Job Title: Development Intern
Department: Development
Reports to: Senior Manager, Development
Effective Date: Summer 2026
Location: Hybrid, NY
Travel: 15%
POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a temporary, non-exempt position that will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Development. This individual will be responsible for regional market, permitting and interconnection research. this job requires a person who can act independently to complete discrete task assignments with resources provided by KCE and the position supervisor. the position requires minimal travel to the KCE Office in Albany/Brooklyn and to project locations to meet with local officials.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Permitting Research & Support for New York
Compile information from project areas to understand local opinions and attitudes to battery energy storage/renewable energy development.
Assemble information from the permitting of energy storage from other projects in New York.
Support permitting efforts as needed for project in development.
Regional Market Research for New York and England
Assemble information from approved transmission upgrade projects in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine.
Compile research to support long-term regional strategic planning.
- Support community outreach event for projects located in New York.
- All other duties as required.
WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:
- Development experience within the respected region is a plus.
- Ability to travel. Driver's license preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with project management including scoping projects, estimating costs, and creating schedule and budgets using management software such as Excel, MS Project and Smartsheet.
- Microsoft Office products experience.
- Experience with GIS software.
- Experience with land acquisition is a plus.
- Knowledge of local and state-level permitting processes. Prior legal experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of grid-scale batteries, renewable energy, energy markets, and electrical engineering is a plus.
- Proven experience delivering time-sensitive projects.
- Ability to work in a small team.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds
- Must be able to climb or balance
- Must be able to stop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Must have the ability to identify and distinguish colors, accommodations can be provided.
What We Do
Key Capture Energy identifies, develops, constructs and operates energy storage solutions to foster greater deployment of renewable energy, create a more stable electric grid, and provide value to all ratepayers. We comprehensively study the grid for geographically and electrically beneficial market opportunities and research and select the best technology solutions to meet the needs of an evolving energy landscape. We efficiently construct and effectively operate large-scale energy storage projects today that will transition us to the grid of tomorrow. Key Capture Energy is a team of experienced clean energy experts who have grown some of the world's largest renewable energy companies. With a focus on meeting the needs of the electric grid, and working closely with all local stakeholders, Key Capture Energy is focused on developing projects throughout the eastern United States.
