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    Avangrid

    Energy

    Senior Business Developer - Energy Development

    OR - Portland - Montgomery Park, United States5+ yrs experience$143k – $168.4kPosted 5d ago
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    Job description

    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 the management of an existing project pipeline and greenfielding new wind, solar and energy storage facilities in the Pacific Northwest. The Senior Developer is expected to promote, manage, advocate, and evaluate projects through their full development cycle.  Work products include project promotion proposal, fatal flaw assessment, development milestone tasks and completion dates, detailed development budget and final investment dossier.  The Senior Director is expected to plan and execute on strategies to meet the long-term goals of the business.

    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-30-2026

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Avangrid

    AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE:AGR) is a diversified energy and utility company with $30 billion in assets and operations in 25 states. The company operates regulated utilities, electricity generation, and natural gas storage through three primary lines of business. Iberdrola USA Networks includes eight electric and natural gas utilities serving 3.1 million customers in New York and New England. Iberdrola Renewables operates 6.3 gigawatts of electricity capacity, primarily through wind power, in states across the U.S. Iberdrola Energy Holdings operates 120 Bcf of owned or contracted natural gas storage and hub service facilities in the South and West. AVANGRID employs 7,000 people. The company was formed as a business combination between Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings in 2015. AVANGRID remains an affiliate of the Iberdrola Group, a worldwide leader in the energy industry.

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    Industry
    Energy
    Founded
    2015
    Open roles
    42

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