Project Developer

Jobtailor; Salem (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Salem, NH seeks an experienced Real Estate Development and Energy Project Manager to lead entitlement, permitting, and interconnection efforts for digester plant projects. You will screen properties, coordinate with engineering, and negotiate pricing while guiding cross-functional teams toward milestones.

This role requires 4+ years in real estate development and energy projects, strong communication, multitasking, and the ability to manage complex schedules and budgets in a

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in real estate development, project management, and energy project development.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Strong communication, written and verbal skills across diverse teams.
• Ability to manage schedules, budgets, and complex permitting processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and cost-management software.
• Experience with anaerobic digester project development is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Locate and screen properties for digester plants, assess availability, and negotiate pricing.
• Lead entitlement and site permitting processes including zoning and variances.
• Secure environmental permits and interconnection agreements as needed.
• Identify and manage attorneys through LOI, purchase and sale, and due diligence.
• Identify and contract site due diligence activities (traffic, surveys, resources).
• Create and manage schedules and budgets through construction start.
• Coordinate with sales, finance, design, and construction teams; lead client meetings.
• Prepare internal project funding approval documents.

Skills

Real estate development

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Anaerobic digester projects

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling tools

Cost management software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Locating and screening properties for digester plants, determining availability, reviewing feasibility with engineering colleagues, and negotiating pricing.
• Leading entitlement and site permitting processes including zoning, variances, site development permits, stormwater, and traffic/access permits and curb cuts.
• Securing environmental permits including wastewater, air quality/air burn, plant installation (where required), FERC, and others as necessary.
• Identifying and managing attorneys through Letters of Interest, Purchase and Sale, title due diligence, and closing.
• Identifying and contracting site due diligence including traffic, geotechnical analysis, utility availability, Phase 1, natural resources and endangered species, topographical and ALTA surveys, and other standard processes.
• Creating and managing schedules and budgets for design, development, and permitting through the start of construction.
• Managing utility connections ensuring adequate service, cost clarity, and schedule certainty—including electric interconnection, co‑generation (on‑site generation plus offtake of electricity and/or renewable attributes), and gas connection with biogas clean‑up and pressurization skids (plus offtake of biogas and/or attributes).
• Coordinating with PurposeEnergy's sales, finance, design, and construction teams and serving as client‑facing project lead—running client meetings and ensuring follow‑through on outstanding tasks.
• Preparing internal project funding approval documents, coordinating with other functions to support completion.

Requirements

• Demonstrable history of successful real estate closings, entitlements, permits received, interconnection agreements signed, and/or comparable accomplishments in real estate and energy.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, though relevant experience and accomplishments are considered equivalent to formal degrees and credentials.
• 4+ years’ experience in real estate development, project management, and energy project development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, clear, concise written and verbal expression and a collaborative, team‑focused approach across a broad range of work groups.
• Analytical problem‑solver with a flexible, creative, solution‑focused mindset, able to take calculated risks and adjust course when tactics aren’t working.
• Strong prioritization and multitasking as a self‑starter, operating effectively in a complex, rapidly changing environment with tight schedules and demanding targets.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office, various scheduling tools, and cost management software.
• Experience with anaerobic digester project development is ideal.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in real estate development and project management, with a strong focus on securing entitlements, permits, and interconnection agreements. Proficient in managing complex projects involving environmental compliance and utility connections while ensuring effective communication and collaboration across teams.