Eligo Energy, LLC

Director of Grid-Scale Battery Storage

Eligo Energy, LLC

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $175,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the development, financing, and execution of utility-scale and behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS)
  • Deliver 5–10 grid-scale battery projects utilizing 5-hour and 10-hour battery technologies
  • Oversee projects from market selection and financial modeling through land acquisition, interconnection, financing, EPC contracting, and construction start
  • Select and work with multiple contractors and consultants, performing some work personally and outsourcing other elements
  • Maintain expertise in energy storage economics, ISO market structures, project finance, and infrastructure development
  • Engage banks, tax equity investors, and strategic partners to secure project financing.
  • Negotiate land leases, purchase options, and oversee interconnection processes
  • Ensure projects reach construction start and progress toward commercial operation on schedule

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in energy storage, renewable energy, or power infrastructure development
  • Demonstrated experience with NYISO, ISO-NE, and/or PJM markets
  • Strong background in project-level financial modeling and energy market economics
  • Experience negotiating land, EPC, and financing agreements
  • Familiarity with federal and state energy incentives and regulatory frameworks
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across utilities, ISOs, financiers, and contractors.
  • Direct experience developing or operating grid-scale battery energy storage projects (preferred)
  • Experience with long-duration energy storage (5-hour+) (preferred)
  • Background in tax equity or infrastructure finance (preferred)
  • Existing relationships with EPCs, utilities, or financial institutions (preferred)
Benefits
  • Base Salary: $175,000 annually, or commensurate with experience + benefits
  • Performance Bonus: Annual bonus tied to achievement of project milestones, financial performance, and successful deployment objectives
  • **WORKING CONDITIONS**
  • - Flexible or hybrid work arrangement
  • - Periodic travel to project sites, utility meetings, and ISO stakeholder sessions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
battery energy storage systemsgrid-scale battery projectsfinancial modelingenergy market economicsland acquisitioninterconnection processesEPC contractingproject financelong-duration energy storagetax equity finance
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementnegotiationleadershipcommunicationproject oversight