Economic Development Lead
Leads economic-development strategy for infrastructure site opportunities, including incentive negotiations, stakeholder relationships, community-benefit commitments, and approval-risk management. Requires 8+ years in economic development or related infrastructure, government, or public-private partnership work.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own incentive strategy and negotiations.
- Build local and state economic-development relationships.
- Develop community-benefit commitments tied to project agreements.
- Coordinate with Site Selection, Land, Power, Legal, Finance, and Community Engagement.
- Identify political, commercial, and approval risks early.
- Transition local relationships and commitments to the assigned Community Engagement Lead as a project moves toward announcement.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in economic development, public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, government affairs, or a related field.
- Experience structuring and negotiating incentive packages for large infrastructure, energy, technology, or real estate projects.
- Strong relationships and judgment across local, state, and regional economic-development stakeholders.
- Ability to connect incentives, community benefits, legal commitments, project economics, and approval risk.
- Excellent cross-functional coordination, negotiation, and executive-communication skills.
Skills
Economic Development, Public-Private Partnerships, Infrastructure Development, Government Affairs, Incentive Negotiation, Community Benefits, Stakeholder Relations, Project Economics, Risk Assessment, Cross-Functional Coordination, Executive Communication
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