Director, Portfolio Management

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The Director, Portfolio Management, will be a key part of the Development team, reporting to the Chief Development Officer. The Director will lead the Development Operations team, which supports the growth and maintenance of a world class renewable energy development organization.  

The Director will gain unparalleled perspective on how a renewable energy company operates. This includes a high degree of exposure to senior decision-makers, including direct support of the Chief Development Officer. The role is situated in a rapidly growing team, company, and industry, providing high potential for advancement. Professional growth is a priority, which will supercharge the Director’s development. 

The Development Operations team sits within AES Clean Energy’s Development organization with the goal of enabling project developers and Development leadership. This includes budget management, pipeline management, operations improvements, and team development activities. This role also works with teams outside of Development, including Finance, Engineering, and Commercial, among others. This position will be hybrid, and we need the candidate to be located in Colorado.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Team Development 

• Lead the Development Operations team, including setting priorities, overseeing the team’s projects, and ensuring professional development 

• Lead Development leadership calls with the Chief Development Officer 

• Oversee planning of team meetings, including in-person events 

• Manage the creation and maintenance of Development-specific onboarding and training 

• Operations improvements 

• Identify, design, gain approval, and launch process improvement projects with technical and change management expertise 

• Serve as Development representative for multi-functional process improvement initiatives 

• Budget Management  

• Lead annual Development budgeting, including coordination, analysis, and presentations 

• Pipeline management 

• Lead pipeline management activities, principally pipeline data stewardship, analysis, and reporting for the team, corporate leaders, and Investor Relations 

• Manage annual development goalsetting, tracking, and forecasting  

Position Requirements 

• Approach to Work 

• Lives AES values: safety, highest standards, and an “all together” approach 

• Growth mindset: curiosity, desire to learn, self-driven, desire to improve skills 

• Team-oriented utility player: owns outcomes, supports where needed, on short notice, and occasionally outside of normal business hours 

• Motivation to work in renewables/infrastructure 

• Skills 

• People management of a small, highly talented, ambitious, fast-moving team; managing laterally without direct authority; and managing up to senior leaders 

• Comfortable managing multiple, quickly changing priorities in a fast-paced environment 

• Ability to take an ambiguous problem and structure a solution 

• Organized, detail-oriented, ensuring quality deliverables with on-time delivery 

• Interpersonal communications acumen, including ability to handle sensitive topics 

• Strong written and verbal communication, including presenting to seni