Manager, Project Development-Strategy

Pivot Energy•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Pivot Energy is seeking a motivated individual to join our Project Development Strategy Team and contribute to leading Pivot’s entry into new power market segments. This role would have a focus on market analysis, including research on market structures, tariffs, development pathways, and the applicability of developing both energy generation and battery energy storage projects. This role will entail collaboration with a diverse mix of teams at Pivot, including Policy, Project Development, Offsite Solutions & Strategic Accounts, Engineering, and Financial Modeling & Analysis. This position offers a learning and growth opportunity for individuals passionate about the clean energy transition and interested in renewable energy and energy storage while working at a cutting-edge, certified B Corporation with operations across the USA. Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and families. We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities. As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally: Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet; Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun; Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge; Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player; Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally; Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced. At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot. Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging. Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.

Requirements

Abilities to work collaboratively within a small team, digest a breadth of qualitative policy information, quantitatively analyze various aspects of market sizing and economics, and creatively solve project development problems
Experience in power markets and/or project development
Quantitative and qualitative problem-solving and communication skills
Interest and competence researching qualitative and quantitative data on power markets
Proficiency with data manipulation and analysis software, e.g., Excel; willingness to work with databases such as Salesforce
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of expertise or comparable work experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in relevant field of expertise or comparable work experience
At least 2 to 4 years of experience in the power industry
Knowledge of renewable energy finance or project finance concepts
Experience in renewable energy industry is preferred but not required
Proficiency with data analytics software tools such as MATLAB, Python, R, SQL, and Tableau

Responsibilities

Work with other members of the Project Development Strategy team and the Policy team to qualitatively research market structures and project development opportunities across the US
Work with the Project Development and Financial Modeling & Analysis teams to use financial modeling tools to quantitatively evaluate the business case for Pivot to expand into various new market segments
Help guide the initial execution of new market strategies, e.g., by defining site acquisition and system design parameters
Compose RFP responses by compiling information about specific projects, bids, company information, etc.
Track opportunities and analysis requests using Pivot’s CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce)
Proactively provide feedback to different teams regarding the potential for improvements in internal tools for modeling and analysis

Benefits

Eligibility for the company’s substantial bonus plan and commission plan with a target bonus of 20% of annual salary (prorated in the first year based on start date)
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching
Home Office set up stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements