Who We Are
Nova Clean Energy is a renewable energy company focused on developing and constructing utility-scale projects across the United States. We have the patience, creativity, and capital to take a long-term view of the evolution of US energy markets. We are investing in the large-scale projects needed to advance the energy transition.
About the Role
You will report to the SVP of Development and advance our development pipeline through successful acquisition of new project opportunities to advancement of Nova’s existing project pipeline. You will lead a small team of early-career and mid-career professionals. As a leader at Nova, you will model and reinforce a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Provide internal expertise on regulatory and policy dynamics and changes within the assigned market. Ensure Nova is engaged at an appropriate level with regional trade groups, consultants, and advisors to inform investment decisions on projects.
- Identify development prospects and advance project development activities, both through individual contributions and by managing a team of internal and external subject matter experts. This role requires that you’re comfortable and confident both in the earliest stages of identifying projects with strong market potential to advancing a project to NTP.
- Cultivate and retain a high-functioning team and provide mentorship to direct reports,
- Collaborate with FP&A team to ensure portfolio and project plans are created and maintained, and regularly report on project budgets, schedules, and financial metrics to ensure company leadership has a clear understanding of the project- and portfolio-level risk and status.
- Lead complex negotiations with external stakeholders when senior leadership is needed.
- Collaborate with the finance team to work through financial model inputs and ensure. accuracy in project and market-level data
- Address process and procedure gaps necessary to advance Nova as the team and portfolio grows.
About You
You’re an experienced leader, managing people and teams with a track-record of taking utility-scale renewable projects through key milestones. You thrive in a nimble and adaptive business environment.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in project development and project management within renewable energy, leading a utility-scale project through COD preferred
- Commercial understanding and financial acumen, with strong ability to speak to and manage portfolio based on economic drivers or projects
- Strong understanding of US Power Markets, with development experience in MISO, ERCOT and SPP strongly preferred
- Proven ability to successfully lead negotiations with external stakeholders and maintain relationships
- Experienced in managing competing priorities, delegating workload, and delivering on project schedules
- Ability to travel domestically as needed
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver’s license
- Location: Candidates based out of our Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, or Denver, CO office are highly preferred.
A diverse and inclusive team is critical to innovation. Please get in touch even if you don’t match these qualifications 100%.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO policy and encouragement to take PTO with a pre-tax vacation stipend
- Comprehensive medical, vision, dental insurance policies, including HSA & FSA accounts
- Paid parental leave for all new parents
- Eligibility to enroll in 401k plan with discretionary company match
- Generous professional development and/or degree program reimbursement policies
Nova Clean Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Nova Clean Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or other information concerning potential candidates from any third-party recruiting firms or employment agencies. If you would like to provide your information for consideration on future searches where we engage external support, please reach out to [email protected] so our talent acquisition team can reach out when necessary.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of progressive experience in renewable energy project development and project management
- Experience leading a utility-scale renewable energy project through commercial operation
- Commercial understanding and financial acumen, including managing portfolios based on project economic drivers
- Strong understanding of United States power markets
- Project development experience in MISO, ERCOT, and SPP
- Proven ability to lead negotiations with external stakeholders and maintain relationships
- Experience managing competing priorities, delegating workload, and delivering project schedules
- Experience managing and mentoring teams
- Ability to travel domestically as needed
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possess a valid driver’s license
- Candidates based in or able to work from the Chicago, Austin, or Denver offices are highly preferred
What We Do
The energy transition is accelerating, broadening, and deepening. But bottlenecks remain. High-quality development projects, advanced by management teams with the experience and capital necessary to deliver investable infrastructure at scale remain a scarce resource in many global markets. Bluestar Energy Capital is focused on addressing this scarcity. Through a combination of establishing our own regional development platforms as well as controlling investments in existing platforms, our mission is to be one of the largest investors of project development capital globally. Owned by a management team with an extensive global track record in wind, solar, and storage, we bring both institutional scale and an owner’s attention to detail to managing project and market risk. We are patient, creative, and invest at the scale needed to drive the energy transition. BEC is headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Austin, TX and Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded in 2022 by Declan Flanagan, who remains the controlling shareholder.
