Solar Developer, Built Environment

Pivot Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

PTO

Job summary

Pivot Energy is seeking an experienced Project Development professional to lead permitting for solar and storage projects across multiple markets. You will manage consultants, coordinate interconnection timelines, and work with legal and finance teams to keep projects on track.

Strong communication, negotiation, and public-speaking skills are essential to building consensus with landowners, authorities, and communities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in renewable energy development.
• Built environment development experience (rooftop, carport/canopy; greenfield differences) including diligence (e.g., GPRS), interconnection, discretionary permitting.
• Experience developing BESS and SAS projects including interconnection and community engagement.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to convey complex concepts to Pivot and external audiences.
• Public speaking experience with presenting to boards, committees, and decision-making bodies.
• Valid driver’s license; ability to travel to sites and permitting authorities.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take on tasks beyond comfort zone.
• Familiarity with real estate title, LLCs, tax maps, deeds, and parcel identification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and submission of permitting documents for energy facility development, expansion, and maintenance (local permitting focus).
• Manage third-party consultants and contractors to meet quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
• Attend community events to discuss solar with stakeholders and participate in local policy workgroups as needed.
• Meet with landowners, manage lease terms, and amend leases for solar/BESS development.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Grid Integration teams to manage interconnection timelines and strategies.
• Complete title curative items for project finance requirements with the legal team.
• Represent Project Development at internal and external handoff meetings, translating requirements between sales, engineering, preconstruction, PM, and others.
• Prepare deliverables for Pivot’s Structured Finance team to ensure projects are ready for financial closings.
• Support client relationships managed by origination teams with meeting attendance and timely updates.
• Additional duties as required by the Director or VP.

Skills

Renewable energy development

Diligence & coordination

Public speaking

Stakeholder engagement

Lease negotiation

Travel readiness

Job description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and lead the creation and submission of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, and maintenance, with a focus on local permitting
• Manage third-party consultants and contractors to complete required diligence items related to a portfolio of projects within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments
• Attend community events to discuss solar with stakeholders; periodically participate in local policy working groups to ensure market success
• Meet with landowners, manage lease terms, and amend leases for solar/BESS development
• Manage, in coordination with Engineering and Grid Integration teams, interconnection timelines, processes, and strategies
• Complete title curative items for project finance requirements, in collaboration with the legal team
• Represent Project Development at internal and external handoff meetings, translating project requirements clearly between sales, engineering, preconstruction, project management, and other stakeholders
• Prepare project deliverables for and work closely with Pivot’s Structured Finance team to ensure qualifying projects are ready for financial closings
• Support client relationship managed by origination teams with meeting attendance and timely updates
• Additional duties as required by the Director or VP

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• 4+ years of experience in renewable energy development, or comparable professional experience
• Substantial experience developing in the built environment; rooftop, carport/canopy, and the unique aspects that are different than greenfield development (including specialized diligence (i.e., GPRS), interconnection, discretionary permitting, etc)
• Substantial experience developing BESS and SAS projects, including (but not limited to) interconnection, discretionary permitting, community engagement, coordination with fire districts, and staff
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts within and outside of Pivot
• Comfort speaking in public while presenting Pivot project concepts to recommending and decision-making bodies
• Excellent communication and public relations skills, and a positive attitude to enhance the company’s reputation through interpersonal interactions
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive to sites and permitting authorities
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for permitting & community engagement meetings (starting with Mountain West – Midwest – East Coast), make own travel arrangements, and be self-reliant
• Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and who is not afraid to ask questions and take on tasks outside of their comfort zone
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage complex evaluation processes for a significant number of sites to inform sound project siting and related project decision-making
• Experience with the preparation of applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects for federal, state, and local permitting.
• Understanding of real estate title, LLCs, tax maps, deeds, and parcel identification

ABOUT PIVOT

Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment.Learn more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:

• Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
• Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
• Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
• Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
• Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
• Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The estimated base salary range for this position is $105,000 -$140,000 depending on relevant experience, along with eligibility for the company’s substantial bonus plan, with a target bonus of 20% of annual salary (prorated in first year based on start date), and a commission based on project throughput.
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees, placing an emphasis on company culture, and a focus on our people. To that end, Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation (prorated in first year)
Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching
Home Office set-up stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.