Remote Senior Director, Clean Energy Development

NewEdge Power; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

401(k) plan

Company equity program

Unlimited PTO and paid holidays

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

NewEdge Power seeks a Director of Development to lead a portfolio of utility-scale storage and solar projects across PJM, MISO, and ERCOT. This remote US role requires deep cross-functional skills in interconnection, site control, permitting, and capital readiness, with ownership from greenfield through NTP or sale.

The position reports to the Chief Development Officer and offers a path to leadership in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial clean-energy platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with interconnection processes in PJM, MISO, or ERCOT; multi-market experience strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of development experience across land acquisition, interconnection, discretionary permitting, and community engagement.
• 5+ years of experience negotiating or managing common development contracts (land agreements, interconnection agreements, PILOTs, BESS EPC agreements, MIPAs, and offtake agreements).
• 3+ years of experience working with battery storage and solar engineering and technical design considerations (POI design, duration and augmentation, collector and substation scope).
• Ability to travel 30%-50% of the time for project-related activities.
• Strong negotiation, organizational, and communication skills, and experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-starter with a strong passion for the clean energy industry.
• Team player with high emotional intelligence and respect for others.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of a portfolio of utility-scale storage and solar projects from greenfield through NTP or sale, owning project budgets, schedules, risk registers, and critical-path mitigation plans.
• Manage interconnection strategy and queue positions in PJM, MISO, and ERCOT, including cluster applications, study review, readiness deposits and security, network upgrade cost exposure, go/no-go decisions, and interconnection agreement negotiation in coordination with transmission engineering.
• Identify and secure greenfield, brownfield, and co-located sites, negotiate leases, options, and easements, and oversee title, survey, and curative work.
• Partner with the Director of Permitting on local approvals, tax abatements, PILOTs, road use, and host community agreements, and build durable relationships with landowners, officials, utilities, and community leaders.
• Work with Commercial and Finance on offtake strategy, project valuation, sale processes, and financing, and lead development diligence for buyers, lenders, and capital partners.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting on budgets, timelines, and risk for management, the Board, and investors. Hire, manage, and mentor project developers as the team grows.
• Other: NewEdge is a rapidly growing organization and job duties may evolve over time to best support growth.

Skills

Interpersonal negotiation

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, or related

Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)

Job description

NewEdge Power seeks a Director of Development to lead a portfolio of utility-scale storage and solar projects across PJM, MISO, and ERCOT. This remote US role requires deep cross-functional skills in interconnection, site control, permitting, and capital readiness, with ownership from greenfield through NTP or sale.

The position reports to the Chief Development Officer and offers a path to leadership in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial clean-energy platform.