Senior Project Manager Business Development

Company Description

Jin Navitas Solaris, Inc. (SOLARIS), founded in October 2022, is dedicated to developing renewable energy projects to address the global need for a sustainable energy transition. Focused on combating climate change, SOLARIS aims to shape a greener future by advancing innovation in renewable energy. The company employs forward-thinking strategies to create impactful, eco-friendly solutions. As a growing organization, SOLARIS values collaboration and expertise in building sustainable energy infrastructure.

Role Description

The Senior Project Manager – Business Development will lead the end-to-end development of utility-scale and distributed solar projects, with primary responsibility for project management execution, land origination, and executive reporting.

This role combines strong project leadership with proactive business development, particularly in identifying, evaluating, and securing prospective properties suitable for solar development. The Senior Project Manager will oversee project timelines from site identification through early-stage development milestones, ensuring alignment with company targets and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing solar project development pipelines from site sourcing to shovel-ready status

• Identifying and evaluating prospective land parcels for solar suitability (technical, regulatory, commercial viability)

• Conducting preliminary feasibility assessments and coordinating due diligence (land, permitting, grid, technical)

• Managing cross-functional teams (technical, legal, finance, external consultants) to ensure timely project progression

• Preparing and delivering structured reports, executive summaries, and board-ready presentations on project status, risks, and opportunities

• Monitoring key development milestones and proactively managing project risks and bottlenecks

• Supporting commercial negotiations with landowners, partners, and key stakeholders

• Driving business growth through disciplined pipeline expansion and strategic opportunity sourcing

Financial modeling and commercial evaluation will serve as supporting tools to guide decision-making and strengthen investment cases.

Qualifications

Project Management Expertise

• Proven experience managing complex infrastructure or renewable energy projects

• Strong ability to plan, sequence, and monitor development milestones

• Demonstrated capability in risk identification, mitigation planning, and execution control

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders

Business Development & Land Origination

• Strong experience in sourcing, evaluating, and securing prospective properties for solar or infrastructure projects

• Ability to assess land suitability including grid proximity, permitting constraints, land classification, and commercial potential

• Track record in expanding and managing a development pipeline

Reporting & Executive Presentation

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to prepare structured reports, board presentations, and management updates

• Comfortable presenting project analyses, risk assessments, and recommendations to senior leadership

Financial Modeling & Commercial Analysis (Secondary)

• Working knowledge of financial modeling, project feasibility analysis, and return metrics (e.g., IRR, payback, NPV)

• Ability to support investment decision-making through structured financial evaluation