Project Development DG – Manager

NewEdge Power is a pure-play clean energy development platform focused on developing high return utility-scale and distributed power solutions across the United States. The Project Development DG – Manager role involves managing the execution of distributed generation projects, overseeing reporting metrics, and supporting market growth initiatives. The position requires a strong commitment to project management, financial understanding, and community engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Support execution (site control through to NTP) of a subset of the distributed generation business’ pipeline of projects by contributing to the management of vendors, tasks, timelines, managing budget, and other activities necessary to drive a project to completion
• Manage key monthly and quarterly reporting metrics (budgets, timelines, risk assessments) for internal and investor relations
• Support the distributed generation team’s ongoing growth initiatives in existing and new DG markets across the United States via policy tracking and analysis, negotiating and closing land control agreements, and identifying and reviewing suitable opportunities for development
• Attend in-person permitting and community relationship meetings to support pipeline advancement as necessary
• NewEdge is a rapidly growing organization. Job duties may evolve over time to best support the continued growth of the business

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field including, but not limited to, economics, business, finance, pre-law, or community development
• Strong understanding of the United States community solar and distributed generation industry
• At least two years prior experience of successfully completing projects in Maryland, New York, Illinois, and/or other community solar markets in the Eastern United States
• Understanding of common renewable energy development contracts (land agreements, PPAs, PILOTs, MIPAs)
• Understanding of basic renewable energy engineering and technical design considerations for solar and battery storage projects
• Ability to travel 25%-30% of the time for project related activities, often at short notice (e.g. landowner meetings, permitting meetings, etc.)
• Highly analytical mindset with a curiosity to figure new things out
• Strong understanding of Excel, PowerPoint, project management software/methods, GIS, and Helioscope
• Team player with a willingness to engage across the organization
• High degree of emotional intelligence and respect for others
• Self-starter with a strong passion for the clean energy industry
• Prior experience in an entrepreneurial environment and/or working for a small-to-medium size project development company (<20 people)
• Prior experience supporting the building of software-based systems to support project development
• PMP Certification or similar
• Master's Degree