President

Job Description

President

Community Solar and Distributed Energy

Position Overview

The President will lead a community solar business, with overall responsibility for strategy, growth, project development, operations, financial performance, and organizational leadership. Working closely with the Board and investment partners, the President will guide the business through its next stage of growth while building a disciplined, collaborative, and accountable organization.

The ideal candidate will bring exceptional leadership skills and a strong understanding of solar development and operations. This executive must be equally effective setting strategic direction, developing people, advancing projects, and ensuring that operating assets deliver reliable performance and attractive financial returns.

Strategy and Business Leadership

• Develop and execute a business strategy aligned with the Board’s objectives for growth, profitability, and long-term value creation.
• Establish clear priorities across development, construction, operations, and corporate functions.
• Evaluate opportunities for market expansion, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and portfolio optimization.
• Translate strategic goals into actionable business plans, budgets, and measurable performance objectives.
• Provide the Board with clear reporting on business performance, capital requirements, opportunities, and risks.

Project Development and Execution

• Oversee the development pipeline from market selection and site origination through permitting, interconnection, financing, construction, and commercial operation.
• Establish disciplined project screening, investment criteria, and approval processes.
• Ensure development decisions reflect project economics, execution risks, utility requirements, and available capital.
• Guide negotiations involving landowners, utilities, municipalities, development partners, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Hold teams accountable for project milestones, development spending, construction schedules, and successful delivery.
• Coordinate development, engineering, procurement, construction, and operations teams to ensure an effective transition into commercial service.

Operations and Asset Performance

• Oversee the operating portfolio, with accountability for safety, reliability, energy production, operating costs, and asset value.
• Establish effective asset management and operations and maintenance practices, including performance monitoring, preventive maintenance, and corrective action.
• Monitor portfolio performance against financial and operating plans and address underperforming assets.
• Oversee relationships with service providers, contractors, equipment suppliers, and other operating partners.
• Ensure community solar subscription management, billing coordination, and customer service support revenue performance and subscriber retention.
• Promote continuous improvement across project delivery and ongoing operations.

Financial and Capital Management

• Own company financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cash flow, profitability, and capital allocation.
• Work with finance leadership and investment partners to secure the capital required to develop, construct, and operate the portfolio.
• Evaluate project returns, financing structures, and investment opportunities with a disciplined approach to risk.
• Maintain appropriate financial controls, reporting systems, and oversight of contractual commitments.
• Balance pipeline growth with liquidity, organizational capacity, and execution capability.

People and Organizational Leadership

• Recruit, develop, and retain a strong leadership team with the capabilities required to scale the business.
• Build a culture of integrity, accountability, teamwork, and operational discipline.
• Set clear expectations, delegate effectively, and hold leaders accountable for results.
• Encourage collaboration across commercial, development, construction, operations, finance, and legal teams.
• Establish organizational structures, systems, and processes that support growth.
• Develop succession plans and strengthen leadership capabilities throughout the organization.

Market and Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain a strong understanding of community solar programs, utility practices, interconnection processes, and evolving market conditions.
• Guide participation in markets with attractive economics and manageable regulatory and execution risks.
• Represent the business with investors, lenders, utilities, public officials, community partners, and industry organizations.
• Support constructive relationships with host communities, landowners, subscribers, and local stakeholders.
• Ensure the business maintains appropriate safety, environmental, regulatory, and contractual compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in solar, renewable energy, distributed generation, or a closely related power sector business.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full project lifecycle, including origination, development, permitting, interconnection, financing, construction, and operations.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build a high-performing organization.
• Experience managing business or portfolio financial performance, budgets, and capital allocation.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to evaluate project economics, contracts, partnerships, and business risks.
• Experience working with Boards, investors, lenders, and other senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience leading a community solar business or a substantial community solar portfolio.
• Previous responsibility as a CEO, President, COO, business unit leader, or comparable executive.
• Experience scaling a development platform while maintaining strong execution and financial discipline.
• Familiarity with community solar subscriber models, customer acquisition, billing arrangements, and revenue management.
• Experience with project finance, tax equity, acquisitions, and institutional investment partners.
• Knowledge of distributed solar operations and opportunities to integrate energy storage.
• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.

Leadership Profile

A confident, approachable leader who sets a clear direction, develops strong teams, and follows through on commitments. The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with practical execution, demonstrate sound judgment under pressure, and maintain credibility with employees, investors, partners, and communities.

Measures of Success

• A clear, executable strategy supported by the Board and leadership team.
• Development projects that advance within approved budgets and schedules.
• Reliable operating assets that meet production and financial expectations.
• Disciplined capital deployment and effective cash management.
• A strong leadership team and an organization capable of sustained growth.
• Productive relationships with investors, utilities, subscribers, and host communities.