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The Company & Role
Satoshi Energy is at the forefront of energy innovation, championing the colocation of AI and bitcoin data centers with renewable energy assets. As the first mover in 2018, we have developed nearly 500 MW of data centers in ERCOT, with an additional 5 GWs of data center projects under development.
We are seeking a highly motivated Development Associate. As a Project Development Associate, you will join a growing, focused team of bitcoiners, engineers, and energy experts and be responsible for helping drive our project development workflow. You will work closely with our project development team, allowing you to gain experience in renewable energy and data center project development in globally competitive markets like ERCOT, SPP, and MISO. You will work across the organization and be responsible for leading project development and communicating effectively with our customers and other stakeholders to bring these projects to life. As we grow, you will be instrumental in helping to build the team, drive the company strategy, and build a more decentralized and sustainable future.
Your Day-to-Day

• Communicate with electric utility companies, transmission system operators, renewable energy developers, bitcoin miners, data center companies, landowners, and other stakeholders to develop projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute project plans with internal and external resources to achieve notice to proceed and commercial operation development milestones.
• Lead on some projects and provide development support on other projects on due diligence, engineering, procurement, construction, contracting, and financing as required.
• Regularly update project management and CRM tools activities to ensure consistency of data.
• Not only create and maintain project maps, databases, and tracking tools, but more importantly improve the tools and processes.
• Take on ad hoc projects and initiatives that support the company mission, development strategy, or needs of the Sales or Product teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience developing utility-scale energy projects or energy storage projects.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Engineering, Business, Environmental Studies, etc.)
• Knowledge of power sales arrangements, including PPA structures and retail agreements, and energy markets.
• Experience with utility-scale energy project, storage project, and/or data center project value proposition and related engineering design and fundamentals.
• Experience with land lease contracts, general permitting, interconnection, and other entitlements required for a renewable energy project.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical matters verbally and in writing.
• Self-motivated with flexibility and willingness to work on various initiatives simultaneously and prioritize effectively.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Obsession with sustainable energy, sound money, and/or emerging AI technology.
• Experience successfully managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of substation designs.
• Knowledge of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction stages of infrastructure development.
• Engineering, finance, and/or project management background.
• Battery and/or data center development experience.
• Experience in capacity markets and ancillary services markets.
• Development experience in ISOs/RTOs outside ERCOT.
• Experience with Python, R, or other modeling languages and GIS modeling.

Company Culture

• We are free thinkers, we believe in meritocracy, we challenge assumptions meticulously, and we don't get overly emotional if we're wrong.
• We believe in providing freedom and responsibility to foster a growth culture based on trust, transparency, and teamwork.
• We encourage each other to seek discipline and focus in all parts of life, so that we can always perform at our best on the job.
• We are a distributed team on a mission to build decentralized global power markets.

Benefits

• Bonus plan, 401k, and equity participation.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Phone and Internet stipend
• Home office stipend.
• Flexible PTO.
• Company gatherings in fun places - the best of being fully remote while still coming together regularly!
• Benefits vary for international applicants.