About You: You are a seasoned originator and developer of community solar projects who has done everything from identifying market opportunities and securing early land positions to obtaining land use permits, interconnection and offtake agreements, and utility permission to operate. You are deeply aware of what it takes for projects to succeed and have the persistence to see them through to completion. 

Beyond your direct development experience, you love mentoring others and developing the next generation of project developers. You have experience managing team of direct reports, and a record of successfully obtaining the kind of results that are only possible from a high performing team. 

You care deeply about your community and our planet and are motivated to create a better future for both. While this work is hard, you enjoy the process because you know that this is how you create real change.

You crave a fast-paced workplace where you can truly have an impact – for the world, your community and yourself. You are ready to work in a company that will truly value your contributions and is ambitious as you are.

About the Role: This position will report to the Chief Operations Officer and will own all aspects origination and development in the Colorado market. The role may also lead the opening of new markets as opportunities are identified.   Key responsibilities include:

• Managing 1-3 project developers.
• Understanding and analyzing the legislative and regulatory landscape to create an effective project origination and development strategy.
• Engaging with industry associations, regulators, and legislators when needed to ensure a healthy development market
• Deploying a land acquisition strategy to efficiently secure site control in the targeted markets
• Diving into specific challenging projects to help the team navigate complex interconnection, permitting, and title issues.
• Identifying target community solar market opportunities and develop and manage a go-to market strategy, budget, hiring plan, success metrics, and land acquisition strategy.
• Recruiting and managing a high performing project origination and development team as market opportunities expand.

About Us: SunShare started a movement in 2011 with a simple idea: to give anyone with an electricity bill access to solar energy. Over a decade later, we’ve created something even bigger – a new way for utilities and consumers to transition to a more local, affordable, and resilient renewable energy system.

SunShare is a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly driven company. After years of successfully bootstrapping our growth as developer, we are now an owner-operator of solar assets and have a large capital investor backing our growth.

Our mission is to be an unstoppable force, rethinking conventional forms of energy, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, being kinder to the environment, and helping anyone and everyone do the same.

Headquartered in Denver, we are committed to hiring and developing the best talent from around the world.

Compensation: Base salary of $120,000-$165,000, performance bonuses with no cap and target of 20% of salary, and employee stock option plan. This position also includes a full benefit package of health/dental/vision insurance with up to 100% of premium covered, company sponsored disability coverage, company sponsored life insurance coverage, and eligibility to participate in a 401(k) plan.