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August 4, 2026 · Digital Infrastructure, Power Generation, Transmission Infrastructure

Joe Amara Executive Search Announces Managing Director of Construction Placement

Joe Amara Executive Search has completed the placement of a Managing Director of Construction for an established renewable energy platform developing utility-scale solar, energy storage, and wind projects across the United States.

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July 20, 2026 · Power Generation

Joe Amara Executive Search Announces Placement of Vice President, Project Development East

Joe Amara Executive Search is pleased to announce the successful placement of a Vice President, Project Development East with a leading utility-scale power generation and energy storage company.

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February 23, 2026 · Power Generation, Transmission Infrastructure

Joe Amara Executive Search Completes Vice President of Project Development Placement for Leading Power Platform

Joe Amara Executive Search is pleased to announce the successful placement of a Vice President of Project Development East for a leading utility-scale power generation and energy storage platform in the United States.

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February 2, 2026 · Power Generation

Joe Amara Executive Search Completes Chief Development Officer Placement for Multi-GW Gas-Fired Generation Platform

Joe Amara Executive Search announced the placement of a Chief Development Officer for a U.S. power generation platform developing a multi-gigawatt portfolio of gas-fired generation assets.

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January 14, 2026 · Power Generation

Joe Amara Executive Search Announces Placement of Vice President of Engineering for Digital Infrastructure Platform Advancing Co-Located Power & Data Centers

Joe Amara Executive Search is pleased to announce the successful placement of a Vice President of Engineering with a rapidly growing digital infrastructure company developing utility-scale power generation co-located with newly built data centers.

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December 17, 2025 · Power Generation

Start-Up Builds Finance Team

We are pleased to share the successful completion of a search for a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance on behalf of a private-equity backed IPP start-up focused on providing dispatchable generation assets for C&I and utilities.

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December 3, 2025 · Power Generation

Tax-Centric Energy Policy Means Boom Time for Tax-Savvy Deal Makers

Washington is funding a boom in clean-energy investment. How will businesses find the people to do the work?

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October 14, 2025 · Power Generation

The Executive Skillset for the Next Generation of Infrastructure

The future of AI infrastructure will not be built by technology alone. It will be built by leaders and savvy subject matter experts who can navigate the complexities of power generation.

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October 8, 2025 · Power Generation

Should AI Write Your Resume?

AI’s role in resume writing is being hotly debated. Like many subjects, extremes are unwise to subscribe to. Harmony between bot and human is essential, so here’s a bit of guidance to help.

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September 3, 2025 · Power Generation

Joe Amara Executive Search Announces Placement of Vice President of Business Development for Leading Independent Power Producer

Joe Amara Executive Search is pleased to announce the successful placement of a Vice President of Business Development with a leading independent power producer.

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June 13, 2025 · Power Generation

Joe Amara Executive Search Places Sr. Director of Development at Leading Power & Data Infrastructure Firm

Joe Amara Executive Search is proud to announce the successful placement of a Senior Director of Development at a forward-thinking power and infrastructure company focused on natural gas-fired generation co-located with data centers.

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May 29, 2025 · Power Generation

Factions, Facts, and the Future of Energy: Why the Senate Must Get the “Big Beautiful Bill” Right

As the Senate takes up its version of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” questions remain about whether it adequately addresses the energy crisis, U.S. economic competitiveness, and the country’s position in the global AI race.

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May 7, 2025 · Power Generation

Zip Codes and Compensation: Should Your Salary Reflect Your Address?

The issue of adjusting compensation based on employee location has long been a topic of debate, particularly among multinationals entering the U.S. market for the first time.

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April 30, 2025 · Power Generation

The Evolving Role of Relocation in Hiring

For the first decade of my executive search career, relocation was expected. Remote work was rare—outside of project development, it just wasn’t part of the conversation.

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April 30, 2025 · Power Generation

Placement: Power and Digital Infrastructure

At Joe Amara Executive Search, we specialize in connecting top talent with leading organizations in the power generation and emerging infrastructure sectors.

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January 18, 2025 · Power Generation

Placement: Chief Commercial Officer

Joe Amara Executive Search is pleased to announce the successful placement of a Chief Commercial Officer for a large, multi-national, technology-agnostic independent power producer (IPP) with a project pipeline exceeding 35 gigawatts across the Americas.

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January 7, 2025 · Power Generation

Placement Vice President Transmission

At Joe Amara Executive Search, we specialize in connecting top talent with leading organizations in the power generation and emerging infrastructure sectors.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Sr. Director Commercial Grid Analytics

An asset-backed trading firm has hired a Senior Director of Commercial Grid Analytics to lead congestion modeling, pricing and trading strategy, power flow analysis, and storage asset siting and operations.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Director, Project Development

Independent power producer hires a Sr. Director of Project Development to advance wind, solar, and standalone storage projects.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Senior Vice President, Strategy

A storage developer has hired a Senior Vice President of Strategy to lead greenfield development strategy and build a multidisciplinary team across siting, land acquisition, government affairs, grid analytics, and permitting.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Chief Operating Officer

A solar independent power producer has hired a Chief Operating Officer to lead engineering, procurement, and construction across a multi-gigawatt solar portfolio from origination through commercial operations.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Vice President, Development

An asset-backed trading firm has hired a Vice President of Project Development to lead greenfield development, acquisition due diligence, permitting, team building, and advancement of a multi-gigawatt pipeline.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Chief Development Officer

A solar owner/operator has hired a Chief Operating Officer to lead EPC and Asset Management and scale the team responsible for delivering a multi-gigawatt solar portfolio.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Director, Project Development

A start-up IPP has hired a Director of Project Development to lead utility-scale wind and solar development across multiple U.S. markets and advance a 2 GW project pipeline.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Director of Mergers and Acquisitions

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Director of M&A with a multi-national independent power producer.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Vice President of M&A. Our client is a well-capitalized standalone storage start-up, backed by a private equity firm.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Director, Transmission Interconnection

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Transmisson Interconnection Director.  Our client is a well-capitalized battery storage start-up, backed by a private equity firm.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: SVP Strategy and Origination

We are pleased to announce the placement of a SVP of Strategy and Origination.  Our client is a standalone storage developer, owner, and operator backed by a multi-billion dollar hedge fund.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Chief Development Officer

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Chief Development Officer.  Our client is a standalone storage developer, owner, and operator backed by a multi-billion dollar hedge fund.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: VP Repowering

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Vice President, Repowering with an independent power producer.

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May 10, 2023 · Power Generation

Placement: Chief Operating Officer

We are pleased to announce the placement of a Chief Operating Officer with a stand-alone storage start-up.

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March 16, 2022 · Power Generation

Storage Start-Up Seeks CTO

Joe Amara Executive Search represents independent power producers, project developers, and equipment manufactures within wind, solar, and storage.

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July 26, 2021 · Power Generation

Multinational IPP Retains JAES, for Director Solar Development Search

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a global leader in renewable energy to recruit a Director of Solar Project Development. Our client develops, owns, and operates wind, solar and storage assets throughout the globe.

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May 18, 2021 · Power Generation

PE Backed IPP Seeks Chief Development Officer

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a private equity-backed independent power producer to recruit a Chief Development Officer for its standalone storage and solar-plus-storage platform.

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May 17, 2021 · Power Generation

PE Backed IPP Seeks Chief Commercial Officer

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a private equity backed independent power producer to recruit a Chief Commercial Officer.

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March 25, 2021 · Power Generation

Multinational IPP Retains JAES, Director of Development East

Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a multinational independent power producer. We are seeking a Director of Development, East.

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February 25, 2021 · Power Generation

PE Backed IPP Seeks Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions

Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a private equity backed battery storage IPP. We are seeking a Vice President M&A. 

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February 25, 2021 · Power Generation

PE Backed IPP Seeks Vice President Development, East

Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a private equity backed battery storage IPP. We are seeking a Vice President Development, East. 

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January 11, 2021 · Power Generation

PE Backed Start-Up Seeks VP Development West

Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a private equity backed renewable energy owner/operator. We are seeking a Vice President Development, West.

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November 2, 2020 · Power Generation

Private Equity Start-Up Retains JAES

Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a private equity-backed solar + storage start-up seeking a Vice President of Project Finance, Vice President of Power Origination, and Vice President of Transmission & Interconnection.

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September 28, 2020 · Power Generation

Battery Storage Manufacturer seeks Vice President of Application Engineering

A major Battery Storage Manufacturer has retained Joe Amara Executive Search to direct a nationwide search for a Vice President of Application Engineering.

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July 30, 2020 · Power Generation

Project Developer Retains Joe Amara Executive Search

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a renewable energy project developer. We are seeking individuals with wind and solar project development experience.

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July 30, 2020 · Power Generation

Investment Bank Retains Joe Amara Executive Search

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a renewable energy investment bank. We are seeking individuals with wind and solar M&A experience. Tax equity is a plus. Interested parties please contact.

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January 22, 2020 · Power Generation

Major IPP Retains Joe Amara Executive Search

Joe Amara Executive Search has been retained by a large renewable energy independent power producer seeking professionals with wind and solar project development, construction, and project engineering experience.

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