Job Description
The Vice President of Origination leads early-stage renewable energy project development, overseeing site acquisition, business development, interconnection strategies, and cross-functional team management to ensure a steady pipeline of de-risked projects for execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Origination team, setting objectives and KPIs to foster high performance and accountability.
- Provide strategic oversight for early-stage projects, ensuring successful site control, interconnection engineering, and site diligence.
- Manage a systematic site acquisition process, developing tools and strategies to maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads.
- Negotiate and establish strategic partnerships with institutional entities to unlock multiple sites simultaneously.
- Direct utility interconnection strategies, working with engineering teams to optimize system sizing and manage utility relationships.
- Standardize project diligence processes and negotiate site control agreements to ensure project bankability.
- Coordinate between Strategy, Origination, and Execution teams to incorporate lessons learned and refine project selection and work plans.
- Analyze lessons learned to identify process improvements and drive continuous enhancement of origination strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, business administration, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
- A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in renewable energy project development, with a focus on business development, engineering, or project management.
- At least 5 years of experience in a direct leadership role, with a proven ability to manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
- Deep familiarity with NYC-specific complexities of land use, FDNY energy storage requirements, and ConEd s interconnection processes.
- Ability to understand project finance models and how origination decisions such as lease rates and interconnection costs impact the Project IRR and long-term asset value.
- Proven ability to negotiate and execute ground leases, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and professional services agreements.
- Experience coordinating and managing external consultants.
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment, demonstrating flexibility and a track record of building new processes from the ground up.
- Extremely organized, process-oriented, and capable of leading multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to translate high-level corporate goals into actionable project plans.
- A deep passion for clean energy and the company s mission.
- A positive and solutions-oriented mindset, strong work ethic, and a sense of humor.
Benefits & Perks
Base Salary Range: $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Performance-based annual bonus
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan with 3% employer match
Lifetime Fitness corporate membership
Monthly commuter stipend
Learning and education stipend
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
In-office work environment at Brooklyn, NY with regular travel to project sites
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