Senior Project Developer, New York

New Leaf Energy

Troy, New York

Full Time

Posted February 9, 2026

$141k - $141k

Renewable Energy Development

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Job Description

The Senior Project Developer will originate, develop, and manage renewable energy projects, primarily solar and energy storage, in the New York region, overseeing activities from site control to project sale, and building relationships with stakeholders to accelerate clean energy deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Originate and develop multi-megawatt renewable energy projects, including solar and energy storage, through all development stages until ready for financing and construction.
Negotiate agreements with landowners, manage site control, utility interconnection, permitting, and policy participation to prepare projects for sale.
Build and maintain relationships with local stakeholders such as landowners, utilities, government agencies, and policymakers.
Drive regional market strategy, prioritize project development efforts, and meet or exceed annual volume and profit targets.
Generate project opportunities through market research, networking, cold calls, and business development activities.
Coordinate and lead project development activities, including site control, interconnection, permitting, design, and policy engagement.
Support internal teams (engineering, finance, legal) during project development and transaction closing processes.
Gather market intelligence to refine development strategies and stay informed on regulatory and policy environments.
Negotiate contracts, proposals, and RFP responses with clients and partners.
Maintain accurate project data in company systems and provide guidance to junior team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Strong knowledge of the battery energy storage industry, or a similar and/or adjacent project development context
Successful track record in a complex sales or project development environment, preferably in New York battery energy storage, involving large, technical, construction, and/or financial products with long sales cycles that require relationship building, lead generation, navigation of complexity, and deal closing
Ability to filter through lots of information to figure out what matters, and to prioritize truly promising opportunities from others
Demonstrated ability to both lead and follow in cross-functional teams, and to be a great teammate
Understanding of key quantitative business concepts, including probabilistic thinking and financial metrics such as NPV and IRR
Ability to spend time in person with customers and travel frequently in the assigned territory, with 20-50% travel
Experience developing solar and energy storage projects at the megawatt scale, from origination through financial close
Experience negotiating agreements with landowners, starting entitlement and interconnection processes, and moving projects through the development process until they are ready to finance and build
Experience building and nurturing relationships with local stakeholders, including landowners, local governments, utilities, and policymakers
Ability to develop and execute a project development plan, including meeting or exceeding annual volume targets with a goal of closing multiple projects generating at least 5 million dollars of direct profit each year
Experience gathering market intelligence and expanding relationships with governments and utilities to understand and refine the development environment
Experience leading opportunity generation activities such as account profiling, cold calls, business networking, and market penetration strategies
Experience generating proposals, quotes, and formal RFP responses
Experience working with legal, finance, and executive teams to negotiate contract terms and close transactions
Ability to consult with clients and professionals to develop financial models and assist with tax, financing, and regulatory research and negotiations
Experience maintaining accurate project information in company systems of record
Ability to provide guidance to junior team members in project development activities