Title: Manager, Early Development (North America)

Location: Denver, CO – Hybrid (3+ days/week in office)

Job Type: Full-Time

Travel Requirement: 20-40%

Join the Clean Energy Revolution!

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable energy? Hydrostor, a pioneer in Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) systems, is seeking a Manager of Early Development to join our team in Denver. We’re enabling the energy transition to a cleaner, more reliable electricity grid, and invite you to be at the forefront of this groundbreaking journey.

Why Hydrostor?

Our cutting-edge A-CAES technology is uniquely positioned to revolutionize the energy landscape. Join us as we lead the way in shaping a greener, more sustainable future.

Your Mission

Hydrostor is looking for an Early-Stage Development Manager – North America, who will play a pivotal role in the company’s growth aspirations in the North American market. They will support early-stage development opportunities while working with the Vice President – Origination and other Commercial team members to establish and accelerate the progress of new opportunities and their business cases. They will assist in advancing Hydrostor’s activities in multiple North American markets necessary to bring projects to financial close and into the execution phase.

Your Day-to-Day Adventures

• Support the North American early-stage development activities for Hydrostor to build out an advanced pipeline of opportunities for its Advanced CAES technology, and advance these projects towards financial close in conjunction with the technical delivery team.
• Initial focus will be on the priority markets in the South-West (e.g. California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado); Northeast (e.g. New York)); Pacific North-West (Washington, Oregon) and others to be defined as needed.
• Perform site suitability analysis, which will include identifying land parcels appropriate for Hydrostor’s Advanced CAES, considering factors such as geotechnical, environmental screening, interconnection assessment, and other relevant criteria.
• Outreach (virtual and in-person) to local landowners and other relevant stakeholders.
• Other key activities will include assisting with the project commercialization strategy, negotiating land control-related agreements, collaborating with other members of the broader Hydrostor team as needed (geotechnical, technical, finance, etc.), and managing and reviewing consultants’ deliverables.
• Significant travel within North America and reasonable travel to the head office in Toronto required.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Who You Are:

The ideal candidate will have experience developing large-scale power project opportunities (ideally as conventional or large-scale renewables/storage) in North America. They will be an energetic and motivated team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced, growing environment. They will demonstrate a willingness to take initiative, be performance-driven, and take accountability for areas under their responsibility. The candidate must have a “roll up the sleeves” mentality, strong strategic oversight, and people management skills. Critical thinking and sound judgment will be necessary as will understanding the development processes and various markets required for shaping the strategy for various opportunities in North America and executing that strategy through successful origination and early-stage development. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and be able to succeed in an environment with many concurrent projects and deadlines.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree (business or engineering with environmental studies preferred).
• Advanced degrees would be considered an asset (MBA preferred).
• Understanding of power markets, especially in North America, is required.
• Prior project development experience, particularly land control agreements, securing environmental and land entitlement permit approvals, obtaining project easements, facilitating engineering studies and assisting with project commercialization for conventional power infrastructure and/or energy storage.
• Experience working in government or have facilitated or negotiated land use policy in favor of the renewable energy and storage sectors.
• Strong desire to join a high-growth company with an entrepreneurial spirit and a fast-paced, results-oriented culture.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
• Experience coordinating public policy letters or working with lobbyists to achieve policy change to support industry needs.
• Critical thinker who takes initiative with little supervision and has a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work as part of a team, particularly the project development and regulatory teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously and independently.
• Strong MS Office skills – mainly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Compensation Details

• Salary $100,000 - $160,000
• Discretionary Bonus
• Paid Vacation Time
• Medical, Dental and Eyecare Benefits
• 401K Program - with a match!
• Employee Share Option Plan

To Apply:

To apply for this position, submit your resume by clicking “Easy Apply”.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected to move forward in the interview process will be contacted.

For more information on Hydrostor and the exciting journey we’re on visit our website at www.hydrostor.ca

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Hydrostor, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace, which values diversity, inclusion, and belonging is paramount to our success.

To fulfill our mission, our goal is to attract people who come from all backgrounds and walks of life, who bring diverse perspectives with wide-ranging experiences, and who share in our common passion to drive innovation and change the global energy landscape.

Hydrostor proudly embraces the principles of equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to providing opportunities for all employees and candidates. We ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental, pregnancy, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status protected by applicable law.

Hydrostor is committed to making our application and interview process accessible to everyone, and we encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage, please contact us at careers@hydrostor.ca. In your application, we welcome you to specify your preferred pronouns (e.g. she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).