Commercial Project Developer

About Reactivate 

Reactivate is a joint venture powered by Lafayette Square and Invenergy, bringing together complementary impact investment and sustainable energy expertise to support renewable energy projects, create job opportunities, bring energy cost savings to underserved communities, and advance opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses. Reactivate is dedicated to ensuring an equitable energy future. We are a young team on a path to be the country’s leading developer, financier and operator of renewable energy projects serving low-income communities. We have set bold targets to harness the power of renewable energy to generate savings for low-to-moderate income households, create jobs for underserved workers, help bring minority and women-owned businesses into the renewable energy supply chain, and help revive neglected communities through tax payments on previously under-utilized land. You can learn more about Reactivate at https://www.reactivate.com/.

At Reactivate, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are more than just words to us.  These are values at the core of how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders and create a company where everyone feels valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are.  We strive to create workplaces that reflect the communities we serve and we believe  that our differences enable us to be a better team.  We are not just looking for a culture fit, we are looking for a culture add.  We hope you will consider adding everything that makes you, uniquely you to our growing team.

Job Summary

The Commercial Project Developer will manage the development and acquisition of large rooftop and community solar and storage projects throughout the United States. 

Responsibilities

• Develop, own and execute the project development strategy and tactics for C&I rooftop markets
• Lead C&I development activities from site acquisition to construction  
• Identify development prospects, including market assessments, fatal flaw identification and initial site reconnaissance  
• Secure site control for development prospects, including negotiating leases, easements and other agreements with landowners  
• Coordinate landowner communication efforts 
• Take a lead role in obtaining certain local and/or state permits  
• Represent Reactivate with customers, landowners, state and local officials and other stakeholders
• Initiate and manage generation interconnection activities
• Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college program, or equivalent work experience 
• 4 to 8 years of experience in energy project development, with a strong preference for distributed/C&I solar and storage experience
• Familiarity with solar project development, real estate development, transmission and power project engineering are advantageous.  
• Ability to synthesize complex risks and opportunities into succinct and actionable directions
• Ability to manage the development and strategic process for solar energy projects  
• Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and accounting skills  
• Strong public speaking and personal skills
• Strong alignment with Reactivate's mission and impact goals 

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