Vice President of Development

Project Development Leadership

• Lead and mentor an experienced development team to advance key projects through critical gate reviews, financial close, and Notice-to-Proceed (NTP).
• Align development execution with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Co-author Investment Committee submissions in partnership with commercial leadership to drive executive decision-making on capital deployment.
• Facilitate effective transition from development to EPC execution and institute governance frameworks for these handoffs.
• Assess strategic opportunities including joint development partnerships, new client relationships, and key internal workflow optimizations.
• Provide oversight and guidance on design coordination with engineering, including equipment selection and site layout development.
• Govern interconnection queues, permitting pathways and technical due diligence; track timelines and cost-at-risk impacts.
• Oversee development spending across the portfolio, ensuring that all Devex decisions are informed by risk assessments, contractual obligations, and alignment with organizational strategy.

Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting

• Manage existing and cultivate new key client partnerships with organizations such as Fortune 100s, Data Center, and major Manufacturing clients.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with regulatory bodies, utilities to optimize queue positions and project outcomes.
• Represent Calibrant in high-stakes forums such as client boardrooms and public engagements.
• Empower the development team to manage day-to-day client relationships, while providing executive oversight and a support system for escalations and urgent matters.
• Ensure organized, robust project documentation and timely status updates to internal and external stakeholders (lenders, financiers, Independent Engineers), supporting due diligence and funding requirements.
• Oversee maintenance of project records in development tracking systems and lead regular project update meetings to drive accountability, transparency, and progress.

Risk Management and Continuous Improvement

• Institute proactive risk monitoring and deploy mitigation strategies that protect equity value and project viability across their lifecycles.
• Lead retrospective analysis to optimize best practices and improve future project lifecycles.
• Champion adoption of cutting-edge standards such as digital workflows and analytics to compress project lifecycles and improve overall portfolio performance.

This role creates positive change by delivering cutting-edge energy projects that set industry standards, primarily large Behind-The-Meter systems serving high-load, high-reliability customers such as data centers and manufacturing facilities, advancing renewable energy and storage solutions.

• 15 years of experience in energy project development and leadership, with a proven track record of enabling project development teams to deliver successful and bankable Behind the Meter (BTM) projects and portfolios.
• Direct experience in diverse technology stacks such as Solar, Battery Storage, Microgrids and CHP.
• Clear track record of leading key late-stage development activities and guiding multiple projects to NTP.
• Executive presence with experience managing cross-functional project teams.
• Proven experience managing key client relationships such as Fortune 100 customers and Data Centers.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interface confidently with internal stakeholders, customers, regulators, and financiers.
• Understanding of financial modeling and project economics; ability to support Investment Committee processes with data, assumptions, and insights.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, or related discipline; MBA or further education a plus.

At Calibrant Energy, our priority is to ensure that every team member feels valued and supported. We believe putting wellness first supports a full, holistic, and happier life. We support that by offering benefits that cover you and your family such as: medical, dental, vision insurances, paid time off, paid personal time, paid holidays, paid birthday, paid sick time, company paid short term disability and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401k with a company match, and more.

Calibrant Energy is an organization focused on developing and executing energy projects including Solar+Storage, Standalone BESS, Microgrids, and CHP assets, primarily serving high-load, high-reliability customers such as data centers and manufacturing facilities.