Sr. Director - Project Development

Senior Director Natural Gas-Fired Generation Projects

Serve as Senior Director for development of natural gas-fired generation projects, including greenfield, brownfield conversions, and repowering opportunities. Direct due diligence across permitting, site feasibility, environmental, technical, and community engagement workstreams. Coordinate with internal teams and external consultants and stakeholders on interconnection, regulatory, engineering, legal, procurement, as needed to ensure effective execution of projects.
Key Accountabilities
Execute development strategy for gas generation assets, including new builds, repowers, and coal to gas conversions
Be accountable for all related aspects of project development for an assigned site, including, customer and utility relations, permitting, land acquisition, general stakeholder relations, project schedule, etc.
Work closely with internal and external resources on project transactions.
Responsible for budget and driving profitability of utility-scale projects on assigned sites
Education, Experience & Skill Requirements
Bachelor's degree (engineering) is preferred but experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to below skills
10+ years of progressive experience in power project development, with significant experience in natural gas generation
Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex infrastructure projects ($500MM+)
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
Strong organizational, analytical, project, process, and budgeting skills
Key Metrics
Develop and deliver large-scale power infrastructure projects to successful close
Work with internal Business Development, Construction and Operations teams on executing efficient "hand-offs" throughout the Development lifecycle
Vistra Corporate Services Company
Locations: Irving, Texas, Texas