Key Responsibilities
• Monitor and analyze South America region electricity market structures, pricing mechanisms, ancillary service demands, grid services and price trends.
• Identify, screen, and evaluate energy storage project opportunities (greenfield, brownfield, co-location) in pre-RTB stages and RtB stage.
• Manage key development workflows: site selection, land acquisition, grid access applications, environmental/planning permits, M&A; activities, inputs into the Financial Model and local resource coordination.
• Identify new potential utility-scale projects through various sources including utilizing a data-driven software-based approach to identify projects and land to target.
• Oversee land acquisition efforts. Involvement in direct landowner negotiations, also managing external land agent partners.
• Represent the company to external/key stakeholders including local councils and government, officials, consultants, landowners.
• Manage all aspects of the project development process (grid connection, land acquisitions, permitting, environmental studies, leading public hearing processes, creating and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders, etc).
• Work closely with internal company departments (engineering, finance, legal, operations) to identify and minimize project risks.



Implement solutions to maximize project value.
• Work with technical team and external consultants to assist with the grid connection process.
• Create and manage project budgets and schedules. This includes acting as project lead internally and overseeing external consultants.

Requirements:
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Experience:
Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors, covering project development, technical, project M&A; activities, and engineering management.
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Skills:
• Mastery of delivering projects from inception, through development, and into RtB stage.
• Proven track record in South America region energy storage project development, M&A;, or asset rotation.
• Fundamental knowledge of key determining factors for designing a constructable and bankable BESS project.
• Experiences of developing projects from RtB to FID and COD will be beneficial advantangeous.
• Communication: Exceptional negotiation and stakeholder management skills (technical teams, investors, legal, land owners and government agencies).
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Education:
Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields.
• Language: Fluent in English (written/spoken); additional languages are a plus.
• Mobility: Ability to travel frequently within South America region.

📌 Project Development Associate (Chile)
🏢 CATL
📍 Chile