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The individual will support ongoing site development efforts, assess solar and energy storage sites for critical issues related to project development, and create and secure land lease amendments with landowners for solar and energy storage development. In addition, the Developer will be responsible for creating permitting documents and support and lead project development tasks for assigned projects. The Developer will also manage third-party contractors, prepare and execute land use permits, plan and organize public outreach, and represent Pivot at land use hearings.\nThere are many moving pieces to develop solar and energy storage projects and take them through financial closing and the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and effectively communicate internally and externally are paramount.\nThe individual will be provided with the tools and resources for successful delivery of this role, which will lead to growth for both the individual and Pivot Energy.\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES\nThis role will lead site diligence and permitting for renewable energy and energy storage facilities and other major capital development projects including battery energy storage systems primiarily in the MD and VA Markets.\nMeet with landowners, manage to lease terms, and amend leases for project development\n\nManage and lead the creation and submission of permitting documents for energy/industrial facility development, expansion, maintenance with a focus on local permitting\n\nOrganize and maintain files, budgets, and project records using Pivot’s internal processes, databases, and project management software (Procore & Salesforce)\n\nManage third-party consultants and contractors to complete required diligence items related to a portfolio of projects\n\nManage and work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments\n\nAttend community events to discuss solar with stakeholders; periodically participate in local policy working groups to ensure market success\n\nComplete title curative items for project finance requirements, in collaboration with the legal team\n\nPrepare project deliverables for and work closely with Pivot’s Structured Finance team to ensure qualifying projects are ready for financial closings\n\nEvaluate the viability of sites through site visits, desktop diligence review, local permitting process analysis, and review of various site conditions (i.e. environmental, geo-tech, topo, grid compatibility, etc.)\n\nAs needed, assist Director or Senior Director of Project Development with other tasks related to project development activities\n\nREQUIRED COMPETENCIES\n2+ years of experience in renewable energy development, or comparable professional experience\nExcellent communication and public relations skills and a positive attitude to enhance the company’s reputation through interpersonal interactions\n\nComfort speaking in public while presenting Pivot project concepts to recommending and decision-making bodies\n\nPREFERRED COMPETENCIES\nSelf-starter who can work with minimal supervision and who is not afraid to ask questions and take on tasks outside of their comfort zone\nAbility to prioritize tasks and manage complex evaluation processes for a significant number of sites to inform sound project siting and related project decision making\n\nStrong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate complex concepts within and outside of Pivot\n\nAbility to multi-task, maintain flexibility, and work independently with minimal supervision\n\nExperience with federal, state, and local permitting, in particular with the preparation of applications and documents related to the development of renewable energy projects\n\nAbility to anticipate project requirements and address long-lead time items to limit schedule slip\n\nUnderstanding of real estate title, LLCs, tax maps, deeds, and parcel identification\n\nStrong computer skills in all basic programs, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, and ARC GIS are preferred\n\nValid driver’s license and ability to drive to sites and permitting authorities\n\nAbility to travel up to 25% of the time, make own travel arrangements, and be self-reliant","description_format":"text","description_chars":4267,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Energy Storage","Solar Energy"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T20:53:04Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":135000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pivot-energy-developer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pivot-energy-developer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T00:37:50Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":176,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4824,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}