Development Coordinator
Cypress Creek Renewables is powering a sustainable future, one project at a time. We develop, finance, own and operate utility-scale and distributed solar and storage projects across the country. Fostering a diverse group of innovative thinkers from all backgrounds, Cypress people are drawn to work in a purpose-driven organization. We hope you will join us.
The Role
Cypress Creek Renewables is seeking a motivated candidate for a Development Coordinator position in the solar energy industry. This position would support the Project Development Departments. As a Development Coordinator of Cypress Creek projects, this position balances sound internal communication with coordinating and documenting development activities using cloud-based document management and project information databases and reporting tools. Projects may be located across multiple states and will generally have between a 12-36 month development cycle. An effective candidate will demonstrate comprehensive attention to detail, superior organization, a desire to solve complex problems, enthusiastic initiative, and an excellent ability to work with others across multiple teams.
Essential functions of the position include, but, are not limited to:
- Coordinating with internal project developers and subject matter guides for the successful and timely execution of key development deliverables including the following:
- Performing site diligence by reviewing environmental, utility, and other land features
Handling landowner relationships including sending notices and payments
- Completing project permitting by creating and submitting zoning applications, handling external consultants, and creating permitting site plans
- Navigation through the interconnection process of submitting a request or application and working with the applicable utility through necessary technical studies
- Entering and maintaining key project data using cloud-based document management, relational databases, and reporting tools. Key project data management could include:
- Onboarding new projects into data systems
- Maintaining projections of upcoming payments, project budgets, and cash forecasts
- Tracking interface with external stakeholders including landowners, consultants, utilities, permitting authorities, etc
- Creating and managing project and market dashboards and reports with status of development activities for distribution to the market team and executive team
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree and 0-4 years working experience
- Bachelor’s degree focused on energy, environmental, business or engineering industries is a plus
- Working or Internship experience in energy, environmental, or engineering industries is a plus
- Strong Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft excel, skills required
- Strong work ethic and ability to self-start in a fast-paced environment
- Results driven and solutions oriented
- Confidence to take initiative to figure it out, but also to ask questions when there are roadblocks
- Strong organization, communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed
- Demonstrated team-first mentality and willingness to do whatever it takes