Director of Development

• Manage development of greenfield energy storage projects from inception through to start of construction, including leading overall project management, managing project schedule and budget, managing external consultants, coordinating with finance to maintain pro-forma financial models, originating and executing revenue contracts, ensuring compliance with financing requirements, and supporting diligence during project financing.
• Evaluate regional markets to assess the potential application of utility-scale energy storage, including interacting with potential customers, analyzing utility IRP filings, following wholesale market regulatory proceedings, tracking capacity additions/retirements, and evaluating wholesale market energy and ancillary service price trends and opportunities in partnership with our commercial optimization personnel.
• Work in partnership with our commercial optimization personnel to maintain relationships with key buyers of energy storage services including utilities, community choice aggregators, co-ops, municipalities, and power marketing firms.
• Prepare and respond to RFP solicitations in collaboration with the company’s finance, construction, and commercial groups.

This role helps transition the nation's electric grid to a cleaner and more reliable future by developing utility-scale energy storage projects that provide major utilities with reliable fast-ramping capacity, energy and ancillary grid services including renewable energy integration support.

• 5-7 years of work experience in the power and utilities industry including renewable or conventional generation is required, with preference for energy storage experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, with MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Experience developing and managing greenfield development projects in ERCOT, SPP and MISO is required, including site selection, negotiating site control, applying for grid interconnection, managing permitting, submitting proposals, and financial modeling is required.
• Knowledge of wholesale power markets, solid understanding of energy project economics, and quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills.

Base salary of $185,000 with 30% bonus potential, 401k program with 6% match, monthly cell phone stipend, medical, dental and vision care benefits, 20 vacation days, 5 sick days and 9 observed holidays.

esVolta is a leading developer, owner and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America, at the forefront of the fast-growing battery energy storage market, helping to transition the nation's electric grid to a cleaner and more reliable future.