Director, Powered Land DevelopmentActive$42K–$104K

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back.

What you'll do

• Source, screen, and evaluate prospective sites for Redwood Energy's solar and: storage deployments across target markets, including land use, zoning, and site-level fatal-flaw analysis

• Lead entitlement and permitting strategy, engaging local, county, and state: officials, community stakeholders, and land agents to advance project feasibility

• Support government affairs and community relations efforts tied to prospective sites

• Negotiate and secure site control (leases, easements, options, and related: agreements) with landowners and land agents

• Represent Redwood with landowners, brokers, customers, and state and local: officials throughout the site-selection process, including leading and negotiating agreements for local economic development, tax, and community agreements

• Develop and own financial and valuation models to evaluate site economics,: development costs, and project returns

What they're looking for

• Build and maintain tracking tools for land inventory, pipeline status,: budgets, and schedules across active development sites
• Manage site-identification tasks against budgets and schedules, including: coordinating internal and external technical support such as environmental consultants, engineers, and outside legal counsel
• Maintain disciplined pipeline tracking and reporting to keep leadership: informed of site status, risk, and timeline
• Bachelor's degree in real estate development, engineering, business, planning, or a related field