Director, Solar Development

Role Overview

• Lead all development efforts in assigned markets, primarily focused on community solar (typically) 1-10MW, to ensure market level success.
• Attend local SEIA chapter, CCSA, Program Development, etc. meetings and conferences to ensure expertise is developed and maintained in responsible markets.
• Provide strategic input to regulatory and legislative stakeholders, shaping market program design and evolution to advance the company’s interests.
• Contribute to new market entry effort through coordinating with Policy, Legal, Land, IX and Permit teams.
• Organize and lead active market development efforts (Internal and Co-Developed) making strategic decisions, identifying, and resolving risk, limiting non-productive spend, and providing priority direction for development team members.
• Report on monthly KPIs to executive team.
• Ensure steady communication with finance department to ensure smooth transition of projects and projecting NTP timelines.
• Ensure projects comply with program development timelines, interconnection standards and state program/local permitting requirements.
• Manage submission of project and related applications (e.g. licensing/registration, RFP submission, grants, partnerships) for programs, credits, incentives, etc.
• Organize and lead late-stage development efforts, identifying risk and long lead items, assigning, and following up on tasks to ensure project development is 100% complete for financial transactions.
• Obtain internal investment committee approval for all projects in responsible markets.
• Support Commercial Deal Lead to diligence, identify, and resolve risk and support to obtain internal investment committee approval for acquisition projects in responsible markets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• MBA, Law, or Master’s degree AND four years or more of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree AND six years or more of relevant experience.
• OR Two-year technical degree AND eight years or more of relevant experience.
• OR High School diploma or equivalent AND ten years or more of relevant experience.
• Experience working in either solar project development or solar project acquisition/transactions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (required) MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Salesforce (preferred)
• In-depth understanding of the renewable energy landscape
• Demonstrated experience with two or more community solar development and programs.
• Deep familiarity with local permitting and distribution-level interconnection procedures
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading teams.
• Experience negotiating contracts and agreements with partners.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Benefits

• Retirement Benefits
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Comprehensive benefits package