[Hiring] Project Development Manager @Lightshift Energy

Role Description

The Project Development Manager will be an integral member of Lightshift’s team, providing strategic support to the Project Development team, with a focus on utility-scale energy storage project development. The Project Development Manager will facilitate Lightshift’s boots-on-the-ground project development efforts with support from the rest of the Lightshift team.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying viable project sites and lead acquisition efforts of land for project development
• Experience with pre-NTP project development workstreams that culminate in obtaining project approvals with state and local authorities
• Excellent project management skills, including effective planning, organizing and prioritizing tasks
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage project workstreams / stakeholders
• Direct experience identifying energy storage market opportunities, determine use cases with prospective customers, and to develop project sites
• At least 2 years of direct project development experience in the energy sector
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Willingness to travel ~25-50% of the time
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in business, environmental science, energy management, renewable energy, electrical engineering, or related degree desired

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Strongly prefer more than 2 years of project development experience with demonstrated results (project permitting approvals obtained)
• Excellent research and presentation skills
• Knowledge of development risks / risk management best practices
• Working knowledge of US energy markets
• A collaborative attitude and desire to help as needed to assist company growth plans
• Desire to effectuate swift change in the clean energy transition
• Prior mentorship experience with developing junior development team members

Benefits

• Base salary range of $115,000 – $155,000; commensurate with related qualifications and experience/educational background
• Generous annual cash bonuses
• Full benefits package, including 401k, health/dental/vision insurance, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and short-term disability

Company Description

Preference is for candidates to report to Lightshift’s Arlington, VA headquarters. We will consider remote employment for well qualified candidates as long as there is overlap with Lightshift’s development efforts.