Senior Director of Development, Utility Scale Solar

Sol Systems is seeking a Senior Director of Development – Utility Scale Solar.  This person will be responsible to lead and manage early- to late-stage project development efforts. She/he will oversee the execution of defined project pipeline initiatives and work collaboratively with construction. engineering, finance and asset management teams. This position is expected to be a source of expertise and provide strategic and tactical guidance for near and long-term project development initiatives.

Sol Systems is a solar energy project development and financial services company with a national footprint and a diverse customer, investor, and partner base. We have financed or developed over $2 billion of solar energy assets to date. As a leading renewable energy developer, financier, trader and operator, Sol empowers entrepreneurs to have a meaningful impact on the world with a focus on catalyzing the development and operation of sustainable infrastructure.

The Senior Director of Development – Utility Scale Solar will be responsible to:

• Manage early-, mid- and late-stage projects (all activities required to bring a project to NTP and financial close/sale, including securing sites, perfecting real estate, environmental and local permitting and related site studies, negotiating tax abatements, community engagement, and evaluating and coordinating interconnection activities)
• Manage third-party and internal project development teams to achieve the development activities above.
• Collaborate with the Sol technical, engineering, finance and asset management teams with respect to the development activities above.
• Collaborate across these teams to evaluate project development risks and project valuation assumptions.
• Create and oversee greenfield development strategy within Areas of Interest (AOIs) based on market size and project availability, interconnection, permitting, project pricing, irradiance, basis, and alignment with Sol Systems’ overall strategy, finance and construction team requirements, objectives and milestones. 
• Coordinate with local land agents to secure site control for greenfielding opportunities.
• Identify and structure joint development agreements, development services agreements, and pipeline agreements to support pipeline strategy.
• Maintain CMR toolset to review strategy and report out on activity associated with development efforts.
• Build and enhance processes, work-flow procedures, risk review processes with approved risk tolerance metrics for utility scale projects in varying stages of development

A successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Team oriented with a positive disposition.
• Multiple years of hands-on utility-scale solar project development experience, through the entire development lifecycle of a project (securing sites, perfecting real estate, environmental and local permitting, negotiating tax abatements, and completing all site studies and evaluating and coordinating interconnection activities)
• Proven track record managing such development projects and teams, including managing a team of in-house and third-party SMEs
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Proven track record of greenfielding projects, including identifying and screening Areas of Interest and land option/lease/purchase negotiations.
• A strong network of third-party development experts (including real estate, permitting, environmental and interconnection experts).
• Deep knowledge of development studies, real estate activities, environmental and local permitting, and interconnection and how they drive development
• Results oriented self-starter with strong desire to grow and succeed.
• Four-year college degree.
• GIS experience a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to summarize complex issues and convey information to enable efficient decision making.
• Comfort working in a high growth environment and can effectively collaborate with multiple disciplines.
• Willing to travel as needed to support development activities.

Location: The ideal candidate will work from our Washington, DC office.

Commitment & Compensation: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Sol systems provides health insurance, retirement benefits, partial gym reimbursement, education benefits, parental leave, paid vacation, sick and federal holidays, and the opportunity to work in a unique and dynamic environment.

To Apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter and salary requirements.

Deadline: We hope to hire for this position immediately and will review applicants on a rolling basis.

Sol Systems is an equal-opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity, orientation, creed, or other trait. Sol Systems supports and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.