The Land group works closely with developers to forge partnerships with landowners and to maintain and manage energy leases, which allow Apex to develop wind and solar facilities on private property.
The Apex team is driven by our shared passion to accelerate the shift to clean energy. We know our mission is bold, but we’re advancing every day—and that is what gets us out of bed every morning. Our entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to solving the most impossible-seeming tasks is a hallmark of our company culture. Interested in helping lead the transition to a clean energy future?
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Career Opportunities
Whether your skills and experience are in project origination, financing, engineering, or elsewhere, we have openings that could be a fit for you.
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New Markets
New Markets provides the market intelligence that drives Apex’s greenfielding process and overall strategy to identify potential sites for clean energy projects. All the crucial elements must come together to qualify.
Development
The Apex Development team sees projects from site selection through financing and construction, identifying supportive landowners, cost-effective opportunities, and flexibility across changing permitting timelines.
Land Management
Technology and Energy Assessment
Data drives renewable energy development. Apex’s energy analysts interpret data using the latest technology to optimize the Apex portfolio, and our GIS team is integral to identifying prospective project sites, preparing spatial analyses, and creating cartographic products that allow Apex to accurately assess wind and solar energy potential.
Environmental Permitting
Permitting is key to developing successful clean energy projects. Apex works to identify the permits required for a given jurisdiction, the studies needed to satisfy those permits, and potential vulnerabilities.
Transmission
Access to transmission is critical for any successful renewable energy project. The Transmission team ensures that Apex maintains its competitive edge in a constantly changing interconnection environment.
Finance
Apex has an experienced team that maintains close relationships with financial institutions and providers to ensure stable and reliable investments. Our analysts play a critical role in evaluating project sites, selecting vendors, and assessing a variety of clean energy financial structures.
Legal
Apex uses both internal and external counsel to oversee crucial legal transactions—lease structures, PPAs, and others—to mitigate risk and ensure maximum flexibility for projects.
Business Development
Our Business Development team builds partnerships with many of the country’s most innovative and forward-thinking companies, utilities, and the military to bring clean energy resources online.
Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
Distributed energy (also known as shared solar or community solar) allows customers to purchase clean power directly through a subscription in a shared solar facility. The DER team manages the development and execution of this growing line of business.
Energy Storage
Apex offers energy storage solutions, either as a standalone product or as part of a renewable energy system. The Apex Storage team works closely with others across the organization to realize the opportunities presented by this nascent market.
Public Affairs
Apex sees landowners and communities as true partners in our renewable energy projects. The Public Engagement and State Affairs teams work to build relationships with local stakeholders and state government officials to help ensure a project’s success.
Marketing and Communications
The Marketing and Communications team focuses on elevating Apex’s corporate brand through media relations, digital marketing, and partnerships.
Project Management
Managing the engineering and construction of Apex’s utility-scale facilities means prioritizing safety, security, and quality control to complete projects on time and on budget.
Asset Management
Apex’s Remote Operations Control Center monitors and controls all wind and solar assets around the clock. ROCC operators coordinate closely with field staff to keep every facility running safely and at peak performance.
Accounting and Administration
Apex’s Accounting, Human Resources, Facilities, and Information Technology professionals are vital to keeping Apex running efficiently and effectively.
Apex employees enjoy a scenic bike ride past the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.
Apex holds regular social events near its downtown headquarters.
Our experts frequently speak at and attend industry conferences and forums.
Life at Apex
At Apex, we are truly dedicated to the mission of accelerating the shift to clean energy. Apex team members have the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where innovation is rewarded and commitment is strong. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Apex employs more than 300 renewable energy professionals.
Read about our new sustainable headquarters, currently under construction.
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville is a picturesque college town with unmatched proximity to the outdoors. Consistently ranked among the country’s best places to live, Charlottesville is home to the University of Virginia (UVA), the historic Monticello estate, and a vibrant downtown pedestrian mall. Just two hours by car or train from Washington, DC, and an hour from the capital city of Richmond, Charlottesville and its surrounding counties have lively food, music, art, theater, and wine and craft beer scenes. Apex has a second office location in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, half an hour outside Minneapolis.
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Employee Benefits
Apex offers a competitive benefits plan and incentives to all full-time employees, including:
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Internship Program
Apex seeks summer interns who are passionate about clean energy. Our goal is to engage interns in critical business projects, call on their knowledge and expertise, and provide them with a deeper understanding of the renewable energy industry.
Choose the subject area that most closely aligns with your major or concentration to view relevant internships:
STEM
Asset Management
Engineering/Construction
Information Technology
Technology/Energy Assessment
Transmission*
Communications
Public Affairs
Strategic Engagement
Business/Law
Business Development
Finance*
Human Resources
Legal (Corporate)*
Legal (Land)*
New Markets (Data Analytics)*
Environmental
Project Development
Environmental Permitting
Land Management
Technology/GIS
*Graduate students only
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Apex is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce, including (but not limited to) hiring, retaining, and promoting women and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
Following feedback from the Apex team, we have improved on current commitments and forged new ones to support increased standards of representation, education, and accountability across all levels of our business.
From celebrating and commemorating the contributions of various groups and volunteering in the community to holding widespread company events and establishing our professional mentorship program, Apex works throughout the year to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace.
Apex Clean Energy, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.