Senior Project Development Manager

The business development team at Twelve is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Project Development Manager. The team is responsible for building the pipeline of deployment sites for Twelve’s E-Jet and other products, including strategy, site selection, carbon dioxide sourcing, electricity sourcing, and logistics.

Job Brief

In this role, you would be part of a small but impactful business development team, reporting to the VP of Project Development and Partnerships and collaborating closely with Twelve’s other commercial leaders. You’ll join the team at an extremely high leverage time as we establish our project strategy for scaling Twelve’s deployments over the next decade. The role will be a great mix of strategic thinking, detailed analysis, prospecting potential partners, and negotiating key project commercial agreements.

The core objectives for the role will be to lead and support Twelve’s project development work, creating and owning the playbook for how we evaluate project sites and executing that strategy by visiting partners in the field. You’ll be challenged to build a robust pipeline of high quality sites that will support Twelve’s rapid commercial scaling. You’ll apply the skills from your prior work in renewable energy or other industrial project development to help establish the commercial development strategy and operations for a first-of-kind climate technology.

What You Will Do

• Create and manage the company’s strategic framework for how we prioritize competing factors in project sites.
• Conduct desktop research to build our pipeline of potential project locations, including researching local sources of carbon dioxide, electricity, utility infrastructure, logistics, and other factors.
• Conduct initial outreach and in-person visits with potential project partners to evaluate opportunities and ground-truth information.
• Negotiate project-related commercial agreements in collaboration with internal capital projects and finance stakeholders and external advisors.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, such as engineering, business, or operations
• Minimum of 5-6 years of experience and demonstrated track record of successful project development in utility scale renewable energy or other related industrial field
• Knowledge of carbon capture technologies, wholesale electricity markets, and other aspects of the potential role
• Industry network spanning relevant CO2 or electricity suppliers, including ethanol, renewable natural gas, and independent power producers
• Strong Excel modeling skills
• Geographic Information Systems or advanced data analysis skills a plus
• Excitement about getting out into the field and traveling to sites, up to 50% travel
• Passion for sustainability

Twelve Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid sick days and vacation
• Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience
• Diverse and inclusive work environment