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Director, Development

Imagine a future where you’re overseeing managers and associates on the Development team to mature wind, solar, and storage development assets.

Join us in this role where you’ll lead direct reports and teams of subject matter experts in the assessment of potential development prospects and the maturation of existing development assets and provide strategic guidance to the internal team on land acquisition, permitting, and community relations.

Welcome to Onshore Development
You’ll be part of the Development team, covering ERCOT where you, together with your colleagues, will manage project-level budgets and support the Regional Senior Director in monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting activities. Moreover, you’ll develop strategic plans for permitting and community acceptance, and establish and manage relationships with elected officials, regulators, and other local stakeholders to deliver de-risked projects, starting from greenfield and finishing with shovel-ready assets.

 You’ll play an important role in:

  • managing the daily work, performance, and development of direct reports, with a focus on building an inclusive team and growing our talent
  • establishing site control and securing permitting, interconnection, tax incentives, and regulatory approvals
  • leading cross-functional team of subject matter experts in assessment of potential development prospects and maturation of existing development assets
  • identifying and resolving potential project flaws and prioritizing critical path to prepare projects for FNTP on schedule and on budget.

To succeed in the role, you:

  • have a strong working knowledge of technical disciplines sufficient to leverage internal and external subject matter experts, incl. interconnection, resource assessment, real estate, GIS, etc.
  • are capable of helping the cross-functional team reach commercially optimal project decisions
  • are able to successfully acquire discretionary permits
  • can effectively leverage direct reports to help fully develop projects.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us

Send your applicantion as soon as possible. We will be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take this advert down when we've found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accomodation@orsted.com

Please note that for your applicatin to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

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Join a global leader in renewable energy

Ørsted is the global leader in offshore wind and is one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world. With us, you’ll play your part in creating a world that runs entirely on green energy. As the world’s leading green energy major, we leverage the curiosity and passion of our people to innovate and develop new technologies or existing technologies to scale’, collaborating with governments, suppliers, and our industry partners to make renewable energy solutions a reality. At Ørsted, we work together with openness and respect and seek fresh perspectives to solve any task at hand: big or small.



About Ørsted
  • We provide countries, companies, and communities with sustainable, reliable, and cost-competitive energy solutions, including offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, renewable hydrogen and green fuels, and energy storage.
  • Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.
  • We built the world’s largest offshore wind farm, and with over 2,000 wind turbines at sea, we’ve installed more offshore wind than anyone else.
  • We were founded in Denmark in 2006 and now have over 8,300 employees, working in 15 countries and counting. 

An inclusive team

At Ørsted, we strive to be an inclusive workplace where you’re respected for who you are, valued for the unique perspectives you bring, and rewarded fairly for what you achieve. We want all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, no matter their age, race, ethnicity, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.