Director of Energy Storage Development

Spencer Ogden; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden is seeking an experienced Director of Energy Storage Development to lead and expand its energy storage business in the United States. The role involves identifying attractive storage markets, evaluating storage technologies, sizing configurations, and developing market-entry strategies for standalone and solar-plus-storage projects.

The Director will support siting, interconnection, commercial strategy, customer engagement, proposals, and contract negotiations in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working on energy storage projects across multiple U.S. markets.
• Strong understanding of energy storage development, technologies, and commercial applications.
• Experience with environmental, utility, and regulatory landscape surrounding storage development.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ownership mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new U.S. energy storage markets and determine opportunities the company pursues.
• Develop market-entry and development strategies for storage projects.
• Engage with vendors and evaluate BESS technologies, products, configurations, use cases, and value propositions.
• Determine optimal storage configuration and sizing for standalone BESS and solar-plus-storage projects.
• Support development teams with project siting and interconnection.
• Identify and engage potential buyers/offtakers for storage projects.
• Assist with the preparation of commercial proposals.
• Participate in storage contract negotiations. Coordinate across development, commercial, technical, and other internal teams.

Skills

Energy storage development

Market analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Interconnection knowledge

Team collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

A growing renewable energy developer is seeking an experienced Director of Energy Storage Development to help lead and expand its energy storage business.

This individual will be responsible for identifying attractive U.S. storage markets, evaluating energy storage technologies and use cases, determining optimal BESS configurations and sizing, and developing market-entry strategies for standalone and solar-plus-storage projects.

The Director will also support project siting, interconnection, commercial strategy, customer engagement, proposals, and contract negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new U.S. energy storage markets and help determine which opportunities the company pursues.
• Develop market-entry and development strategies for storage projects.
• Engage with vendors and evaluate BESS technologies, products, configurations, use cases, and value propositions.
• Help determine optimal storage configuration and sizing for standalone BESS and solar-plus-storage projects.
• Support development teams with project siting and interconnection.
• Identify and engage potential buyers/offtakers for storage projects.
• Assist with the preparation of commercial proposals.
• Participate in storage contract negotiations.Coordinate across development, commercial, technical, and other internal teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience working on energy storage projects across multiple U.S. markets.
• Strong understanding of energy storage development, technologies, and commercial applications.
• Experience with the environmental, utility, and regulatory landscape surrounding storage development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ownership mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.