and maintain relationships with industry contacts.
- Lead teams in the preparation of proposals and completion of projects and acquisitions.
- Coordinate the Business Development activities with the Project Finance, Legal and Operations groups to ensure thorough analysis and appropriate structuring of the projects.
- Perform industry analysis, including competitive intelligence on market opportunities to select preferred targets for Calpine''s Business Development efforts.
- Prepare presentations to Senior Management in all functional areas as requested.
- Other miscellaneous duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Ten years experience in power industries.
- Business development experience in the power industry
- Bachelor''s degree, MBA preferred.
- Solid understanding of the technical aspects of a power plant.
- Solid understanding of contract documentation, and the acquisition process.
- Project economics expertise.
- Ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Willingness to travel frequently.
- Excellent communications (verbal & written), negotiations, and human relations skills
Date this job was posted: November 3, 2009
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