Solar Project Development Analyst
Gardner Capital is seeking a well-qualified Solar Project Development Analyst to support our Solar Group in St. Louis. Gardner Capital is a Solar and Affordable Housing developer, investor and tax credit syndicator with a nationwide presence. The Analyst will assist in advancing and closing Gardner Capital’s current solar deals, sourcing new deals for our 2019/2020 pipeline, and project-level financial analysis.
Job Duties
- Secure site control for development prospects, including negotiating leases, easements and other agreements with landowners.
- Attend community meetings and represent Gardner Capital with customers, landowners, state and local officials, and other stakeholders.
- Conduct site assessments, fatal flaw analysis and other due-diligence.
- Coordinate activities with 3rd Party Consultants on environmental, wildlife, and geotechnical analysis.
- Obtain local, state and/or federal permits.
- Initiate and manage generation interconnection activities.
- Identify development prospects and conduct initial site reconnaissance.
· Assist Head of Solar Development and team complete investment underwriting deliverables (debt and equity financing packages)
Required Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree with 1 – 5 years of professional experience (GPA of 3.5 or higher preferred).
- Must work in Gardner Capital’s St. Louis, MO office.
- Familiarity with renewable project development, real estate development, transmission OR power project engineering with a desire to learn more.
- Demonstrated agility and flexibility as business needs and priorities shift.
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and solve problems.
- A desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Travel as needed, anticipated 10 - 25% of the time.
To Apply
Please send your resume to Mike Koehler