Project Developer
About The Position
Lightshift Energy is seeking a Project Developer to join their team, focusing on utility-scale energy storage project development and origination. This role will support the company's boots-on-the-ground project development efforts, working closely with the Project Development team. Lightshift Energy, founded in 2019, specializes in the development, design, financing, construction, ownership, and operations of utility-scale energy storage projects in the US. Their mission is to accelerate the shift to a sustainable energy future through storage, helping customers save costs, improve grid reliability, and balance renewable energy production.
Requirements
- Recent college graduate (undergraduate or graduate)
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Excellent research and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of US energy markets
- Collaborative attitude and desire to help out as needed to assist company growth plans
- Desire to effectuate swift change in the clean energy transition
- Demonstrated ability or desire to identify viable project sites and lead acquisition efforts of land for project development
- Demonstrated ability or desire to work with local communities and state and local authorities on project approvals
- Demonstrated ability or desire to identify energy storage market opportunities, determine use cases with prospective customers, and to develop project sites
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, take full ownership over assigned tasks, and comfort being proactive with colleagues in a collaborative environment
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Willingness to travel ~25-50% of the time
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in business, environmental science, energy management, renewable energy, electrical engineering, or related degree desired
Responsibilities
- Identifying viable project sites and supporting land acquisition efforts
- Working with Project Development Managers, team engineers and analysts on project scope and site design
- Supporting federal, state and local permitting challenges
- Supporting the securing of interconnection rights for projects
- Providing research and due diligence support on all federal, state and local officials, regulators, utilities, RTOs, and other stakeholders throughout the project development process
- Providing key support for battery supply and EPC partners from project design to contract negotiation/execution
Benefits
- 401k
- health/dental/vision insurance
- paid vacation
- paid sick leave
- paid holidays
- short-term disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
