Development Intern

Job Title: Development Intern 

Department: Development 

Reports to: Senior Manager, Development 

Effective Date:  Summer 2026 

Location: Hybrid, NY

Travel: 15% 

POSITION PURPOSE:    

This is a temporary, non-exempt position that will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Development. This individual will be responsible for regional market, permitting and interconnection research. this job requires a person who can act independently to complete discrete task assignments with resources provided by KCE and the position supervisor. the position requires minimal travel to the KCE Office in Albany/Brooklyn and to project locations to meet with local officials.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Permitting Research & Support for New York

• Compile information from project areas to understand local opinions and attitudes to battery energy storage/renewable energy development.

• Assemble information from the permitting of energy storage from other projects in New York.

• Support permitting efforts as needed for project in development.

• Regional Market Research for New York and England

• Assemble information from approved transmission upgrade projects in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine.

• Compile research to support long-term regional strategic planning.

• Support community outreach event for projects located in New York.
• All other duties as required.

WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:  

•  Development experience within the respected region is a plus.
• Ability to travel. Driver's license preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with project management including scoping projects, estimating costs, and creating schedule and budgets using management software such as Excel, MS Project and Smartsheet.
• Microsoft Office products experience.
• Experience with GIS software.
• Experience with land acquisition is a plus.
• Knowledge of local and state-level permitting processes. Prior legal experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of grid-scale batteries, renewable energy, energy markets, and electrical engineering is a plus.
• Proven experience delivering time-sensitive projects.
• Ability to work in a small team.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.     

Physical Requirements:  

• Prolonged periods of working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds
• Must be able to climb or balance
• Must be able to stop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must have the ability to identify and distinguish colors, accommodations can be provided.