Renewable Development (Specialist, Manager, Senior Manager)

About Us

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also  transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities.  As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is one of the core values that guides us in everything we do. We are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that brings diverse perspectives to every area of our business.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

About The Position
This position leads greenfield renewable generation projects through the development life cycle, supporting Ameren Missouri's generation portfolio transition to utility-scale and customer renewable energy solutions.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support activities for greenfield renewable project development to implement the long-term strategic goals related to Ameren's generation transformation.
  • Identify, evaluate, and acquire optimal land/real estate rights for renewable development, communicating plans to local county and city authorities, landowners, economic development entities along with performing diligence on potential properties for purchase or lease.
  • Obtain all local and environmental permits including negotiation of decommissioning plans, Chapter 100 tax agreements, special use permits and road use agreements.
  • Complete request for proposal evaluations, market assessments, project evaluations, and fatal flaw identification for new greenfield solar developments.
  • Support and assist local, state, and federal regulatory filings teams for wind and solar projects, specifically lead Missouri Public Service Commission certificate of convenience and necessity filings.
  • Support and develop internal business case justifications, economic evaluation, and regulatory filings with the Missouri Public Service Commission / other regulatory commissions.
  • Evaluate and support transmission and distribution interconnection processes to secure optimized interconnection queue positions and filings.
  • Partner with the renewable construction group to negotiate and create strategic partnerships with engineering, procurement, and construction firms, ensure optimized design and engineering review to develop, construct and operate renewable assets reliably.
• Acquire and maintain information on market, industry, economic, consumer, and competitive conditions and trends; Establish new opportunities including but not limited to generate new development opportunities for the company.
• Understand land use ordinances and applicable State & Federal regulations.
• Prepare presentations for management on project opportunities, project status and project cost requirements for Ameren Board of Directors approvals.
  • Work closely with the project management team in the construction of renewable energy projects to ensure successful handoff from development to construction management team.
  • Coordinate with strategy, development, and project management groups to maximize project value and minimize risk.
  • Assist in project budgeting and design.
  • Develop and produce internal and external communications and presentation.
  • Coordinate internal alignment with various teams across Ameren including Renewable Business Development, Customer Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Communications, Regulatory, Transmission, Distribution, Legal, Environmental, Tax, Credit, and Real Estate to execute Ameren Missouri's generation transition strategy.

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