Vice President of Development

Position Overview:

At Prospect14, the Project Development team leads development of assets from Origination hand-off through all phases of development up to construction NTP. The VP of Development will manage a nine-person department of developers and interconnection engineers. The VP of Development will act both as a mentor and “player/coach” to the Development team and sit on the senior leadership team at Prospect14 along with three other VPs and the President. Prospect14 develops many of its projects under Development Service Agreements with customers so the VP of Development will be a key customer relationship manager. This is a broad role in a collaborative team environment. We are seeking a candidate local to the Mid-Atlantic region but will consider a remote-based position which may require travel to project sites or stakeholder meetings.

Key Responsibilities

The Vice President of Development will report directly to the President, and performs a variety of activities leading the Company's project development efforts, including:

• Lead the development of solar projects from Origination handoff by coordinating and managing various internal and external resources;
• Manage team of nine Developers and Interconnection Engineers;
• Work with the broader team to determine strategy for development and sale of projects;
• Work with Finance and Policy teams to determine new markets and origination strategies;
• Manage the system to forecast project data, schedules, and budgets;
• Work closely with the real estate department to facilitate real estate negotiations / agreements and maintain landowner relationships;
• Conduct project site assessments to identify fatal flaws to be addressed early in the project life cycle in collaboration with internal and external technical services such as legal, engineering, finance, and project sales;
• Take a lead role in obtaining certain local, state, and/or federal permits working with internal and external resources;
• Represent Prospect14 with customers, landowners, state and local officials and other stakeholder engagements; and
• Lead the Development team and collaborate with Prospect14 leadership in administrative aspects of Company management including the development and continuous improvement of processes, metrics, and reports for our internal use and reporting to investors and other stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, or related discipline required
• Minimum of nine years of experience developing and permitting renewable energy projects
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on community solar and distributed generation energy development projects
• Experience building business tools and IT systems to continuously improve the output of the organization
• Solid oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and work well within a team
• Priority management skills
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to quickly work into new tasks and accommodate a dynamic environment
• Willingness to travel as needed to assure project completion on time and within budget

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP
• Lean Management skills and experience
• Experience developing solar projects in Pennsylvania and Maryland
• Extensive experience in the solar energy or renewable energy sector
• Experience handing a high volume of projects simultaneously
• Prior experience leading teams and managing large-scale land or real estate development projects