What You’ll Do
- Site origination, site control negotiation, project permitting, utility interconnection, and tax agreement negotiation.
- Crafting a compelling value proposition that reflects avoided cost, load profile, applicable tariffs, and layered revenue streams.
- Close coordination with junior business development staff to develop and implement effective lead campaign strategies.
- Development of long-term relationships with site owners, energy users and other project stakeholders.
- Effective communication with project stakeholders and community members to facilitate project permitting and other initiatives.
- Active management of development schedule and budget to ensure timely and cost-effective projects.
- Management of external consultants as needed in conjunction with project permitting activities.
- Fostering support from state, county and local governments, community groups, and abutters.
- Support of internal finance, engineering, and construction teams to facilitate successful project financing and construction.
- Development of sales presentations, proposals, and other materials as needed to support project development efforts.
- Occasional travel is required; some evening and weekend work required.
What You’ll Bring
- Three or more years of energy industry experience in a business development role, with at least one year in Utility Scale development.
- Integration of PV and energy storage systems preferred.
- Commercial real estate prospecting and business model understanding.
- Effective team leader and collaborator.
- Commitment to SE1's mission and have a passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.
- Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization. We value accountability and an ownership mentality.
- Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.
- Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.