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Development Manager

Paces· Operations
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Hybrid (Brooklyn, NY)$140k - $170k + equityFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Development Manager role at Paces to lead renewable infrastructure development engagements from site origination through permitting and interconnection, build automation, and mentor a growing solutions team.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development engagements from site origination through permitting and interconnection
  • Site Origination: run greenfield and acquisition workflows end-to-end: screening, landowner outreach, contract negotiation, and economic modeling
  • Interconnection: manage utility coordination, power flow analysis, and interconnection applications across transmission and distribution projects
  • Permitting: understand required permitting pathways, identify key stakeholders, and prepare and submit permit applications
  • Build automation systems that scale: build tooling and playbooks that reduce cycle time across site evaluation, diligence, and reporting; surface product roadmap inputs from frontline development delivery pain points
  • Be the Voice of the Developer: keep siting, permitting, and power products grounded in developer encounters; file actionable tickets, surface patterns, participate in design and product reviews
  • Develop the team and codify knowledge: mentor Associate members, build onboarding and project playbooks, raise the bar on delivery at scale; act as a domain expert to shape internal methodologies

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of exceptional experience in renewable energy development, data center infrastructure, or power project development (roles include Project Developer, Development Engineer, Data Center Origination Manager, Interconnection Analyst, Site Acquisition Manager, or Solutions Engineer)
  • Proven track record of moving projects from siting through NTP: negotiating land agreements, driving interconnection applications, navigating permitting, and modeling project economics
  • Comfort with GIS, data analysis, AI coding tools, and utility planning portals
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to manage relationships across C-suite customers, utilities, offtakers, and internal technical teams

Skills

Required:Renewable energy developmentSite origination and economics modelingInterconnection and permittingGIS and data analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive equity compensation
  • 401(k) match
  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • Paid company holidays & PTO
  • Hybrid work in the office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn ~3x per week
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Paces

Agentic AI for Power Projects and AI Infrastructure

Energy demand is skyrocketing, and renewable energy is the most scalable path forward. But today’s development process can’t move fast enough to meet global goals. Paces exists to change that. We are building software and services to accelerate renewable energy deployment and lower costs - unlocking one of the greatest opportunities of our time: transforming how infrastructure gets built and ensuring it’s built with renewable energy. Paces automates early-stage due diligence and provides the expertise to accelerate late-stage diligence, fast-tracking projects from siting to construction-ready. Our platform supports renewable energy and data center developers, real estate firms, and more by streamlining siting, interconnection, and permitting. With Paces, teams can de-risk decisions, shorten timelines, and get more renewable energy projects built.

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