Senior Business Developer - Energy Development

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Portland, OR, USA
In-Office
143K-168K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Renewable Energy
The Role
Lead development and acquisition of wind, battery storage, and solar projects in the Northwestern U.S. Evaluate opportunities, prepare feasibility and financial analyses, manage site development, permitting, community relations, and due diligence. Negotiate purchase and sale agreements, coordinate stakeholders, and provide budgets and schedules until projects move to promotion phase.
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Location: Portland, OR - Northwestern region

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience ranging from:

  • $143,000- $168,400 DOE

What We Offer:

  • Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
  • Generous performance‑based Bonuses & PTO
  • 12% 401(k) match
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

The Senior Business Developer will develop and maintain a portfolio of business opportunities including Greenfield development and acquisition of wind, energy storage, and solar power generating facilities in the Northwestern U.S.A. The Senior Developer analyzes and evaluates local business opportunities within existing renewable markets and businesses and develops new market initiatives. Develops proposals, including feasibility studies, investment analysis and financial planning to promote business opportunities. Leads the project portfolio before it is moved to the promotion phase. Plans and executes strategies to meet long-term business goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support and/or manage site development of wind, solar and energy storage projects including establishment of site control, permitting of project sites, and management of community relations.
  • Support project acquisition efforts including due diligence on potential acquisitions and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements.
  • Be a key point of contact for project stakeholders, including landowners and local county officials.
  • Identify new business opportunities and work with internal technical support teams.
  • Adhere to effective internal controls, including providing project development budgets, schedules, and other updates as required by senior management.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or a directly related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5+ years’ experience in energy project development or real estate acquisitions.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time within the Northwest U.S., and to other U.S. sites and locations as directed.
  • Proven experience in contract negotiation and project management.
  • Proficiency in Windows based business software applications, including Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or directly related field.
  • Experience in wind, solar power and energy storage development.
  • Experience in project management.

Competencies

  • Growth & Continuous Improvement
  • Initiative & Change
  • Focused on Results
  • Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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Company:

AVANGRID POWER, LLC

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [email protected].

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date:

October-23-2026

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or directly related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5+ years' experience in energy project development or real estate acquisitions.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time within the Northwest U.S. and to other U.S. sites as directed.
  • Proven experience in contract negotiation and project management.
  • Proficiency in Windows-based business software applications, including Word and Excel.
  • Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or directly related field.
  • Experience in wind, battery storage and solar power development.
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The Company
HQ: Bilbao
25,323 Employees

What We Do

With more than 180 years of history, Iberdrola is today a global energy leader, the leading wind power producer and one of the largest electricity companies in the world in terms of stock market capitalisation. We have been committed to clean energy for more than 20 years with the objective of exceeding 52,000 MW of renewable capacity by 2025. The group supplies energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries, has more than 600,000 shareholders, a workforce of more than 42,300 employees. We are leading the energy transition to a sustainable model through our investments in renewables, smart grids, large-scale energy storage and digital transformation to deliver the most advanced products and services to our customers. Find out more in 'Life at Iberdrola

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