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Calibrant Energy

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

Energy • B2B • Hardware

Calibrant Energy is a developer, owner, and operator of on-site clean energy solutions focused on on-site solar, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS), and clean energy microgrids for large power users in the U. S. and Canada. The company offers turnkey delivery — from design and construction to commissioning and long-term operations — and uses service-fee business models that avoid upfront capital expenditure for customers, with performance-linked fees. Calibrant highlights a portfolio of ~1,480 MW / 2,600 MWh of on-site solar and storage across projects in operation, construction, or under exclusive development agreements, 15+ years of experience in energy storage, and backing from Macquarie Asset Management. Its customers are predominantly large commercial and industrial power users seeking cost management, resilience, and emissions reductions in evolving wholesale market (e. g. , PJM) environments.

📋 Description

• The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will report directly to the CEO and serve as a key member of the executive team with responsibility for shaping and executing Calibrant Energy’s technology strategy. • This leader will set the company’s technology vision and strategy, oversee the development and implementation of new technologies and solutions, and maintain Calibrant’s commitment to superlative levels of reliability and safety. • The CTO will work closely with leaders from across the organization to ensure the company’s technology strategy is continually able to meet evolving customer and market needs, while equipping front-end teams with the ability to accelerate project evaluation and deal flow. • Develop and implement the company’s overall technology vision and strategic direction, ensuring it supports business objectives. • Evaluate technologies and solutions to enhance energy generation, grid reliability, and cost savings for distributed energy customers including large industrials and data centers. • Analyze market trends and technical advancements to identify best available (and emerging) technologies and products from a techno-economic perspective that results in the strongest value proposition to the market. • Lead the collection, validation, and prioritization of competing requirements across internal and external stakeholders, and incorporate into technology evaluation and strategy. • Develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies that align with business goals and ensure technology competitiveness and cost-effectiveness. • Manage key supplier partnerships, and lead contract negotiations to secure favorable terms while minimizing risk. • Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, identify opportunities for new customer solutions, product performance/reliability and or cost savings. • Oversee product development and launch of new software and/or hardware solutions to support customer requirements, project modeling and underwriting, and facilitate ongoing asset management, and maximize portfolio performance. • Lead technical risk management and implement cybersecurity strategies and measures to ensure Calibrant’s portfolio of energy assets and infrastructure is protected from existing and emerging cyber threats. • Foster partnerships with industry stakeholders, including standards committees and regulatory bodies to address challenges and promote sustainable energy initiatives. • Advocate for policies that support clean energy initiatives and navigate complex regulatory frameworks; ensure operational efficiency, sustainability, and compliance in the energy sector. • Support business development, including direct engagement with prospective clients on technical subject matters; use subject matter expertise to overcome potential client objections or concerns. • Hire, develop, and lead high-performing technical teams across software, digital, and infrastructure engineering disciplines. • Coordinate closely with Information Technology (IT) team in setting overall technology strategy and priorities.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related technical field required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred. • 15+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including 10 years in an executive role within the energy, or energy infrastructure sectors. • Deep understanding of energy sector and experience in grid modernization, including improving transmission and distribution systems to accommodate changing generation mix, implementing energy storage solutions, and utilizing advanced monitoring and control technologies. • 10 years of experience with complex decentralized energy systems: such as on-site or behind-the-meter energy projects, microgrids, and community-based renewable energy projects, especially through the lens of long-term asset ownership, with experience in defining cost effective strategies, key partnerships, and technologies that will operate for at least 15-20 years. • Significant experience with power infrastructure for critical facilities (e.g., data centers, complex industrial manufacturers); ability to credibly engage on technical matters with key stakeholders at prospective C&I clients and their utilities. • Demonstrated success working across a diverse set of energy technologies including fuel cells, thermal generation, and the integration of multiple energy technologies into a single system, is highly preferred. • Familiarity with BESS/DER controls, data science for forecasting and optimization, wholesale power market participation, asset / fleet control and management, cloud-based software infrastructure. • Strategic thinker with proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate business objectives into effective technology strategies or solutions. • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization. • Experience building and leading high-performing technical teams, with ability to inspire innovation and accountability. Player/coach mentality with hands-on capability to deliver results. • Thrives in a dynamic environment with a high-performance, outcome-oriented culture. Comfortable giving and receiving direct feedback, challenging assumptions and proposing alternative approaches. Consistent ability to model company values, even when under pressure; disagreement and debate is normal and encouraged, disrespect is not. • Ability to think big while being grounded in pragmatism and relevant constraints. Bias towards action; takes initiative when and where necessary, even beyond defined scope

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, vision insurances • paid time off • paid personal time • paid holidays • paid birthday • paid sick time • company paid short term disability and long term disability • company paid life insurance • 401k with a company match • and more.