What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Development position at Flatiron Energy?
About Flatiron Energy
Flatiron Energy, a Hull Street Energy portfolio company, is focused on developing and building standalone energy storage assets that integrate renewable energy onto the grid, replace fossil fuel plants, and increase grid reliability. Created by a team of experienced energy storage veterans, Flatiron Energy is creating the critical infrastructure needed to achieve our climate goals. The leadership team has deep experience developing, structuring, financing and owning and operating energy storage assets in wholesale markets.
Flatiron Energy is a new and growing company with a dynamic, fast-paced, creative, fun, start-up culture. The right candidate will be excited to help build the company from the ground up, recognizing the challenges and opportunities for growth inherent in such a role. The Flatiron team is passionate about fighting climate change while ensuring their projects have an equitable impact on surrounding communities. Flatiron is looking for candidates who resonate with this mission.
Title: Director or Sr. Director, Development
Reports To: VP, Development
Location: New England, New York, or remote in limited circumstances
Description: Responsible for developing grid scale standalone energy storage projects, through Notice to Proceed, for Flatiron’s New York portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support development activities in early, mid, and late stages of the project.
- Lead land acquisition from site identification to landowner negotiations
- Oversee interconnection process with help from technical resources
- Lead acquisition of local, state and/or federal permits as required.
- Represent company with customers, landowners, state and local officials and other stakeholders.
- Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support.
- Support commercial and development strategy with involvement in key strategic decisions
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 5 (five years) of experience in project development experience preferably renewables and energy storage
- Development experience in NYISO, PJM, or ISO-NE
- Successful track record of developing projects from inception through COD
- Strong problem-solving skills, ability to self-direct, flexibility, creativity, desire to grow into additional responsibilities
- Superior verbal and written communication skills and high level of attention to detail
Compensation and Location:
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
Bonus: Competitive bonus based on the achievement of development milestones and performance
Benefits: Flatiron offers an excellent benefit package with excellent health care, dental, vision, and other health and wellness benefits.
Location: Ability to work in the United States is a requirement. Prefer candidate to be based in the New England or New York, however, location of workplace is flexible provided candidate is able to travel as required.
