VP, COO

About Us

South Jersey Industries (SJI) is an energy holding company that delivers clean energy services to 700,000+ customers and businesses throughout 14 counties in New Jersey. As part of our core values, SJI is dedicated to being a community partner and developing innovative clean energy solutions to meet the needs of the future. To do this, we depend on our workforce of over 1,100+ talented, diverse employees who help us deliver safe, reliable, affordable clean energy for a better today and tomorrow.

At SJI, we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Whether you’re a seasoned operations technician or an early-career legal professional, our culture, inclusive workforce, and  leadership development and training programs will provide you with the tools you need to either kickstart your career or bring it to new heights.

Position Summary

Responsible for the oversight and management of Renewable Energy Initiatives at SJI. This individual will operate at the strategical level by evaluating and facilitating initiatives across Renewable Energy Ventures (REV) development and construction projects.
The COO of SJI REV will lead strategical value, organizational impact, financial and compliance functions, resource and timing dependencies to ensure alignment against SJI/REV’s Strategic Plan. The individual will be responsible for ensuring that the strategic vision is appropriately communicated, and employees are translating this vision into action. Where applicable this individual will make recommendations for realignment and/or repositioning, to achieve the company’s vision and goals. Responsible for the planning, operations, scheduling and management of the financial and budgetary activities of dairy farms, landfills and all Renewable Energy Venture initiatives.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for providing direction for planning, coordinating and budgeting work associated with the Renewable Energy
• In conjunction with senior management and the board of directors, facilitate the development, communication, and implementation of strategic business objectives
• Ensure that the workforce has the capability and tools to translate the strategic vision into tactical/operational decisions towards its achievement
• Monitor and report the progress towards the achievement of the company’s financial, operational, and structural goals through measurable forecasting and actionable KPI’s
• Develop, communicate, and implement recommendations to senior management surrounding process improvement, technological advancement, organizational structure, financial strategy and business strategy
• Contribute to the development of constructions design standards and material specifications.
• Ownership of operational strategy and risk mitigation related to renewable energy strategy
• Provide strategic oversite of steady-state operations and future stability alignment
• Ensure the optimal application of technology and engineering resources to meet product development and/or customer requirements, per the product and/or marketing requirements document.
• Oversee and manage origination, structuring, and commercial negotiation of energy offtake contracts to maximize the monetization of renewable natural gas, associated environmental attributes, and clean energy tax credits. 
• Oversee cross functional teams including external relationships with contractors, sub-contractors, dairy-farmers and third-party vendors.
• Provide direction on multiple business functions and initiatives through strategic partnerships, leveraging SJI shared services and other related functional areas to meet expectations of REV financial goals.
• Perform duties inherent in all supervisory, professional and administrative positions. Consistent with all positions in this classification, additional projects, tasks and/or duties beyond what is outlined here may be assigned as required.

Required Skills:

• A proven track record of operational excellence, strategic planning, and team leadership within an engineering-driven environment
• Heavily focused in strategic development, oversight of P&L, operational acumen of project delivery, origination, tax, grant and government oversight
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and stakeholder management
• Strong IT skills: ability to use multiple communication tools and packages
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft software (Excel, Word, Access, Visio, and Power Point) and Adobe Acrobat Professional is required.

Qualifications

Required Background: