Development Manager

Location: We are open to candidates across the continental United States, with a slight preference for those located in Houston, Dallas, or Denver.

Hiring Manager: Kate Hopkins

FAQs: Here

Salary: Base salary $115,000-130,000; 25% expected target bonus

About NovoHydrogen

NovoHydrogen (“Novo”) is a renewable hydrogen project developer headquartered in Golden, CO. Our customers are users of hydrogen in the industrial, transportation, and power sectors. We supply our customers by supplying green hydrogen and other e-fuels at cost competitive pricing.

NovoHydrogen is an early mover in the green hydrogen space. “Novo” means “anew” in Latin. We produce hydrogen in a new way that is sustainable without greenhouse gas emissions or local pollutants. Hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth yet is traditionally produced from fossil fuels, namely methane, with significant damaging byproduct emissions. Green hydrogen is produced via the process of electrolysis, which splits water (H2O) into its component parts (hydrogen and oxygen) using renewable electricity. Novo’s founder is a passionate climate tech executive with extensive experience in the energy transition space over the past decade throughout North America. The broader leadership team brings a wide variety of expertise to the team from renewable energy (solar, wind, battery) to oil and gas to corporate sustainability. Our whole is greater than the sum of the parts – each hire brings something new and unique to the team. Novo was founded to tackle the challenge of decarbonizing our economy, specifically the traditionally hard to abate industrial sector. Renewable energy has come down in cost dramatically and will continue its cost reduction journey. Electrolysis, although around for decades, is just starting that same cost decline journey through massive global manufacturing scale-up of electrolyzers. Novo is poised to take advantage of the current environment to deploy green hydrogen projects and play a leadership role in the energy transition.

Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Development Manager is responsible for spearheading the development and execution of Novo’s green hydrogen projects. The Development Manager is responsible for all project development activities from real estate origination through project entitlements and interconnection. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of renewable energy project development. With the Development Manager, NovoHydrogen will be able to expand Novo’s portfolio by efficiently moving more projects from conception to reality. This role may involve up to 50% travel.

NovoHydrogen’s culture is based on hard work and collaboration. As a start-up, everyone is expected to contribute and work in a cross-functional manner. Novo team members thrive in an environment where their input is not only welcomed but required. We come to work every morning with a blue-collar attitude and passion for solving difficult decarbonization problems in the energy transition space. We are authentic, curious, focused, and humble. Novo’s success is dependent on being agile and learning quickly from our mistakes. We are experts in green hydrogen project development and serve our customers with integrity. Through our entrepreneurial and competitive spirit, our culture leads to success.

Responsibilities:

• Manage real estate activities including site acquisition efforts for Novo’s renewable hydrogen/renewable generation projects
• Lead project permitting/entitlement efforts from initial site diligence to full discretionary permitting tasks for renewable hydrogen/renewable generation projects
• Manage interconnection of hydrogen electrolyzers and renewable generation assets for Novo’s projects
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support sales/off-take activities in their role securing long term supply agreements for renewable hydrogen and e-fuels
• Manage a selection of required third party vendors to accomplish project development tasks
• Support equipment vendor relationship selection and management including electrolyzers, fuel cells, combustion turbines, hydrogen balance of plant (compression/storage/transportation), solar panels and balance of plant, and wind turbines and balance of plant

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in renewable energy project development.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully developing and delivering renewable energy projects, preferably in both utility scale solar and wind or related fields.
• Strong understanding of permitting processes, environmental regulations, and grid integration.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Ability to laterally manage cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Prior experience in hydrogen is a plus but not required.
• Recent experience working in a complex, rapidly growing, and high-achieving business environment is a plus.
• Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project (or equivalent project management software) skills with willingness to learn other software-based tools such as ArcGIS

Personal Qualities:

• You are Mission & Values Aligned: You are passionate about the mission of NovoHydrogen, and you are aligned with their values.
• You are an Exceptional and Compelling Communicator: You have experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders, and you are natural in connecting and building rapport easily. You’ve been told you have a high EQ, and you can effectively call on your relationships to get the work done. You are able to communicate complex information both via written and spoken communications. You are comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
• You are Self-Directed: You are not afraid of ambiguity. You understand that it is your job to create the clarity you seek. You don’t wait for direction and when you are confused, you take initiative, manage up, and ask clarifying questions. You have incredible follow-through, and if you said something is going to happen, you make sure that it happens.
• You are a Results Driven Leader: You are able to get others on board with your plans using effective communication and relationship building. You know how to laterally manage others to ensure you have what you need and that projects are moving ahead smoothly.
• You have an Attention to Detail: You make sure you cross your Ts and dot your Is. You appreciate an orientation towards process and organization, and you love putting together budgets and schedules. You value producing high-quality, organized, excellent work. You can focus on the big picture, but also zoom in on the details.
• You Demonstrate Humility: You understand that having an ego in this work is dangerous and puts our work at risk. You never feign confidence in an under-researched position and are careful not to lose trust and credibility with your partners who rely on your insights and recommendations.
• You have a Growth Mindset: You operate with a research mindset and are innately curious. You understand that struggling through a tough question provides unparalleled learning opportunities. When you don’t know something, you go out into the world and grapple with it. When you find something odd, you dig deeper to understand its significance and look for ways that it could affect the success of the project. You are not scared of tackling a problem that is uncertain.

Benefits

This is a regular, full-time position eligible for benefits. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental coverage, unlimited Paid Time Off and 401(k). Compensation includes a base salary and opportunity to earn annual bonuses based on performance.

NovoHydrogen is an equal opportunity employer and values all forms of diversity. Novo is convinced that success depends on equal and fair treatment of all employees, partners, and stakeholders. All applicants for employment are considered without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].