Project Manager

~ Kearsarge
Energy is a full-service renewable energy project developer, financier, and
owner/operator with a dual mission of helping build a more sustainable world by
using its expertise and relationships to deliver successful renewable energy
projects and to provide superior returns to all project stakeholders as well as
to the environment. ~

By carefully
understanding the needs of project hosts, local communities, and financial
partners, Kearsarge creates long term value by acquiring, financing,
developing, operating, and managing renewable energy assets including solar,
wind, biomass, hydroelectric, and biogas, across the US with a focus on
Massachusetts.

Kearsarge
is currently focused on meeting the growing demand for reliable, unobtrusive
and cost-effective commercial-scale renewable energy in select markets by
developing and operating a portfolio of more than 80 MW of distributed
generation solar PV projects.

We
are looking for a new team member to support our project development efforts,
including site review and acquisition, operating project asset management,
project finance and public relations.

Position
Overview:

This
is a dynamic opportunity for a self-starter who wants to work in the renewable
energy industry (current focus Solar) for a small and rapidly growing firm. The successful candidate will have experience
in project management, have proficient spreadsheet and power point skills, and have
familiarity with financial modeling, with strong customer/vendor skills and
interaction. Candidate must demonstrate
high integrity, good sense of humor and enjoy working in a fast paced environment
within a small team. Prior experience
with energy and/or renewable energy project management and development is
beneficial but not required.  

Responsibilities:

• Assists
  managing projects from inception to operation by carefully building systems and
  processes to monitor, measure and track all facets of project development.
• Establishes financial status by developing and
  implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting
  financial information for Kearsarge Energy's Solar Projects including, A/R and
  A/P, and protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Tracks
  all revenues and expenses for each Solar Project on a monthly basis.
• Tracks
  regulatory and contractual reporting requirements for each Solar Project on a
  monthly and quarterly basis.
• Reviews
  all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Prepares
  and manages detailed project management schedules and databases, interacting
  with a variety of stakeholders on a daily basis. Runs weekly meetings, anticipates and
  troubleshoots scheduling conflicts.
• Supports
  development team in management of active projects and relationships with
  various partners including project hosts, engineers, consultants, lawyers,
  surveyors, and financial partners.
• Supports
  development team in management of new leads.
• Manages
  matrix to allow for opportunity evaluation including site evaluation and
  payback through building financial models for return analysis.
• Builds
  and runs cash flow projections, savings analyses, cost sensitivities for
  various projects and scenarios. Develops
  and models financing solutions that require debt, equity, monetization of tax
  equity and other capital financing options in order to meet financial
  benchmarks.
• Track
  and monitor new policy developments in relevant state markets.
• Monitors
  key industry news including M&A, project finance transactions, capital
  raises and overall developments in renewable energy that impact Kearsarge
  business.
• Tracks
  SREC (Solar Renewable Energy Certificate) market data including current pricing
  across markets and contract terms.
• Manages
  internal administrative database of project legal documents, partnerships,
  funding sources, engineering partnerships.
• Develops
  new content for company website.
• Performs
  filing and copying.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's
  Degree required with excellent grades and results.
• Strong
  ethics and personal integrity working with confidential data.
• Minimum
  of 0-2 years work experience in a related field (finance, energy, project
  management, project development, real estate).
• The
  ideal candidate will be research-oriented, creative and resourceful,
  goal-oriented and organized. Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Outstanding
  interpersonal skills and phone skills.
• Demonstrated
  problem solving skills-the individual identifies and resolves problems in a
  timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and uses time
  efficiently.
• Excellent
  spreadsheets skills and understanding of numbers.
• Must
  have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated
  ability to work in a team atmosphere but also independently.
• Quality
  control-the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own
  work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.

To Apply:

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