Development Manager (Energy & Infrastructure) in , United States

5+ years of exceptional experience in renewable energy development, data center infrastructure, or power project development. Relevant roles include Project Developer, Development Engineer, Data Center Origination Manager, Interconnection Analyst, Site Acquisition Manager, or Solutions Engineer at a developer, consultancy, or IPP. Proven track record of moving projects from siting through NTP: negotiating land agreements, driving interconnection applications, navigating permitting, and modeling project economics. Comfort with GIS, data analysis, AI coding tools, and utility planning portals. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage relationships across C-suite customers, utilities, offtakers, and internal technical teams simultaneously. About You: You wake up excited about grid infrastructure, climate tech, or the data-center energy arms . You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and can translate complex utility or regulatory processes into actionable next steps. You think like a developer, not just a consultant. You care whether the project actually gets built, and you take ownership of outcomes. You thrive in ambiguity and find fulfillment in solving un-scoped problems while managing multiple concurrent work streams You have a meticulous attention to detail and a passion for getting it right, whether that’s a zoning map, load flow model, or customer proposal. Bonus Points: Prior experience in project acquisitions or M&A diligence, sourcing deals, evaluating development-stage assets, reviewing data rooms, or supporting transaction execution. Experience at a high-growth startup, or in a client-embedded role where you were accountable to someone else’s timeline and capital. Hands-on comfort with scripting tools, AI coding tools, and a passion to automate repetitive tasks. Deep knowledge of data center load profiles, large load interconnection, or energy procurement for hyperscale or co-location customers.

$140,000 - $170,000 annual compensation Competitive equity compensation 401(k) match Health, dental and vision insurance Paid company holidays & PTO Hybrid work in the office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn ~3x per week If you’re a builder who wants to actively construct a more climate positive future, join us! We are enabling the climate optimum use for all the world’s land and are thought leaders in the evolving data center and renewables markets. We have world class customers and are growing! We’ve raised +$18M led by Navitas Capital and Resolute Ventures and Y Combinator.

In the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. But today’s renewable energy development process can’t move fast enough to meet global goals. Paces exists to change that. We are providing software and services to accelerate power development and unlocking one of the greatest opportunities of our time: transforming how infrastructure gets built and ensuring it’s built with renewable energy. Paces is building the development engine for renewable infrastructure and power projects. We have built Agentic AI that automates early-stage due diligence and pairs it with in-house expertise to accelerate late-stage diligence. The result: projects move from siting to construction-ready in a fraction of the time. Our platform streamlines siting, interconnection, and permitting for renewable energy and data center developers, real estate firms, EV charging companies, and more. We are building a team where people can proudly say their time at Paces is the most impactful, meaningful work of their career. Our amazing team in Brooklyn, New York includes incredible team members from tech companies like Meta AI, DeepMind, and Tesla; various high growth startups; as well as industry leaders from TotalEnergies, ConEdison and GE. Paces is growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join who want to have a massive positive climate impact while building a great culture! What You’ll Achieve: Lead development engagements from site origination through permitting and interconnection Build automation systems that scale Be the Voice of the Developer