Vice President

Do you want to be a part of the clean energy movement? Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow? Are you ready to take on new challenges and collaborate with a future-focused team leading the way into new markets? Join Nexamp!

This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission-based work that challenges the status quo. Be on the team that's changing the world.

What we’re looking for:

The Vice President of Clean Energy Deployment (CED) Operations is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing five critical operational domains: Pre-Deployment, Estimation, Commercial Operations, Workforce Compliance, and Operational Improvement. This role ensures seamless organizational integration and execution to meet company-wide objectives for project delivery, profitability, and scalability.  A key responsibility of the role is identifying and mitigating early-stage project risks while driving alignment across internal teams to support increased throughput of projects reaching Substantial Completion. The Vice President will champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, leveraging data, automation, and best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness throughout the project lifecycle. This position demands a dynamic leader with the ability to influence and inspire both direct reports and cross-functional teams outside their immediate span of control. The successful candidate will be adept at motivating high-performing teams, optimizing estimation and scheduling accuracy, and integrating value engineering strategies to improve project margins and timelines.  

We are accepting candidates across our hub offices of Boston, MA and Chicago, IL where you will be hybrid 3 days a week. You will report to the SVP, Clean Energy Deployment.

What you’ll do:

• Direct four major functional areas within Clean Energy Deployment (CED) Operations: Pre-Deployment, Estimation, Commercial Operations, Workforce Compliance.  Provide strategic oversight and ensure teams are resourced, supported, and aligned to deliver on key business goals.
• Manage and develop a high-performing team across all functional areas within CED Operations. Set clear performance expectations, provide regular coaching and feedback, support career growth, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the pre-construction phase of clean energy projects, ensuring effective planning, estimating, and scheduling that incorporates risk assessments. Collaborate closely with Nexamp Portfolio Operations to guide projects to successful mobilization.
• Provide comprehensive oversight for contract lifecycle management, including contract negotiation, claims resolution, change order processing, and support for vendor and contractor onboarding. Work in collaboration with Business Development and Channel teams for procurement support.
• Guide and mentor all the teams to ensure accurate, data-driven, and competitive pricing. Ensure robust cost tracking and integrated scheduling systems are in place. Emphasize digitization of workflows to enable scalable operations.
• Oversee project-specific wage compliance, including certified payroll, prevailing wage adherence, and other labor reporting requirements based on regional mandates. Ensure consistent compliance across all deployment operations.
• Partner with Business Development, Legal, Finance, Channel teams, and CED leadership to develop and refine operational processes and tools that reduce project risk and enhance execution efficiency.\Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders to align project planning and execution with requirements for securing debt and tax equity financing, ensuring readiness for investment.
• Champion a lean, results-driven operational culture focused on high productivity and integration across internal and external teams. Drive process simplification and remove bottlenecks to support seamless execution.

What you’ll bring: 

• At least 5-8 years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams, including 3+ years in senior leadership roles with direct accountability for team performance, cross-functional collaboration, and organizational culture.
• 8 years solar and/or storage field operations at DG and/or utility scale level
• 8 years cross-functional project leadership
• 5 years of hands-on experience in continuous process improvement
• Preferred: Technical (Engineering, Operations Management, Mathematics, Science) master’s degree from an accredited university.
• Preferred: DG and Utility Scale operational experience
• Preferred: PV and/or storage Project Manager role
• Preferred: Strategic planning and implementation
• Preferred: Experienced or certified in Quality or Process Excellence methodologies
• Team player who can collaborate in developing strategies and provide forward thinking solutions
• Commitment to Nexamp's mission and have a passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.   
• Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization. We value accountability and an ownership mentality.
• Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.
• Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.
• Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.
• Previous experience engaging and inspiring teams to excel while focusing on the growth and well-being of team members.    

If you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, but see yourself contributing, please apply.

At Nexamp, our mission is to build the future of energy so it is clean, simple, and accessible for all. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. By encouraging a culture where ideas and decisions come from all people, we believe it will help us grow, innovate, and be a part of environmental and social change.

You’ll love working here because: 

Not only will you get to take part in meaningful work and have the chance to change the world alongside innovative, dedicated, and motivated peers, but you will also have access to all the benefits that Nexamp offers! This includes our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one; flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; commuter benefits, cell phone reimbursement; as well as a hybrid work environment. We have headquarters in Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, in addition to growing offices nationwide. We provide healthy snacks, coffee, service days and other volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!

Nexamp's People team manages all aspects of recruitment and hiring within our organization. We want to inform third-party recruiters, staffing firms, and related agencies that Nexamp does not accept unsolicited resumes. Resumes will only be considered from these entities if a signed agreement is in place and the People team explicitly authorizes external recruiting assistance for a specific position. Any unsolicited resumes received will be deemed the property of Nexamp. We want to emphasize that Nexamp is not liable for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.