Job description
Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.
Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.
Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, a hybrid work environment and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving renewable energy industry.
Job Summary
The New Projects Analyst role is central to identifying and evaluating new solar development opportunities across the U.S., supporting strategic site selection, and helping build the foundation for successful utility-scale renewable solar and storage energy projects. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and research skills with a passion for learning the role clean energy plays in the evolving energy landscape.
Responsibilities
Support GIS-based land analysis to identify optimal greenfield locations for solar and storage development.
Evaluate siting criteria including solar irradiance, land use, zoning restrictions, proximity to transmission, topography, wetlands, and environmental constraints.
Use internal tools and datasets to score, rank, and map potential sites.
Collaborate closely with land manager, developer, and GIS to de-risk project sites through early stages of project life-cycle.
Conduct regional market research to understand trends in interconnection, permitting, policy, and market fundamentals.
Analyze utility plans, transmission expansion projects, and ISO/RTO queue dynamics.
Track state and local incentives, regulatory developments, and energy transition targets.
Perform economic analyses at state and county levels.
Work closely with interconnection, permitting, land acquisition, and trading and analytics teams to support go/no-go decisions.
Assist in the preparation of project screening memos and presentations for internal stakeholders.
Maintain and update databases of greenfield opportunities and market intelligence.
Support the enhancement of internal siting tools and workflows, including mapping software, scoring algorithms, and reporting templates.
Help build and maintain models or dashboards that summarize site metrics and market opportunities.
Other duties assigned
Location: Houston, TX, Hybrid/ Remote schedule is the preferred location.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, business administration, or related field.
- 1 – 3 years of experience in renewable energy, energy markets, land development, GIS analysis, or related field.
- Strong understanding of renewable energy technologies, market fundamentals, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, voluntary life, paid parental leave, and a retirement plan with rich matching. Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, including bonus.
