Senior Associate, Development

About Clean Capital

Clean Capital is a financial technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, NY. The company has built a proprietary technology platform that identifies, screens, and manages clean energy projects, enabling project owners to exit their portfolios while providing accredited investors, including institutional investors, family offices, and investment funds, unique access to the clean energy investment market. Clean Capital operates as a diversified clean energy company focused on the middle-market solar and storage industry.

The company is mission-driven to mitigate the climate crisis and leads the energy transition through strategic investments in early-stage, new construction, and operating renewables projects and development partners. To date, Clean Capital has invested one billion dollars in projects and companies. The company has successfully acquired and managed over 230 operating and new construction projects across 26 states and one U.S. territory, totaling 460 megawatts with a pipeline totaling well over 2 gigawatts.

Notable acquisitions include BQ Energy, a national leader in landfill and brownfield renewable energy development. Clean Capital is committed to fostering a diverse and equitable workforce reflective of its community while valuing each person’s unique perspective, skills, and experiences. The company does not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or nationality and is committed to promoting a more just and inclusive world through intentional policies and actions.

The Senior Associate, Development will be responsible for managing development of Clean Capital’s pipeline of solar and energy storage projects as well as overseeing its development partnerships. This role will report to the Director of Development and support new projects from origination through Notice to Proceed (NTP). The candidate is expected to have solar or storage development project experience and will be expected to complete complex tasks independently with minimal oversight and input from their supervisor.

This position will work across disciplines, supporting the company’s acquisitions, investments, capital markets, business development, and asset management groups. The Senior Associate, Development will support vital growth of gigawatt and gigawatt-hour scale new renewable energy projects. This is a remote position with preference given to candidates located in the Chicago metropolitan area or the broader Illinois market.

• Lead full life cycle development of solar and storage projects, from early development to Notice to Proceed (NTP)
• Serve as the day-to-day liaison with partners on routine project and partnership needs
• Communicate, coordinate, and manage relevant project parties internally and externally
• Initiate and manage new project diligence across company verticals, including legal, interconnection, finance, engineering, environmental, permitting, commercial, policy, and investment/revenue
• Support diligence reviews across company departments
• Work collaboratively across verticals to evaluate and improve project development and management processes and associated resources while maintaining positive partner relationships
• Manage project development schedules and budgets to ensure timely and cost-effective completion of solar and storage development projects

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering, building science, or relevant field
• 5 or more years of experience in renewable energy development with a proven track record of taking projects from site control to Notice to Proceed
• Experience with solar energy, battery storage, and related technologies
• Proven…