Job Specifications
Help advance a multi-state portfolio of front-of-the-meter battery energy storage (BESS) projects from site control through LNTP--coordinating cross-functional workstreams, managing consultants, and keeping scope, schedule, and budget on track. This role is task-heavy: turn diligence findings into clear actions, unblock permitting and interconnection tasks, and keep leadership current on risk, cost, and critical path.
What you'll do
Project Execution & Coordination
Run day-to-day development activities for an assigned set of BESS projects (early/mid-stage - LNTP).
Build and manage integrated schedules, decision logs, risk registers, and permit matrices; maintain weekly status and look-ahead.
Entitlements & Community
Drive entitlement pathways (pre-apps, zoning/CUP, site plans, fire/life-safety reviews) with outside planners, code/FS engineers, and local counsel.
Coordinate with internal Government Affairs/Communications to support stakeholder outreach and public meeting readiness.
Interconnection Support
Coordinate interconnection inputs (one-lines, POIs, load letters, study data) with grid consultants; track milestones, deposits, and study deliverables.
Flag upgrade cost/feasibility issues early and align timing with monetization targets.
Real Estate, Access & Easements
Partner with Real Estate on site control (options/leases/purchase options) and internal/external easements (access, gen-tie, utilities).
Order/title-clear ALTA reviews, surveys, and legal exhibits; manage cure actions to close.
Commercial & Investment Readiness
Prepare concise materials for Investment Committee/ICX and executive updates: milestone status, risks, capital needs, valuation levers.
Support disposition/readiness at LNTP (data room hygiene, CP checklists, redlines).
Vendor/Consultant Management
Scope, procure, and manage third parties (land-use planners, civil/electrical, fire, environmental/CEQA/NEPA support, interconnection/utility liaisons, survey/title).
Drive to clear deliverables, dates, and acceptance criteria; manage change orders.
Budget, Controls & Systems
Stand up development budgets and NTEs; track actuals vs. forecast; surface variances with mitigation plans.
Maintain accurate records in Smartsheet, SiteTracker, Salesforce, and SharePoint.
How you'll be measured
Milestone reliability: % of permitting and interconnection gates achieved on or ahead of plan.
Readiness to monetize: completeness/quality of LNTP exit packages and CPs.
Schedule integrity: variance vs. baseline for critical path activities.
Issue closure velocity: time to identify, escalate, and resolve blockers.
Data hygiene: accuracy and timeliness in systems of record.
Cross-functional partners
Legal, Real Estate, Finance/FP&A, Government Affairs, Communications, Origination/Commercial, Interconnection, Contracting.
Development Project Manager Expectations:
Owns end-to-end execution for 3-5 projects; leads internal/external status meetings.
Anticipates permitting/utility risks; proposes mitigations and trade-off decisions.
Produces IC/ICX-ready content; coordinates cross-functional approvals to LNTP.
Pay: $55 - $70/hr
About the Company
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