Development Analyst- Energy Storage

Job Description:

Overview

Deriva Energy, a portfolio company of Brookfield Renewable U.S., is a national leader in sustainable energy solutions including wind, solar, backup power, and energy management services. With over 5,100 megawatts of nonregulated renewable energy capacity, we are shaping the future of clean energy in the U.S.

Position Summary

As a Development Analyst at Deriva Energy, you will help identify, evaluate, and advance new renewable energy and energy storage projects. This role provides hands-on exposure to all stages of project development. You'll work closely with experienced developers and cross-functional teams to grow our renewable energy portfolio and contribute to a cleaner energy future.

The team of SMEs that will support your development efforts are second-to-none. Our engineers, underwriters, environmental scientists, contract managers, marketing professionals, operators and legal team are an incredible collection of talent and present themselves for cross-functional collaboration that makes our development team run. Employees at Deriva are passionate, engaged and empowered sharing in the company's success through purposeful work.

You will find our development team to be a hard-working but very supportive environment, where you can learn from professionals with decades of energy and development experience across multiple technologies and disciplines.

This role is focused on growth - growth of our development pipeline and growth of the candidate. 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.

This will be an in-person position located at our corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities

The Development Analyst will engage in a wide variety of tasks to advance the development of energy storage projects while collaborating cross-functionally across the organization.

Research and Strategy

• Research emerging market trends within the energy storage space, including ISO/RTO policy, utility IRPs, new customer segments and supplier trends.

• Analyze and develop analytical models and tools using market data to discover insights and make recommendations

• Document and present findings in a clear way

Energy Storage Analytics

• Market price and project revenue analysis to inform strategic decisions and valuation models

• Run "off the shelf" energy storage technoeconomic models (such as Fractal and Ascend Analytics) to inform key development decisions

• Create new analytics models when needed to support specific needs using tools such as Excel, Python, and others.

Project Support

• Support senior developers in a variety of ad-hoc development, project management, and budgeting tasks

Pipeline Growth- support early-stage and M&A teams in evaluating growth opportunities:

• Support early-stage teams in evaluating new energy storage prospects

• Analyze financial viability of project locations using pricing metrics and interconnection costs.

• Research energy policy environment at the local and state level.

• Conduct due diligence on inbound M&A opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Engineering, Finance or similar field

• In lieu of Bachelor's degree(s) listed above, High School/GED and one (1) year or more of related work experience

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree (MBA or related field required)

• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic thinking skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• High attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and work collaboratively

• Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative and curiosity to learn

• Familiarity with renewable energy, infrastructure, or real estate development preferred

• Experience with Deriva Energy's internship program

Working Conditions

• This position is located in Charlotte, NC

• In person work schedule with hybrid opportunity- employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Deriva Energy facility

Benefits

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with matching

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

Additional Information:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Deriva welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Deriva includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Deriva Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.