Head of Community Solar Development

Head of Project Development

East Coast Preferred – Remote

We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual with the skills, experience, and aptitude to serve as Head of Project Development. The successful candidate will lead our clients Project Development Team in support of the firm’s rapidly growing renewable energy project development, finance, construction, and asset management business.

Overview

The Head of Project Development will fill a key role in their expanding solar and energy storage development firm and will lead the team responsible for all project development activities. These activities include site evaluation, project design, interconnection analysis and approval, all permitting related tasks for installation of facilities, and pre-construction efforts supporting team members with the management of subcontractors as necessary to complete these tasks accurately and efficiently. This results in the Head of Project Development overseeing the project management of projects from the point of site control through NTP.

This position requires an ambitious, highly organized, process-focused, timeline-driven and problem-solving professional who can provide immediate leadership in the context of solar and energy storage project development within a rapidly growing company.

Responsibilities

• Lead project development team for solar PV and battery storage projects across all markets.
• Oversee project schedules and budgets.
• Provide guidance on the timing of critical project milestones and lead the team so that those deadlines are consistently met.
• Contribute to and oversee fatal flaw/feasibility assessments on new opportunities.
• Manage interconnection process in collaboration with utilities and engineers.
• Oversee engagement with local and state authorities in seeking approvals and required documentation for project permits.
• Engage and collaborate with business development team as necessary with bid submittals and proposals for requests for proposals and unsolicited opportunities.
• Review progress reports as projects move through development and construction and confirm timeline and substantive compliance.
• Support development team in their management of various contractors including survey, design, environmental, etc. to prepare permit applications and supporting documentation.
• Support development of and oversee issuance of requests for proposals for professional services, equipment procurement and installation contractors.
• Support and engage with engineering procurement and construction team as required including permitting support, meeting regulatory obligations, and addressing client/investor requests.
• Perform other duties as they arise.

Requirements

• 10+ years of development/management experience. Experience with the development of projects related to solar, battery storage, renewable energy, and brownfield redevelopment is highly valued.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, comfortable presenting in public settings, organized approach to workflow processes.
• Intensely committed to meeting timelines.
• Strong systems orientation with sharp focus on optimizing performance through the utilization of tools as well as the development of outstanding team members.
• Strong proficiency in or ability to quickly learn project management tools including but not limited to Smartsheets and/or other project management software, MS Office, Copper and/or other CRM platforms.
• Keen sense for identifying various risk factors as opportunities arise.
• Able to set development team priorities and deadlines, and facilitate achievement of those via management of team members.