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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