The Director of Solar Development is responsible for optimizing New Energy’s development efforts in several state solar markets simultaneously and managing projects throughout the development process. The candidate selected for this position will coordinate with the policy, interconnection, engineering, land, permitting, and business development teams to manage solar development efforts “from cradle to commissioning,” ensuring that all details are taken care of while also guiding New Energy teams to optimize overall development strategy tailored for each market. Depending on background, the candidate in this role may also support the policy, business development, finance, and/or interconnection teams on other matters that arise that fall within their area of expertise.

This position will be a hybrid/remote flexible work arrangement. A Hybrid work arrangement means the employee’s position will be a blend of work performed both in-person and at an offsite location such as an employee's home office. The position may also involve travel as needed for relationship building with developers and organizations in state markets within the U.S. This position may be based out of New Energy Equity’s offices in Annapolis, MD; Roseville, MN; Horseheads, NY; or Boulder, CO.

Job Duties include the following:

• 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
• Contribute to company responses to developer feedback requests for market program development and evolution
• 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
• 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

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Candidate must also closely align with NEE’s core values, which may be found on our website.

Required Education and Experience:

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