EH2
Director, Development
Houston, Texas, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$43k-$69kDetected 49 days ago
Financial ModelingProcurementCollaborationRenewable Energy
About the role
- This is a senior individual contributor role requiring a commercially minded leader with a passion for industrial decarbonization.
- You will work in a hybrid capacity from our Houston, TX office and report to the Vice President, Project Development.
- We feel strongly that our team should not have to worry about having quality healthcare.
Responsibilities
- Lead all project development activities, including site acquisition, customer and offtake agreements, renewable power procurement, grid interconnection, permitting, and project financing.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with industrial customers, offtake counterparties, landowners, utilities, and project partners to support both active projects and future business opportunities.
- Lead cross-functional project development teams, including internal stakeholders and external consultants, to achieve project milestones on schedule and within budget.
- Develop, maintain, and evaluate project economic models and proformas, identifying and mitigating risks while providing recommendations at key investment decision points.
- Manage project budgets, schedules, capital approvals, and reporting processes, ensuring transparency and alignment across stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with global sales teams to support customer partnership structures, including development services agreements, joint ventures, and other commercial arrangements.
- Partner with internal and external technical experts to evaluate technology options and project design pathways, including e-Fuel production technologies.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of project economics and financial modeling, with the ability to evaluate development risks and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.
- Electric Hydrogen is a team of the world's experts in scaling technologies for the post-carbon world, with a proven record in transforming the grid and transportation sectors.
- 10+ years of project development experience within the energy, renewable energy, industrial, or infrastructure sectors, with a demonstrated track record of advancing projects through development to financial close or Final Investment Decision (FID).
- Strong commercial acumen with experience developing customer relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and supporting project origination efforts.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage external service providers across engineering, legal, environmental, permitting, commercial, and finance functions.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive projects forward in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to collaboration, integrity, inclusion, and team success.
- #LI-Hybrid
- Compensation and Benefits l M6
- $226,000 - $266,000 USD
- Actual base salary offered to the hired applicant will be determined based on their work location, level, qualifications, job-related skills, as well as relevant education or training and experience.
- Base salary is just one part of Electric Hydrogen's total rewards package. We feel strongly that our team should not have to worry about having quality healthcare. In addition to the base salary offered, the hired applicant may receive:
Nice to have
- Experience in green hydrogen, industrial gases, e-Fuels, or related clean energy industries strongly preferred.
Compensation
- a $75/month cell phone allowance
- a 4% employer 401(k) match
This listing is sourced directly from EH2's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.