Hybrid Director, Project Development

at Pivot Energy

• Job title: Director, Project Development
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Denver, United States

About the role

• Director leading execution of solar and energy storage projects in urban settings at Pivot Energy. Collaborating with teams for project development, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the PD-E lead for all built-environment projects—including carports, rooftop solar, and energy storage—following LOI or contract execution
• Support the evolution of PD-E’s built-environment/storage execution team, including mentoring, process-building, and eventual direct people management responsibilities.
• Co-lead development kick-off meetings with clients in conjunction with CCES
• Manage and execute the full scope of development tasks post-handoff from CCES, ensuring projects remain on schedule, de-risked, and ready for construction
• Conduct and coordinate site-specific due diligence, including structural analyses, title review, ALTA/site surveys, floodplain studies, FAA/SHPO reviews, and zoning assessments
• Develop permitting strategies tailored to urban and infrastructure-adjacent settings; prepare and submit for zoning permits, administrative approvals, and discretionary land use permits
• Lead coordination with municipal permitting departments, zoning officials, property managers, and other local authorities
• Oversee third-party consultants responsible for geotech, structural, civil, and electrical assessments, ensuring scopes are aligned with urban deployment requirements
• Identify and address long-lead permitting or interconnection items to reduce schedule delays
• Maintain accurate project schedules and documentation using Pivot’s project management platforms (e.g., Smartsheet, Sitetracker)
• Represent Pivot at internal and external handoff meetings, translating project requirements clearly between CCES, Engineering, Preconstruction, Project Management, and other stakeholders
• Own the development-to-construction handoff process, ensuring all diligence and permitting deliverables are complete, organized, and actionable
• Support the development of standardized processes and internal documentation for urban project execution, helping scale institutional knowledge across the PD-E team

Requirements

• 4+ years of direct experience in urban-setting renewable energy development (rooftop, carport, or similar), with demonstrated experience in developing BESS projects (either standalone or storage-coupled)
• Excellent communication and public relations skills, and a positive attitude to enhance the company’s reputation through interpersonal interactions
• Experience managing or mentoring junior developers or consultants, with the ability to build out and lead a team as the function grows.
• Comfort speaking in public while presenting Pivot project concepts to recommending and decision-making bodies
• Strong understanding of municipal planning, land use/zoning, and permitting processes
• Comfort in ambiguity, particularly in settings in which no obvious solution or path forward exists
• Naturally persuasive personality, ability to quickly develop strong personal rapport, and willingness to lead partners to solutions even when there isn’t a consensus on the best path forward
• Relentless drive and focus on solutions; ability to chart a path forward when others would give up
• Ability to anticipate project requirements and address long-lead time items to limit schedule slip
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate complex concepts within and outside of Pivot, including to C-Suite executives

Benefits

• Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
• Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
• Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
• Generous parental leave
• 401(k) matching
• Work from home stipend for new employees
• Public transit reimbursement
• PTO for volunteering in the community
• Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
• Professional development and educational reimbursements