Help advance a multi-state portfolio of front-of-the-meter battery energy storage (BESS) projects from site control through LNTP-coordinating cross-functional workstreams managing consultants and keeping scope schedule and budget on track. This role is task-heavy: turn diligence findings into clear actions unblock permitting and interconnection tasks and keep leadership current on risk cost and critical path.
Details:
What youll do
Project Execution & Coordination
Run day-to-day development activities for an assigned set of BESS projects (early/mid-stage LNTP).
Build and manage integrated schedules decision logs risk registers and permit matrices; maintain weekly status and look-ahead.
Entitlements & Community
Drive entitlement pathways (pre-apps zoning/CUP site plans fire/life-safety reviews) with outside planners code/FS engineers and local counsel.
Coordinate with internal Government Affairs/Communications to support stakeholder outreach and public meeting readiness.
Interconnection Support
Coordinate interconnection inputs (one-lines POIs load letters study data) with grid consultants; track milestones deposits and study deliverables.
Flag upgrade cost/feasibility issues early and align timing with monetization targets.
Real Estate Access & Easements
Partner with Real Estate on site control (options/leases/purchase options) and internal/external easements (access gen-tie utilities).
Order/title-clear ALTA reviews surveys and legal exhibits; manage cure actions to close.
Commercial & Investment Readiness
Prepare concise materials for Investment Committee/ICX and executive updates: milestone status risks capital needs valuation levers.
Support disposition/readiness at LNTP (data room hygiene CP checklists redlines).
Vendor/Consultant Management
Scope procure and manage third parties (land-use planners civil/electrical fire environmental/CEQA/NEPA support interconnection/utility liaisons survey/title).
Drive to clear deliverables dates and acceptance criteria; manage change orders.
Budget Controls & Systems
Stand up development budgets and NTEs; track actuals vs. forecast; surface variances with mitigation plans.
Maintain accurate records in Smartsheet SiteTracker Salesforce and SharePoint.
How youll be measured
Milestone reliability: % of permitting and interconnection gates achieved on or ahead of plan.
Readiness to monetize: completeness/quality of LNTP exit packages and CPs.
Schedule integrity: variance vs. baseline for critical path activities.
Issue closure velocity: time to identify escalate and resolve blockers.
Data hygiene: accuracy and timeliness in systems of record.
Cross-functional partners
Legal Real Estate Finance/FP&A Government Affairs Communications Origination/Commercial Interconnection Contracting.
Development Project Manager Expectations:
Owns end-to-end execution for 3-5 projects; leads internal/external status meetings.
Anticipates permitting/utility risks; proposes mitigations and trade-off decisions.
Produces IC/ICX-ready content; coordinates cross-functional approvals to LNTP.
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