Senior Project Manager Development - Community Solar

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Position Specific Description

Our Distributed Generation Business Unit is looking for a Senior Project Manager for its Community Solar team. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for defining and executing the strategy for acquisition and maintenance for a portfolio of Community Solar projects across the country.

The Senior Project Manager will work closely with (1) Regional Project Directors that develop projects within their region (2) Originations that will assist in securing Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”) customers interested in community solar offtake and (3) Business Managers who are responsible for the overall P&L of generating assets.(4) Accounting and Finance to book entries for Community Solar projects

This role has the following primary responsibilities:

• Lead Community Solar Team
• Oversee your Team’s strategy and negotiation of definitive agreements with C&I customers (Subscriber Agreements). 
• Lead the strategy and oversee the negotiation of Master Services Agreements (“MSAs”) and Statements of Work (“SOWs”) with third-party partners who acquire and maintain community solar customers on our behalf; serve as the main point of contact for partners and ensure terms and conditions negotiated in agreements are upheld by said partners.
• Oversee the allocation, maintenance, and overall performance of community solar portfolio, including interfacing with third-party partners, Utilities and C&I customers, internal leadership on a regular basis. 
• Understand and stay abreast of new and emerging community solar markets, including understanding the regulatory framework, program mechanics and compliance requirements to aid in market entry. 
• Lead market-specific compliance related tasks.
   

In this role you will manage relationships with multiple levels of leadership, numerous subject matter experts (SMEs), including but not limited to origination, development, commercial legal, tax, accounting, and business management.

Practical experience in negotiating Power Purchase Agreement or Subscriber Agreements, solar project development, project management, regulatory research and a history of interfacing with regulated utilities will set you up to be effective in this role.

To do this job well, you must be a team player that can balance priorities, be organized, manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, and communicate effectively with numerous internal subject matter experts, external consultants, customers, and internal management.

Preferred Qualifications 

Master’s Degree

Strong working knowledge of community solar and community solar markets

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Business Development
Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

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