How to apply for Developer

About Pivot Energy

Pivot Energy develops solar and storage projects to accelerate the clean energy transition. The company focuses on decarbonization through capital project development. This role sits within that project development function.

About the role

The Developer supports site diligence and project development for solar and energy storage projects, primarily in the Maryland and Virginia markets. You will assess sites for development issues, amend land leases with landowners, and create permitting documents. You will also manage third-party contractors, plan public outreach, and represent Pivot at land use hearings. The work moves projects toward financial closing.

A typical day

A typical day may include reviewing site diligence findings, drafting or amending a land lease, and preparing permitting documents for a project. You might also coordinate with third-party contractors, plan public outreach, or attend a land use hearing. The mix depends on which projects are closest to financial closing.

Who Pivot Energy is looking for

• Experience with site diligence for solar or energy storage projects, including identifying critical development issues
• Direct experience negotiating or amending land leases with landowners
• Track record preparing and submitting permitting documents and land use permits
• Comfort managing third-party contractors and representing a company at public land use hearings

Tips for this application

• Name specific Maryland or Virginia jurisdictions where you have permitting or land use experience, since the role focuses on those markets.
• Quantify your lease work: how many leases you amended, what terms you negotiated, and how you resolved landowner issues.
• List the permitting documents you have personally created or submitted, not just the projects you supported.
• Describe your experience at land use hearings or public outreach events, including your specific role.
• Show how you prioritize across multiple projects at once, since the role requires multi-tasking through financial closing.

What to cover in your cover letter

Your hands-on experience with land lease amendments and landowner negotiations. Your specific permitting work in MD and VA markets. Your experience managing third-party contractors on development projects. Your ability to represent a developer at public hearings and organize outreach.

Research before applying

• Pivot Energy's current solar and storage projects in Maryland and Virginia, including project stages.
• The permitting processes and land use requirements in the specific MD and VA counties where Pivot operates.
• Pivot Energy's project pipeline and any recent announcements about storage or solar development.
• The company's approach to landowner relations and community outreach on development projects.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you assess a solar or storage site for critical development issues during diligence
• A specific lease amendment you negotiated and how you handled a difficult landowner
• Your experience preparing and submitting land use permits in Maryland or Virginia
• How you manage third-party contractors and hold them to deadlines
• How you prioritize tasks across multiple projects moving toward financial closing

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without showing any specific Maryland or Virginia permitting or land use experience.
• Describing development work in general terms instead of naming the leases, permits, or hearings you handled.
• Ignoring the landowner negotiation and lease amendment part of the role, which is a core responsibility.