Head of Development (Remote)

Company: PARAGON GROUP INTERNATIONAL
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:
Our client is an energy storage market leader, led by top-notch transmission-level project developers, with a strong pipeline that is transforming North America's grid into a cleaner and more adaptable critical infrastructure.
Standalone energy storage is rapidly transforming the U.S. energy markets, because it is cheaper than new natural gas plants, faster to build than fossil peakers or transmission, and able to perform diverse energy services. Our client partners with electricity system operators, utilities, and investors to originate and develop standalone energy storage projects that provide critical services to the wholesale electric market. Our client applies an intentional mindset to energy storage development by using a data-driven approach to development.
You will be working in a culture committed to radical truth, radical transparency, and continual learning. You will excel through a game-changing mission, idea meritocracy, and supportive ecosystem. We are seeking outstanding energy project development professionals who are driven to build assets that decarbonize the U.S. energy markets and grow their own careers. Our team looks for data-driven and fact-based mindsets, engaging and collaborative behaviors, and personal growth-focused professionals.
Role:
We are looking to hire a Head of Development to support the development team in its pursuit of a portfolio of greenfield transmission-connected energy storage development projects. This individual will be responsible for 'leading from behind' by making sure that the team is properly equipped in terms of resources and training in order to achieve the company's most important objective of bringing the portfolio from greenfield inception to NTP, at which point a handoff will occur to the EPC organization to bring the portfolio to NTP. This individual will be the backstop solution provider for all complex project issues in the functional areas of land acquisition and permitting, and will be required to step in to provide solutions where necessary in the areas of off-take agreement negotiation and interconnection agreement execution. Additional responsibilities:

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• Project development: assisting and mentoring team to manage a project pipeline and execute on complex milestone deliverables across a network of stakeholders.
  
• Project management: assisting and mentoring team to problem solve nuanced site, permit, and technology issues with internal experts and external stakeholders.
  
• Project finance: assist and mentor team to understand the key financing elements of a project and ensure that all projects and deals continue to meet or exceed financial hurdles.
  
• Contract execution: provide solutions and execution assistance to team members as they bring supporting contract through execution to ensure all terms are financeable.
  
• Commercial negotiation: support development teams to negotiate terms and conditions of power purchase agreements, permitting documents, interconnection or other ISO agreements to protect the commercial sensitivities of each deal. Also, support the financing of each new deal.
  
• Deal execution: providing oversight and support in closing and financing each new deal.
  
  Qualifications:
  
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  • 10+ years of experience in project development focused on energy assets.
    
  • Led soup-to-nuts completion of multiple power generation or transmission projects from greenfield site origination through NTP (target of 10 projects with either direct management or management of a team).
    
  • Participation in an organization which has developed an energy storage project.
    
  • Experience completing all the following agreement types:
    
  • Site lease or purchase agreements
    
  • Site Plan and Building Permit approval
    
  • Interconnection agreements
    
  • Power purchase or tolling agreement
    
  • MIPA / PSA for project disposition / acquisition
    
  • Creative independent thinker who has demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a diverse team.
    
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