The Intern will support the Origination Team in lease QA/QC, project documentation, lead management, interconnection research, and incentive program analysis for solar and storage projects.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Origination Sales Operations Intern will assist Pivot Energy’s Origination Team in assessing and preparing early-stage development opportunities. This role will involve supporting lease QA/QC, recording processes, lead management, project handoff coordination, lease filing, interconnection research, incentive program analysis, and zoning designation efforts for both solar and storage initiatives.
As a national renewable energy provider dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition in the energy industry, Pivot Energy is also committed to energy justice and to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve by offering this internship program.
We aim for this program to provide interns with high-quality on-the-job education and training opportunities that excite, engage, and build their confidence. The right applicant shall have the opportunity to gain practical insights into the industry, work with incredible Pivot colleagues, enhance their career prospects, and build the skills needed to succeed in the energy transition.
Application Deadline: May 6, 2026
Target Start date: June 9, 2026
Duration of Internship: Approximately 3 months
The Origination Sales Operations Intern will assist Pivot Energy’s Origination Team in assessing and preparing early-stage development opportunities. This role will involve supporting lease QA/QC, recording processes, lead management, project handoff coordination, lease filing, interconnection research, incentive program analysis, and zoning designation efforts for both solar and storage initiatives.
As a national renewable energy provider dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition in the energy industry, Pivot Energy is also committed to energy justice and to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve by offering this internship program.
We aim for this program to provide interns with high-quality on-the-job education and training opportunities that excite, engage, and build their confidence. The right applicant shall have the opportunity to gain practical insights into the industry, work with incredible Pivot colleagues, enhance their career prospects, and build the skills needed to succeed in the energy transition.
Application Deadline: May 6, 2026
Target Start date: June 9, 2026
Duration of Internship: Approximately 3 months
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct lease QA/QC/check-in to ensure accuracy and completeness of land agreements.
- Assist with lease recording.
- Prepare and organize project documentation for internal use
- Assist with filing leases and other documentation for the team.
- Assist with sending out leases to landowners
- Assist with processing invoices for the team.
- Process and manage inbound leads to maintain an organized origination pipeline.
- This includes leads that come in via email and voicemail.
- Support project handoff coordination between origination and PDE (Project Development Execution) teams
- Perform interconnection research to assess project feasibility
- Analyze and summarize applicable incentive programs
- Research zoning designations and land use requirements for project sites
- Maintain and update tracking systems (e.g., leads, leases, project status)
- Support in the development of client/ landowner deliverables
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, a relevant degree program (e.g., Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Built Environment/Real Estate)
- Interest in Sustainability and/or Renewable Energy Policy
- Strong attention to detail for lease QA/QC and document review
- Basic research and analytical skills for interconnection, incentives, and zoning
- Ability to organize and manage data across tracking systems (e.g., leads, project status)
- Familiarity with spreadsheets and standard business tools (e.g., Google Suite, etc.)
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks
- Effective communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams
- Proactive mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
- Adaptability and attention to detail in supporting evolving project needs
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however, we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:
· Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
· Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
· Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
· Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
· Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
· Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
Pivot Energy Denver, Colorado, USA Office
Located right across the street from Union Station, our Denver HQ is at the heart of lower downtown Denver, accessible by public transit within walking distance to hotels, restaurants, the Rockies Stadium and Ball Arena.
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