Project Developer

Summary

Join New Leaf Energy, an experienced clean energy developer, as a Project Developer in Pennsylvania! This remote position focuses on originating and developing multi-megawatt renewable energy projects. You will negotiate landowner agreements, manage the entitlement and interconnection processes, and collaborate with stakeholders. Success hinges on meeting annual volume targets and generating significant profit. The role requires strong knowledge of the solar industry and proven success in complex sales or project development. New Leaf Energy offers a competitive salary, generous project incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong knowledge of the solar industry, or a similar and/or adjacent project development context
• Successful track record in a complex sales or project development environment, preferably in solar and/or 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

Responsibilities

• Develop solar and energy storage projects at the megawatt scale, from origination through financial close
• Meet or exceed annual volume targets
• At the project level, development areas that you will either coordinate among the team or drive directly include: site control, utility interconnection, entitlement/permitting, initial system design, incentive program or other policy program participation, and/or anything else necessary to prepare a project for sale, including support as necessary for our internal engineering and finance teams through the last pre-sale stages of development
• Gather market intelligence and expand relationships with governments and utilities to deeply understand the development environment, continuously refine that understanding, and use it to adjust strategy
• Lead/opportunity generation primarily through independent activities including account profiling, cold calls, business networking and other market penetration strategies
• Generate proposals, quotes, and formal RFP responses
• Work with legal, finance, and executive teams to negotiate contract terms and close transactions
• Consult with clients and construction and finance professionals in developing necessary financial models and assist with tax, financing, and regulatory-related research and negotiations
• Maintain accurate information about your projects in New Leaf Energy’s systems of record

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or other advanced degree

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