Manager of Site Acquisition Operations, BlueWave
Plus equity
Renewable energy developer
Job no longer available
Renewable energy developer
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
Plus equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize energy with simple, powerful solutions.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate must have excellent organizational, time management, problem solving, leadership and decision-making skills
- Bachelor’s degree with 5-10 years’ relevant experience with increasing responsibility, MBA preferred
- Proven manager with experience hiring, training, motivating and developing strong teams
- High energy, “people person,” who enjoys building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Sales operations experience
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Track record of consistent productivity growth
- Experience working in real estate development preferred (Solar/Renewables industry, Telecom, Commercial/Industrial)
- Tech Savvy. Experience with Salesforce, GIS programs, AutoCad or similar a plus
What the job involves
- BlueWave is seeking an Manager of Operations on our Site Acquisition Team, this position will report to the Managing Director of Site Acquisition
- The successful canididate will be working out of our office in the Back Bay area of Boston
- Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to supporting the Site Acquistion transactional team members to allow maximum focus on advancing and closing deals, managing site analysis volume and quality, managing a team of analysts and co-ops, maintaining a regular semi-annual cadence for co-op hiring, training and integration, tracking and managing the administrative work flow of deals from close to processing close-out, ensuring process fidelity, and leading process improvement where required
- The Operations Manager will manage relationships across various stakeholders internally and externally and maintain and coordinate real-time updates to BlueWave’s CRM (Salesforce)
- Motivate a team to analyze sites and process deal-related administrative tasks at volume
- Synthesize data to manage a growing pipeline of many projects at varying stages of maturity through early stages of diligence efficiently
- Track and document project details, steps and stages with relentless commitment to maximizing deal flow
- Implement existing processes with high fidelity, identify process improvement needs
- Maintain excellent internal customer service
- Provide a cross functional liaison between key internal stakeholders
- Manage vendors to a high-performance level
- Set well aligned goals and backward plan
- Forecast and track to balance business needs for real-time performance
- Lead from the front to promote the buy-in of the team to work long hours, when needed, to get the job done
Our take
The coexistence of agriculture and solar energy projects has been a longstanding issue, as both require extensive land use. Historically, this has led to conflicts over land resources and, as demand for clean energy grows, finding solutions to optimize land use for both agricultural and solar purposes becomes imperative to prevent environmental and economic trade-offs.
In response to this challenge, BlueWave has emerged, leveraging agrovoltaic projects to harmonize agricultural activities with solar energy generation. By placing solar panels above agricultural land, the company not only generates clean energy but also preserves the viability of the same farmland for grazing and crops.
This approach not only mitigates land-use conflicts but also sets a precedent for responsible resource management in the renewable energy sector. BlueWave has secured substantial funding with two impressive rounds in 2025, exemplifying its commitment to long-term success and scalability. With the support of its parent company, Axium Infrastructure, it is well-positioned to implement and expand its agrovoltaic projects.
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Company
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Dedicated volunteer days
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Summer Fridays and 13 paid holidays
- 401k and Roth 401k option with company match
- Subsidized health, dental, and vision plans
- Life insurance and long/short-term disability
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
Leadership
Trevor Hardy
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has served as the CEO of BlueWave since co-founding it over 11 years ago. Previously a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer.
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