Specialty Practice
CleanTech Recruiter & Sustainability Executive Search
Core Competencies LLC is a specialist executive search firm for Renewable Energy & Sustainability. We place senior leaders—from Chief Sustainability Officers and VPs of Project Development to BESS directors and EPC Project Executives—at renewable energy developers, CleanTech companies, building-decarbonization businesses, and climate-tech firms across North America.
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Executive Search Across the CleanTech & Sustainability Value Chain
CleanTech and sustainability companies need leaders who can turn an energy-transition thesis into an operating business. The executives who can navigate capital, policy, permitting, engineering, construction, commercialization, and asset performance are in high demand.
We recruit for utility-scale solar developers and EPCs, distributed generation and community solar companies, battery energy storage (BESS) developers, wind operators, grid and energy-management technology firms, building-decarbonization businesses, and sustainability-focused companies.
Roles We Commonly Fill
- Chief Sustainability Officer
- VP of Energy Transition & Strategy
- VP of Project Development
- Director of Sustainability
- Director of Building Decarbonization
- Energy Storage (BESS) Director
- Director of Engineering & Construction
- Asset Management & Operations Director
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CleanTech & Sustainability Executive Search FAQs
What roles does a CleanTech and sustainability recruiter fill?
Core Competencies recruits executive, commercial, technical, development, project-delivery, and operations leaders. Typical searches include Chief Sustainability Officers, energy-transition executives, project-development leaders, BESS and grid-storage directors, engineering leaders, EPC project executives, asset-management leaders, and building-decarbonization specialists.
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Do you recruit for CleanTech startups as well as established energy companies?
Yes. Startup searches often require leaders who can translate a technical product into a commercial plan, build early teams, and earn credibility with customers and capital partners. Established developers, EPCs, utilities, and asset owners may need leaders who can scale portfolios, delivery systems, and operating performance.
Read the confidential deep-retrofit startup case study
Can Core Competencies run a confidential sustainability executive search?
Yes. For business-critical or confidential leadership needs, we align on the search brief, target-market approach, candidate communication, and decision process before outreach begins. The engagement model can be tailored to the role’s urgency, market scarcity, and strategic importance.
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Current Renewable Energy & Sustainability Roles
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