Associate Project Developer, Mid-Atlantic

New Leaf Energy, Inc.•Chicago, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

New Leaf Energy is seeking an Associate Project Developer to join our growing Mid-Atlantic development team. This position is an opportunity to join an outstanding company in a high-leverage role. Our ideal applicant will be a tenacious, determined, creative problem-solver, self-motivated and independent, a great communicator, and highly organized, with the ability to manage numerous tasks in parallel and to prioritize competing demands. The Associate Project Developer (APD) contributes directly to the success of the company by effectively and efficiently identifying leads and screening project opportunities. The APD is a key support position to the project developers and is vital to New Leaf Energy’s go-to-market strategy in the regions they are assigned. Our most accomplished APDs bring an enthusiasm for renewable development and have strong writing, analytical and organizational skills, and a hunger for success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Proficiency in GIS tools
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Salesforce experience a plus

Nice To Haves

Tenacious, determined, creative problem-solver
Self-motivated and independent
Great communicator
Highly organized, with the ability to manage numerous tasks in parallel and to prioritize competing demands
Enthusiasm for renewable development
Strong writing skills
Strong analytical skills
Strong organizational skills
Hunger for success
2 to 5 years’ experience preferred
Solar sales or development experience preferred
Experience building sensitivity models in Excel or Google Sheets

Responsibilities

Use, or manage, a GIS-based effort to target land parcels that have high potential hosting capacity for solar and storage use.
Identify and research leads through targeted land campaign work, including mailers, phone calls, and other outreach.
Document all opportunities using the Salesforce CRM system.
Call landowners and create due diligence packages for project developers to review.
Schedule initial meetings with landowners and transition qualified opportunities to project developers.
Perform desktop reviews including topography, soil conditions, access, and the likelihood of wetlands and environmental restrictions on potential project sites.
Request quotes and release additional on-site work such as surveying, wetlands flagging, and site walks.
Update project budgets and create project spend requests using the Salesforce system.
Monitor and manage the completion of site discovery items prepared by subcontractors.
Initiate and send initial LOIs and leases.
Follow up with Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) administrators for timely delivery of decision documents.
Complete cash flow models to assess the impact of changing cost or incentive conditions on projects.
Review RFPs and complete RFP questionnaires.
Support the company’s efforts towards continuous improvement and standard process development.
Record all required documents at local and county record offices.
Coordinate the execution of any needed contract amendments, including getting documents notarized.
Prepare project data rooms to support the marketing of the projects.
Support project teams during sale due diligence by gathering additional information as needed.
Complete other duties as required.
Spot trends in the dynamic renewable energy industry and form hypotheses on future opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salaries
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
Market-competitive base salary
Above-market variable compensation
Equity-like program such that all employees experience the benefits of ownership