Wind Development Careers

Updated October 24, 2026

4 employers have 23 open wind development roles on Verde Talent right now. About 52% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.

23roles open now
4employers hiring
52%entry level

What wind development roles involve

Wind Development roles support the projects and assets on wind farms, onshore and offshore. Developers originate projects: finding and securing sites, running land and permitting work, interconnection queue strategy, and shepherding a project to the point where it can be financed and built. Timelines run in years, not weeks.

What the postings show today

Employers have 23 open wind development roles listed from 4 companies, the most in Illinois, Colorado and California. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $100,000 a year. About 52% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are permitting, GIS and Excel.

Getting into the role

Backgrounds vary widely - real estate, policy, energy markets, law - and the common thread is comfort with long, uncertain processes and local stakeholders.

What employers are asking for

permitting
12
GIS
5
Excel
3
PPA
3
Python
1
SQL
1
power purchase agreement
1
Primavera
1

Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.

What it pays

$100,000median advertised

Where the roles are

Illinois11Colorado7California5

Who is hiring

Invenergy17
Clearway Energy3
EDF Renewables North America2
AES Corporation1

What nearby roles pay

Solar Legal$155,000Battery Storage Legal$155,000Wind Legal$155,000Grid Supply Chain & Procurement$152,000Grid Finance & Accounting$138,000

Common questions

What do wind development roles involve?

Developers originate projects: finding and securing sites, running land and permitting work, interconnection queue strategy, and shepherding a project to the point where it can be financed and built. Timelines run in years, not weeks.

What do wind development roles pay?

Across wind development postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $100,000 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.

Do you need experience for wind development roles?

Backgrounds vary widely - real estate, policy, energy markets, law - and the common thread is comfort with long, uncertain processes and local stakeholders. About 52% of current postings are advertised as entry level.

Where are most wind development roles?

Right now the most wind development postings are in Illinois (11), Colorado (7) and California (5), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.

Which employers are hiring for wind development roles?

The employers with the most open wind development roles today are Invenergy (17), Clearway Energy (3) and EDF Renewables North America (2). The full list, with every open posting, is on the wind development jobs page.

See 23 open rolesFull pay breakdown

Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.

Data updated October 24, 2026