Department: Project Development Team
Reports To: Co-Executive Director
Location: Remote (Preference for Northeast or Mid-Atlantic)

Company Description

At Working Power, our mission is to advance a clean energy economy that builds wealth and power for people in historically underinvested communities while delivering affordable, reliable energy, creating local jobs, and reducing harmful pollution. We partner with community organizations, affordable housing providers, small businesses, and labor organizations to co-develop, finance, and enable community-level ownership of clean energy projects. With a focus on deep community benefits, we support our partners to bring projects from concept through completion.

Summary/Objective

Are you an energetic project development leader with experience in community-based clean energy? Are you passionate about delivering positive results in service of community partners and climate solutions? Do you have a passion for managing and mentoring high performing teams? If so, you may be an ideal candidate for Director of Project Development.

We are looking for a leader who will work closely with our Executive team to help refine Working Power’s strategy, and who will lead our development team in project execution and delivery. Responsibilities will include:

• Oversee a 3-5 person team through both long-term planning and day-to-day development of distributed generation projects, from conception through to construction.
• In partnership with the Executive Team and other colleagues, build out sustainable and mission-driven pathways to further growth and community impact.
• Standardize and professionalize WP’s project development processes.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership, coordination and guidance to a team of project developers.
• Oversee our project pipeline, schedules, and budgets.
• Collaborate with the Executive, Asset Management, and Finance teams to ensure program/project visibility and alignment.
• Identify opportunities to apply, adapt or expand WP’s business model to suit local energy and policy conditions, and community needs.
• Develop and manage trust-based relationships with community organizations that lead to mutually beneficial partnerships and projects.
• Manage and prioritize across our portfolio of projects and deadlines to optimize deployment and investment.
• Oversee the selection and management of third-party service providers (engineering, legal, environmental, etc.)
• Represent WP and highlight our impact, partnerships, and opportunities at conferences, stakeholder events, and with the media.
• Travel to project sites, team meetings and related events on average 20% of the time.

Qualifications

Experience, Skills and Competencies:

• A minimum of 8 years of combined experience in the fields of community partnership, distributed clean energy project development and community finance, with a track record of increasing responsibility.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience leading and managing successful teams and developing department strategies. 
• Demonstrated success in supporting community-led, clean energy development, rooted in strong working relationships across community, funder, technical and public sector stakeholders and partners. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical and financial information clearly and succinctly.
• Deep commitment to equity and experience working in a cross-functional, collaborative environment with diverse teams in a virtual environment.
• Embraces teamwork as a core leadership value, fosters collaboration across teams with humility and shared purpose, and builds strong working relationships across community, funder, technical and public sector stakeholders and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to move fluidly from strategy to implementation and operations, using data to drive decision making, learning, and continuous improvement in dynamic, shifting environments.
• Master's degree in Business, Public Policy, Urban Development, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Compensation

Depending on the candidate's experience level, the annual base salary will be between $150,000 - $180,000 Benefits include: an inclusive and flexible work culture, paid time off, comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits, and 401(k) with a 4% match.

To Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter please describe:

• What about Working Power’s mission is exciting to you and aligned with your experience?
• What makes you an excellent team leader?
• How has your experience prepared you for this role?

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women, people of color, and folks who identify as non-binary are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. Working Power is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, and your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Working Power is an equal-opportunity employer. We are deeply committed to equitable hiring and diversity in our staffing as a fundamental value in our work. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals, LGBTQIA+ persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.