Emerging Energy Transaction Lead - Houston, TX

Exempt

Immediately

Salary commensurate with experience

40.00 Standard from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

University Lands

A resume is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans - and people all over the world - through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, five health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 116,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System's fourteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

The Emerging Energy Transaction Lead reports to the Vice President of Emerging Energy and supports the rapidly growing renewable and emerging energy business on the Permanent University Fund Lands (PUF Lands). The Emerging Energy Transaction Lead will be an integral contributor on a team responsible for the generation of commercial, financial and strategic guidance on renewable and emerging energy projects of all sizes, shepherding projects through diligence, leasing, execution, and administration.

• Provide commercial, financial, and project management support on a broad range of complex renewable and emerging energy projects.
• Apply corporate and project finance concepts, delineate opportunities for stronger returns, and create financial models to evaluate potential projects, recommend adjustments, and determine best land/subsurface use among competing proposals and current land uses.
• Interface with a growing team of business, land, and technical specialists to progress and deliver renewable and emerging energy projects on PUF Lands, shepherding each project through feasibility, contracting, construction, and operational phases.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and visualizations to communicate findings, recommendations, and progress to management, key stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Lead communication with developers to assess proposals, conduct due diligence, and use judgement to assess strategy alignment.
• Utilize strong organizational skills to maintain and enhance database tools and systems related to emerging energy projects and research.
• Analyze existing leases and new project proposals to enhance knowledge of market conditions and drive effective negotiation strategies.
• Review legal agreements to summarize key issues, suggest changes, and manage feedback integration.
• Develop revenue tracking and forecasting tools for existing leases to facilitate administration, increase awareness of incoming revenue within a high growth area of the PUF.
• Provide comprehensive market and industry research of conventional and emerging energy technologies, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen generation and storage, carbon sequestration, among others.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify and evaluate new technologies, geographic locations, and best practices for a broad range of renewable and emerging energy projects on PUF Lands.
• Stay updated with industry trends, regulations, and emerging technologies in renewable and emerging energy and energy management.
• Other duties as assigned

• Excellent problem-solving abilities, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively understand and convey complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to prioritize and handle a large number of matters and work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• An engaging nature, capable of connecting with co-workers, developers, and industry stakeholders in a wide range of professional settings.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of trends, technology, regulations, and commercial opportunities in the renewable and emerging energy field.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Energy Management, or a related field.

• 3+ years of work experience in relevant fields, such as renewable energy development or project management, low carbon or energy transition technology, or a combination of other relevant fields including consulting and finance related to the emerging energy industry.
• Knowledge & contacts in emerging energy industry to support industry research & business development.
• Existing familiarity and/or willingness to learn GIS mapping tools to support job project diligence and management.
• Knowledge of the practices, policies, and procedures of the oil and gas, minerals, and land management business.

• May work around standard office conditions.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

The University of Texas System Administration is a federal contractor committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.