Vice President, Development

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 and manage a 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, including leading the hiring, interviewing and onboarding of new team members.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in project development and project management within renewable energy, leading a utility-scale project through COD preferred.
• You must have mastery of development of at least one utility-scale renewable energy technology with an interest in learning about the other technology types.
• 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.