Development Operations Analyst

Zelestra

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Development Operations Analyst supports utility-scale renewable energy projects by coordinating workflows, maintaining project data and documentation, and tracking schedules, risks, milestones, and financial activities. Working across Development and cross-functional teams, the role helps keep projects aligned, organized, and moving forward throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Environmental Studies, Project Management, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, real estate development, or a related industry.
Strong project coordination, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP or similar project tracking systems.
Experience managing project documentation, budgets, contracts, workflows, and project controls.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across internal teams and external stakeholders.
Familiarity with renewable energy development, including land, permitting, interconnection, contracting, financing, and scheduling.
Self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with tools such as Smartsheet, DocuSign, and generative AI to support research, reporting, data management, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

Track project KPIs, milestones, budgets, schedules, risks, and development deliverables; maintain accurate project data and reporting.
Identify project risks, deviations, and upcoming deadlines, and coordinate mitigation actions with project stakeholders.
Support project status reporting, portfolio reviews, leadership updates, and Investment Committee materials.
Coordinate contracts, approvals, signatures, and project documentation with internal teams, vendors, consultants, and other partners.
Maintain project budgets, track invoices and payments, monitor expenditures, and support forecasting and financial reviews.
Coordinate across Development, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Treasury, EPC, Engineering, and other internal and external stakeholders.
Track permitting, land, interconnection, environmental, contractual, and other project requirements to support development readiness.
Maintain project systems, databases, dashboards, and reporting tools, leveraging AI and automation to improve workflows and data accuracy.
Support process improvement, workflow standardization, templates, special projects, and other strategic Development initiatives.