Sr. Director, Site Acquisition

The Company

The energy industry is entering one of the most significant periods of growth and transformation in its history. Meeting the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity will require new ideas, new infrastructure, and talented people committed to building for the future.

At Cypress Creek Energy, we’re meeting that challenge by developing and operating the energy infrastructure needed to power communities, support economic opportunity, and strengthen resilience. We believe our responsibility extends beyond the grid and that how we build matters just as much as what we build.

That same commitment extends to our employees. We invest in professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams, and provide opportunities to take ownership, expand your expertise, and advance your career. Our culture is grounded in safety, accountability, respect, and a shared commitment to deliver results. Join us and help meet one of the most important energy challenges of our time while building a rewarding career.

Overview

Cypress Creek Energy (CCE) is seeking a seasoned project originator, developer, and team leader for a Senior Director role on our Project Sourcing team. The Senior Director will lead and execute CCE initiatives to grow Cypress Creek’s project pipeline through addition of powered land for data centers, and solar and BESS projects for CCE’s hyperscale and utility partners. The Senior Director responsibilities include all aspects of new project formation, drawing on deep strategy execution, project development, and team leadership expertise to add complex multi-technology, executable projects to the U.S. pipeline. The Senior Director will be a player/coach with the ability to execute project campaigns while leading and mentoring a team. This role is integral to CCE’s goals to build a sustainable long-term growth strategy, collaborating with Revenue, EPCM, Policy, Structured Finance, and other SMEs to create a diversified pipeline targeting multiple transmission-scale market segments.

The Senior Director will report to the VP of Project Sourcing and will have direct exposure to CCE’s executive leadership team and Board. Given the high level of visibility and impact, applicants should bring demonstrated experience with creating valuable project pipelines in multiple RTO/ISO regions, driving internal and external development processes through persistent pursuit of excellence and continuous process improvement, influencing decision makers through quantitative rigor and communication excellence, and broad positive impact across teams, companies and industries. The successful candidate will join a well-funded and rapidly growing diversified energy company backed by EQT, one of the largest infrastructure investors in the world owning companies in data center and other energy industries.

An effective candidate will demonstrate excellent organizational habits, comprehensive communication skills, a desire to solve complex problems, enthusiastic initiative, and negotiation acumen. They will also exhibit strong team management capabilities and an excellent ability to work with others across multiple teams in the company.

Responsibilities

• Working with Project Sourcing and CCE partner teams and companies to shape and execute project and pipeline formation and structuring strategies
• Familiarity with early and late-stage development requirements for powered land for large loads and demonstrated expertise with solar and BESS projects. Experience with natural gas-fired generation and gas infrastructure requirements is preferred
• Coordinating with subject matter expert teams, including our Revenue, EPCM, Policy, Structured Finance and other SMEs to determine strategy conformance, project viability and related criteria
• Lead, mentor and support a team as a player/coach in project origination and development work, with ready interest and ability to get their hands dirty
• Manage individual and corporate land agents and apply a suite of existing and new options for each campaign
• Ground lease and purchase agreements negotiation expertise gained by having direct boots on the ground
• Apply expertise in transmission interconnection procedures, risks and opportunities to identify grid sweet spots with achievable access to optimal POIs
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills across all areas of project origination and development
• Intimate knowledge of local and state policy and permitting risks, with experience getting projects through difficult land use, tax abatement, and other approvals
• Demonstrated expertise in evaluating and applying cutting edge GIS and development tracking platforms that integrate AI as appropriate

Education & Experience Required

• 8+ years working experience in energy project development and site acquisition work
• Ability to travel 25-50% of the time depending on campaigns
• Team leadership experience
• Strong work ethic and ability to self-start in a fast-paced environment
• Execution driven and solutions oriented
• Strong organization, communication skills and attention to detail
• Excellent internal and external negotiation and influencing skills
• A self-starter with ability to work under limited supervision that seeks help when needed
• Positive team player focused on collaboration and selfless application expertise and leadership for the benefit of the team and CCE
• Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Energy

Location: The preferred location for this role is one of our office locations: Asheville, NC; Durham, NC; Chicago, IL or San Francisco, CA. Our team operates on a hybrid schedule, with in-office schedule of three days per week. We are also open to remote.

Compensation: The salary range for the position is$240,000 plus . This position is also eligible for an annual bonus. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Benefits:

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Company Swag

A note to Recruiting Agencies Cypress Creek Energy Human Resources team does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies. The Human Resources team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept resumes from third-party recruiters unless authorized by the Human Resources team and if a signed agreement is in place. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of CCE and we are not responsible for any related fees. All communication related to recruiting partnerships should ONLY be directed to the Human Resources team.

Cypress Creek Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and values diversity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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