Manager Of Development

Vanguard Renewables • Weston, MA

5h

About The Position

Vanguard Renewables, based in Weston, Massachusetts, is a national leader in environmental services and the development of food and dairy waste-to-renewable energy projects. The Company builds, owns, and operates on-farm anaerobic digestion facilities and is continuing to scale through an extensive national expansion of its Farm Powered ® platform. It is committed to advancing decarbonization by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farms and food waste, generating renewable energy, and supporting regenerative agriculture on partner farms. Vanguard Renewables is a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock. The Manager of Development is a hands-on technical leadership role that directly supports the Senior Director of Data Architecture by executing, reinforcing, and operationalizing the organization’s data and application architecture strategy. This role serves as a key extension of the Senior Director, ensuring architectural direction is translated into high-quality, scalable development and database solutions. The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor, an effective people leader, and a flexible problem-solver who is willing to pivot as priorities evolve. This role works closely with onshore and offshore development teams and plays a critical role in ensuring consistency, quality, and reliability across development efforts.

Requirements

• Strong SQL expertise, including stored procedures and advanced query development
• Proven database development experience
• Hands-on experience with: C# and .NET
• Hands-on experience with: Python scripting
• Solid understanding of Azure architecture and cloud-based development patterns
• Experience working closely with offshore development teams
• Willingness to write reports and support evolving reporting needs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to take architectural direction and turn it into consistent, repeatable development practices

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric
• Exposure to ML models/knowledge of AI tools
• Working knowledge of SCADA systems and integration of operational data into enterprise data platforms
• Experience supporting data centric, analytics, or operational technology (OT) environments
• Prior experience working in evolving or modernized architecture landscapes

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary operational and technical support partner to the Senior Director of Data Architecture
• Translate architectural standards and direction into executable development and data practices
• Ensure development, database, and reporting solutions align with enterprise data architecture principles
• Directly support the Senior Director of Data Architecture by: Executing architectural designs and patterns
• Directly support the Senior Director of Data Architecture by: Reinforcing development, data, and integration standards
• Directly support the Senior Director of Data Architecture by: Assisting with day-to-day operational leadership of development efforts
• Lead, mentor, and coordinate development resources, including close collaboration with offshore teams and internal stakeholders
• Design, build, and sustain application and database solutions aligned to defined architecture
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, database objects, and stored procedures
• Own and contribute to strong database development and performance practices
• Perform hands-on development using: C# and .NET
• Perform hands-on development using: Python scripting
• Perform hands-on development using: Angular
• Perform hands-on development using: Azure SQL
• Perform hands-on development using: Azure cloud environment (azure functions, dev/ops-CI/CD)
• Support and, when necessary, develop operational and business reports
• Partner with architecture, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions
• Assist in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to learn new platforms, tools, and approaches as the architecture evolves

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance benefits, including HSA option, with substantial employer premium contributions.
• Competitive, employer-sponsored (100% paid) dental, vision, and wellness benefits.
• Basic employer-paid life and disability insurance, with optional supplemental life and AD&D coverage.
• 401(k) retirement program with employer match and immediate eligibility.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options to support healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Education and adoption assistance programs to support personal and family goals.
• Discretionary performance-based bonus opportunity in addition to competitive base salary.
• Robust paid time off supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Monthly cell phone and business expense reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed