Sr Project Development Manager

Catalyze is rapidly accelerating the transition to renewable energy by making it easy and profitable to integrate smart energy resources into new and existing buildings and infrastructure. As a national energy transition partner and independent power producer (IPP), we develop, construct, own, operate, and maintain integrated solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging assets for commercial and industrial customers. We combine our proprietary technology, financial strength, and industry expertise to deliver standardized, yet configurable systems that meet our partners’ unique needs. These offerings enable commercial and industrial property owners, operating companies, and their customers to extract greater value from their assets, take increased responsibility and ownership of their energy profile, and ultimately become part of the clean energy transition.

As we continue to grow and expand our solutions across the country, our team is shaping the future of renewable energy. We are looking for passionate, collaborative, innovative thinkers who want to build a better future and do work that matters.

We are seeking an experienced Sr Project Development Manager to support the origination, development, and delivery of projects on-time and on-budget by collaborating closely with colleagues at all levels of the organization to guide development strategies that will have the greatest customer impact and highest commercial value. 

• Keenly interested in our economy’s transition to clean, renewable energy
• Experienced in developing solar energy projects
• An experienced professional who knows the causes and solutions to commonly occurring problems and takes initiative to get the work done
• A problem solver who looks at a situation from various angles (financial, strategic, etc.) and gets to the heart of a matter readily by asking the right questions and using the right sources
• A learner who develops new ideas and proposals and is able to absorb complex information and integrate it into your processes
• Results-oriented, with the ability to mobilize resources, stay focused on objectives, and actively look for the best way to achieve goals showing ownership and accountability
• An effective organizer and planner who finds the right moments for making decisions and successfully prioritizes and manages competing expectations effectively while working on multiple projects simultaneously
• A skilled communicator who effectively presents complex information to various stakeholder groups in a logical and accessible way with strong writing, editing, analytical, research, and presentation skills
• A detailed-oriented professional who consistently delivers high-quality, error-free, on-time work with minimal supervision

• Develop projects with existing and/or new customers/partners
• Perform project-level development to NTP, managing project schedules and budgets
• Guide projects through the interconnection process, working with engineers, utilities, and customers/developer partners to ensure development milestones are met
• Partner with Legal to ensure projects obtain site control and have a clear title review
• Collaborate with development partners and/or act individually to obtain special use permits and all other non-ministerial permits, and develop a building permit matrix with the PM team
• Ensure survey work is completed and necessary permits, real estate, and grid interconnection agreements are secured
• Work closely with account managers to ensure smooth collaboration and development of parcels with real estate owners
• Work collaboratively with the Construction teams and assist in developing SOW and EPC contracts
• Work closely with the Finance team through development stages, providing updates to the project model to ensure that goals are met and the project stays within budget and on schedule. 
• Identify and suggest improvements to business processes and best practices; evaluate community solar acquisitions and assist in creating new processes
• Work collaboratively and demonstrate a high level of diplomacy with landowners, vendors, engineering partners, developer partners, utilities and local communities

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field preferred; MBA and/or advanced cost accounting experience a plus
• 8+ years of Community Solar Development experience, including distributed energy projects with a focus on in-front-of-the-meter solar projects in New York
• Demonstrated success conceptualizing and developing renewable energy solutions
• Understanding of all aspects of solar power development, including sitting, interconnection, permitting, construction, and financing as well as utility/energy/grid transformation
• Direct experience in distribution-grid level project development, obtaining site control, acquiring interconnection services agreements, and working with Procurement to manage equipment supply chains for hitting COD goals
• Experience developing and delivering ISO-level battery energy storage systems
• Experience in ERCOT, MISO and SPP in TX strongly preferred. Other states a plus 
• Experience using enterprise software like Salesforce, Procore, and Netsuite and participating with the Software Development team to capture project information for management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and/or Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Calendar), Adobe CS, and Microsoft Project a plus
• Willingness and ability to travel locally and nationally 50% or more to meet with real estate owners, energy co-developers, and suppliers, and visit project sites
• Valid driver’s license and car insurance that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the state where you reside

• Opportunity to play a significant role in transforming the energy industry
• Growth, development, learning, and advancement opportunities
• An extremely flexible environment where your voice, thoughts, and ideas are valued and heard
• Excellent benefits (company-paid and voluntary): Health / Dental / Vision / Life / AD&D / STD / LTD / AFLAC / Pet / Legal / Commuter / 401(k) with Company Match / Paid Time Off and more!

About Catalyze

Catalyze is a renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) that also partners with medium-to-large commercial and industrial real estate groups and third party renewable energy developers. We increase property net income and tenant value with renewable, resilient, smart energy infrastructure including solar, storage, electric vehicle charging, and microgrids.

We uniquely enable our real estate customers to use that increased income as a competitive advantage to expand their property portfolios. For industrial customers, we provide both energy savings and progress toward renewable energy mandates and goals. Our proprietary origination-to-operations platform supports our partners with optimal site identification and acquisition, energy load estimation, system design, project finance, and asset management.

We believe that when people feel safe and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the team, it brings out their best and strengthens our company as a whole. This is why we’re dedicated to creating a truly inclusive workplace - one that values and promotes diversity and fosters an empowered workforce—allowing all employees, from any background or level of the company, to succeed in their jobs.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and value the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, New York City Salary Transparency Law and California Pay Transparency Law, Catalyze provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado, New York City or California. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado, New York City, NY and California only, the range of starting pay for this role is $140,000 - $185,000.