Development Manager - North America

At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world. FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Position: Development Manager 

Location: Flexible - US - Northeast, Gulf Coast, West Coast and/or Canada (West and Central – Ontario/Manitoba)

Summary

The Development Manager is responsible for identifying and developing opportunities to fulfill FFIs targets for producing green products, including hydrogen and ammonia, for a designated region. 

Key accountabilities will include:

• Prospecting (including opportunity identification and monitoring) phase, including gathering and assessing information across a range of categories to help define and frame the opportunity (power, land, water, approvals, social, environment and economic, market, partnerships)
• Developing, maximising and protecting the full business case value, in accordance with FFIs values, culture, policies, standards and procedures
• Ownership of the project from Idea – Opportunity – Project
• Achieving development targets for a set region(s)
• Ensuring early project, functional and other stakeholder input
• Engaging with and leveraging the expertise of functional teams across the business to secure land and tenure, develop approvals pathway, identifying market, govt and stakeholder relations
• Building and managing strong relationships with stakeholders where that relationship exists before, during and after project, including developing and owning the stakeholder management plan
• Producing and respecting the development and implementation budgets and schedules
• Timely and accurate reporting, with a “no surprises” mentality

Key Stakeholders

• FFI Leadership Team
• FFI North America Leadership Team
• FFI Project and Corporate Services / functional teams (project, project readiness, communities, legal, finance, risk and governance, etc)
• Government
• Partners, suppliers

About you

You will have: 

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with 5 years in a development role preferred
• Degree qualified in law, planning, engineering, finance, environmental science or related field (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in the Hydrogen and/or Ammonia industries strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of the associated regional energy market
• Ability to understand and influence key decision makers
• Experience motivating high performing teams 
• Capacity to manage high stress situations
• Collaborative management style and team building skills
• Strong commercial acumen and leadership skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage various elements simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Conflict resolution skills

Candidates must be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of their comfort zone.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. 

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified