Senior DER & Energy Projects Lead (On-site NJ)

Honeywell International, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 190,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Honeywell International, Inc. is seeking a Project Development Manager to lead the analysis, development, and advancement of DER, energy efficiency, electrification, resilience, and decarbonization projects for commercial and industrial customers.

The role reports to the Director, Project Development and operates from our New Jersey location on-site, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Management, Industrial, Mechanical, Civil or related technical discipline with sound background in electrical systems.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in DER, renewable energy including solar PV, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, CHP, backup generation, EV charging, and energy efficiency solutions.
• Experience developing projects valued from $5M to $50M+.
• Strong commercial, financial, and customer-facing experience.
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of DER opportunities including solar PV, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, CHP, backup generation, EV charging, and energy efficiency solutions.
• Develop feasibility assessments, energy analysis and modeling, investment-grade audits, commercial strategy, proposal development, and executive presentations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define technical scope, energy savings, generation performance, and project economics.
• Build financial models and proformas supporting EPC, EaaS, PPA, ESA, lease, and hybrid commercial structures.
• Act as trusted advisor to customer executives, facility leaders, and sustainability stakeholders.
• Manage development schedules, risks, budgets, incentives, permitting considerations, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner with sales teams to grow pipelines and improve win rates in target verticals including industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, higher education, commercial real estate, and data centers.
• Facilitate contract negotiations and support project close activities.
• Transition awarded projects to execution teams while maintaining customer continuity.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Financial modeling

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Management, Industrial, Mechanical, Civil or related technical discipline

Tools

Helioscope

PV Syst

NearMap

Xendee

ETAP

Job description

Honeywell International, Inc. is seeking a Project Development Manager to lead the analysis, development, and advancement of DER, energy efficiency, electrification, resilience, and decarbonization projects for commercial and industrial customers.

The role reports to the Director, Project Development and operates from our New Jersey location on-site, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable energy solutions.