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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company is an independent power producer (IPP) and a leading climate-focused investment manager (IM), whose mission is to empower a sustainable world by connecting individuals and institutions with investments in clean energy. Since our founding in 2011, weve grown to over 180 employees in four officesNew York City, Portland, ME, Denver, CO, and Montpelier, VTand other individual locations across the US, and have positioned ourselves as a market leader in energy transition, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure investments.
Greenbackers IPP business segment acquires, owns, and operates income-producing clean energy infrastructure projects (e.g., solar energy, wind power, energy storage) in communities across the country. These assets sell power under long-term contracts to high-credit-quality counterparties, including utilities, municipalities, and corporations. As of 2023, our IPP fleet comprises over 450 projects, representing 3.4 gigawatts of total clean energy production and storage capacity. Within our IM business segment, Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) serves as the registered investment adviser to five funds focused on green power generation and the energy transition, including private equity investment in growth-stage clean energy companies, across a wide range of sustainable infrastructure and renewables sectors.
Drawing upon the firms expertise in renewable power generation, battery storage, and other green technologies, Greenbacker is expanding its IM business and launching a sustainable real estate fund with a focus on reducing buildings' carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency, and building additional sources of renewable power. Greenbacker has hired a senior executive with over 20 years and $25 billion of commercial real estate principal investment experience to manage this new vehicle and is actively growing the real estate investment team.
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Greenbacker is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Greenbacker will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Nicole Giangiulio (nicole.giangiulio@greenbackercapital.com).
Job Description
As Greenbacker continues to grow our investment portfolio and expand the fleet, the ability to operate in an efficient and scalable manner is increasingly imperative. As such, an opportunity has arisen with Greenbacker for a Senior Manager Technical Due Diligence to join the Operations team. The role will report to the Director of Operations, the selected individual will work and train closely with the entire Greenbacker Operations team. The Operations team is responsible for Asset Management, Field Operations, Technical Due Diligence, Engineering, and Construction. This position will also work closely with the Investments team and Independent Engineers to understand key project information important for operation of the plant. This role will act as the head of the department and will support both the solar and wind teams.
As a small and evolving firm, the responsibilities will be broad, varied and all encompassing. Additionally, in joining a growing team there is significant opportunity to gain responsibility and perform high level tasks earlier than what is typical at larger organizations; such opportunity will be based solely on the merits of the individual joining our team.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Understanding and communicating the impacts of project specific technology to the Operations team. This role will work closely with the procurement team on the Approved Vendor List.
Auditing and completing production models for new sites, including storage opportunities. Working directly with Sellers to understand and negotiate the model.
Identifying operational risks during the acquisition phase of a project. This includes but is not limited to reviewing contracts, permits and designs.
Working closely with pre-construction/construction managers during the acquisition and build phase of the project to monitor design risk.
Planning, executing, and managing independent engineering activities on new acquisitions (wind, solar, ESS) in stages from early development to operational. Understanding strengths of different IEs and making sure were moving forward commercially. Tracking IE models against actual production numbers.
Managing the process of bringing independent engineering reports from draft form to final for both to be constructed and operating assets.
Support the investment team with technical deliverables necessary for preconstruction, construction, debt and tax equity financings.
Requesting and compiling feedback from various Operations team members on different technical and construction aspects of new acquisitions. Updating our design standards as necessary.
Keeping the testing and commissioning procedures for solar construction assets current and updated.
Work closely with investments team to understand acquisition schedule and deliverables.
Managing data rooms and project documentation.
Working with the Field Operation, Construction, and Onboarding teams to successfully on-board projects post acquisition.
Working with the Operations team to build out remediation, repair, and upgrade plans for distressed acquisitions.
Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
- 3+ years experience in renewable energy industry.
- Huge preference given to people with one or more of these: PVsyst, storage, wind modelling/DD, and or project development experience.
- Highly proficient in learning new software tools and their advanced capabilities.
- Experience in problem solving roles not exclusive to the renewable energy industry.
- Familiarity and some previous experience with energy project construction, asset management, or operation.
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently on multiple projects at once, understand prioritization and necessity of hitting deadlines
- Excellent time management skills and an ability to maintain organization in a fast-moving work environment.
- A true self-starter. We are a small team and need someone to bring the full breadth of their skills, expertise and intellect to work every day to help the business grow and improve and not just be a person content to complete tasks and wait for direction.
- Detail Oriented. Someone who will get the small things right and leave no stone unturned in the quest for precision and accuracy.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to manage workload autonomously and effectively.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to apply commercial judgment. Inquisitive, detail-oriented, self-motivated.
- Willingness to work with a highly motivated, experienced group of professionals in an open office environment is a must.
- A team player who enjoys a friendly but professional team dynamic.
- Candidates will ideally be located in Vermont with ability to travel to Montpelier, however remote candidates will also be considered.
Development Value
- Work closely with a world-class operations department led by an experienced, senior team with strong values; providing excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Significant exposure to prestige projects in the fast-growing alternative energy sector.
- Broad and varied exposure to all aspects of the teams activities, such as performance monitoring, technical support, compliance delivery, process building, customer service, and performance reporting.
- Opportunity to affect future growth and increase the operating efficiency of Greenbacker.
Benefits
Medical: Insperity/ 5 United Health Care options (3 PPOs and 2 High Deductible Health Plans) / 100% employer paid for employee; 50% employer paid for spouse and children
Dental: Guardian two options / 100% employer paid for employee; 50% employer paid for spouse and children
Vision: Guardian / VSP two options / 100% employee paid
Life and AD&D: Unum / 100% employer paid / 2 times annual up to $700K
Short term disability: Unum / 100% employer paid / 60% base; $1,500 weekly max
Long term disability: Unum / 100% employer paid / 60% base; $15,000 monthly max
Retirement: Insperity ~ various stock, bond and lifestyle fund options / 50% match up to 6% of salary
Other: Medical and dependent care / Health Savings Accounts / Pre-tax commuter benefits / 20 days paid time off & 7 sick days, Modern Health: 24/7 access to Coaching and Therapy sessions for employees' and dependents
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