VP, Business Development - Energy Storage

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Job description

Summit Ridge Energy ("SRE") is seeking a Vice President, Business Development - Energy Storage to drive growth within their US Energy Storage business. The successful candidate will lead our selling and project developing efforts, developing strategies, and closing business as we enter markets across the US to provide energy storage solutions in the utility, distributed, and commercial space. Further, the VP will lead M&A activities to grow the pipeline, identify greenfield opportunities, originate C&I, muni, and other relationships and build strategies to meet the ever-evolving energy storage landscape. The position is based out of our headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The role will report directly to the SVP, Business Development.

Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) is the nation's leading owner-operator of community solar assets with emerging energy storage and greenfield development pipeline. We acquire, develop, construct, and operate solar energy and energy storage projects across the United States. The Summit Ridge team also manages our own dedicated funding vehicle which is used to own and operate community solar assets. We are passionate go-getters who have achieved incredible growth and success through the efforts of our talented staff.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies to enter new markets to provide complete energy storage product offering
• Generate a 1GW pipeline of energy storage projects across several core SRE markets in the first year
• Identify and lead M&A activities for mature storage development projects or portfolios
• Lead due diligence streams and transaction business case and present for investment committee approvals
• Assist with developing strategic relationships with Tier 1 equipment suppliers
• Prepare comprehensive market screening and heat maps to focus development origination efforts in core markets
• Develop relationships with C&I, municipalities, hospitals, schools, and universities to provide behind-the-meter and other value opportunities
• Prepare and/or review complex financial and market analysis and asset/portfolio valuations and be able to present that analysis to senior leadership
• Develop business case and investment committee materials to present for approval of executive committees

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, or a related field
• 10-15 years of experience in business development, sales, M&A, and development
• Exceptional strategic, analytical, financial modeling, and valuation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering presentations to senior leadership considering investment opportunities
• Organized and detail-oriented with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced organization.
• Self-directed and motivated with the ability to work independently but also as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of products, and exceptional skills in Excel.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Summit Ridge Energy, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

Occupational Health and Safety: SRE provides a workplace free from recognized hazards and complies with standards, rules and regulations issued under the OSH Act.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, document projectors, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.