Hybrid Senior Project Developer

at New Leaf Energy, Inc.

• Job title: Senior Project Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $140,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Troy, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Developer responsible for developing renewable energy projects in New York. Collaborating with stakeholders and managing project activities from origination to financing.

Responsibilities

• Originate and develop buildable, profitable multi-megawatt renewable energy projects in New York region;
• Manage project development activities on dozens of sites, including parts of New Leaf’s existing pipeline of projects;
• Negotiate agreements with landowners and start entitlement and interconnection processes;
• Build and nurture relationships with local stakeholders, including landowners, local governments, utilities, policy-makers, and others;
• Work closely with the Policy and Business Development lead;
• Gather market intelligence and expand relationships with governments and utilities;
• Generate proposals, quotes, and formal RFP responses;
• Work with legal, finance, and executive teams to negotiate contract terms and close transactions;
• Maintain accurate information about projects in New Leaf Energy’s systems of record;
• Provide guidance to junior members of the New York development team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred;
• Strong knowledge of the battery energy storage industry, or a similar and/or adjacent project development context;
• Successful track record in a complex sales or project development environment, preferably in New York battery energy storage;
• Ability to filter through lots of information to figure out what matters, and to prioritize truly promising opportunities from others;
• Demonstrated ability to both lead and follow in cross-functional teams, and to be a great teammate;
• Understanding of key quantitative business concepts, including both probabilistic thinking and financial metrics (NPV, IRR, etc.);
• Ability to spend time in person with customers and travel frequently in assigned territory (20-50% travel);
• A passion for renewable energy, addressing the climate crisis, and accelerating the clean energy transformation.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision;
• A 401k plan with immediate vesting and a company match (100% of the first three percent of your pay; 50% for the next two percent you contribute);
• An open and self-managed paid time-off policy;
• A hybrid work location policy that supports working from home for part of the week;
• A parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire;
• Professional development and education assistance.