[Remote] Manager, Project Development
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tapio is a distributed energy firm specializing in community-scale solar and storage projects across the United States. The Development Manager will advance community solar and distributed generation projects through siting, permitting, interconnection, stakeholder coordination, and pre-construction handoff while partnering with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Support the development of distributed generation projects, with a focus on community solar and ground mount solar
- Manage projects through key development milestones including siting, permitting, interconnection, stakeholder coordination, and pre-construction handoff
- Serve as a lead point of contact on active projects and help drive timelines, issue resolution, and overall project execution
- Partner cross-functionally with internal teams including real estate, interconnection, finance, engineering, and construction
- Identify project risks early and proactively support solutions
- Support budgeting, scheduling, and portfolio tracking across active projects
- Maintain strong working relationships with local jurisdictions, utilities, consultants, landowners, and external partners
- Contribute to process improvements and support team growth as the platform scales
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in renewable energy development
- Strong background in community solar development
- Experience with ground mount and distributed generation solar projects
- Proven ability to manage projects across multiple stages of development
- Strong understanding of permitting, interconnection, land use, and stakeholder management
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
- Markets such as Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or surrounding regions are especially relevant
- Experience in Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets strongly preferred
- Experience with acquired, mid-stage, or later-stage development pipelines is a plus
- Prior experience in a developer, IPP, or distributed generation platform environment preferred
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