Business Development Analyst

Joining our Project Development team at Deriva Energy as a Business Development Analyst is an exciting, dynamic, and diverse job that has significant impact on our business. As an Analyst you will learn to use numerous analytic tools and mapping software platforms to identify and analyze potential sites on which to construct new renewable energy generation and storage projects. You will investigate local political positions, state and local regulatory requirements, real estate records and land rights acquisition opportunities. You will learn how to evaluate site constraints, like wetland impacts, endangered species presence, flood risk, topography and geotechnical impacts.

You will have the opportunity to work on-site directly with your teammates to quickly get up to speed and have an impact right away. You will have the opportunity to present your prospects for development to the entire development team and assist more senior developers in the early-stage development activities.

The Business Development Analyst position is a growth position. We expect you to learn and grow and find new ways to impact our organization. One of our analysts leads our agrivoltaic exploration. Another leads our hydrogen engagement opportunities, and our entire analyst team is helping grow our storage development program.

You will find our development team to be a hard-working but very supportive environment, where you can learn from over 100 years of energy and development experience across multiple technologies and disciplines.  You will be exposed to project financings, tax strategy, modeling cashflows and returns on investments.

This is the first level of a 6-classification hierarchy. Employees are expected to develop skills, and work largely independently. Employees require strong decision-making skills and will work mostly autonomously with some instruction from management as required for an entry level position. They may have an educational knowledge of wholesale/renewable energy systems.

Responsibilities

Candidates will undertake a wide array of tasks to advance the development of new wind, solar, energy storage, or other clean energy projects while working cross-functionally throughout the business.

75% Project Development: the successful candidate will grow the pipeline by following a disciplined approach to development. An Analyst will work under direction of a more senior Developer:

• Identify initial target development prospects
• Oversee land acquisition and local project outreach
• Oversee completion of environmental and engineering diligence tasks
• Assist in permitting efforts and local community engagement

15% Strategy & Policy: the successful candidate will advance the strategic development roadmap and monitor important trends:

• Assist in prioritizing regions for new development based on economic and other indicators
• Perform research into the policy environment at state & national level
• Identify relevant regulatory proceedings and their impact on the business
• Track state and local incentives to maximize project value

5% Analytics Support: the successful candidate will develop understanding of and may be required to help build complex financial or technical models, including site financial models or battery storage dispatch models

5% Process Improvement: the successful candidate will utilize down-time to advance initiatives to make themselves and the team more productive

• Provides wholesale/renewable transaction execution and resolution of business needs
• Ensures business goals and objectives are accomplished through effective negotiations, communication, and work monitoring.
• Prepares thorough and accurate wholesale/renewable documentation related to any Business Development initiative.
• Develops positive working relationships using effective oral and written communication skills while representing the company in a positive and professional manner.
• Strives to improve wholesale and renewable Business Development processes, procedures and performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related major (December 2021 and May 2022 graduates are eligible for consideration) OR A High School Diploma plus 4 years' experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelors degree.

Desired Qualifications

• Good written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Problem solving, negotiation, project management and implementation skills.