Manager, Agrivoltaics

Position Summary

The Manager of Agrivoltaics provides strategic leadership, development support, education, and operational oversight for all agrivoltaic activities associated with Doral’s solar energy projects.

This position serves as the primary connection between solar development, agriculture, livestock grazing, landowners, local communities, growers, grazers, contractors, and project management teams.

The Manager is responsible for developing agrivoltaic programs from the earliest stages of project development through construction and long-term operations. This includes supporting land acquisition, community engagement, site engineering, public relations, agricultural planning, grazing programs, grower development, education, certification, mentorship, and apprenticeship programs.

The Manager will oversee all agrivoltaic activities both inside and outside the solar project fence, ensuring that agricultural production and solar energy development work together successfully.

A major responsibility of this position will be the development and management of the Agrivoltaics Education Block at Mammoth North, creating a working demonstration and training environment for current and future growers and grazers.

Key Responsibilities

1. Development Team Support

The Manager of Agrivoltaics will work closely with the development team during the planning and development of solar projects.

Land Acquisition and Landowner Relations

• Assist the development and land teams with agricultural considerations during land acquisition and site evaluation.
• Evaluate existing agricultural operations, soils, livestock opportunities, cropping systems, drainage, fencing, water availability, and other agricultural resources.
• Meet with landowners to understand existing agricultural practices and identify opportunities to maintain or introduce agricultural production alongside solar development.
• Help communicate the long-term agricultural vision of agrivoltaic projects to landowners.
• Identify potential growers and grazers who may participate in future projects.
• Help develop agricultural transition plans for properties entering solar development.

Community Meetings

• Participate in public meetings, landowner meetings, county meetings, community forums, and other stakeholder gatherings.

• Explain how agrivoltaics can allow energy production and agriculture to coexist on the same land.

• Present plans for sheep grazing, crop production, pollinator habitat, agricultural education, and other compatible agricultural activities.

• Address community questions and concerns regarding the agricultural use of solar facilities.

• Build relationships with farmers, livestock producers, agricultural organizations, schools, universities, Extension programs, conservation organizations, and community leaders.

Site Engineering

Work with engineering, construction, agricultural, and operations teams to ensure that projects are designed to support long-term agricultural use. Agricultural design considerations may include:

• Livestock fencing and gates

• Grazing paddocks

• Livestock movement corridors

• Water systems

• Handling facilities

• Shade and shelter

• Equipment access

• Vegetation establishment

• Seeding plans

• Soil protection

• Drainage

• Agricultural access roads

• Crop-production areas

• Pollinator habitat

• Agricultural areas outside the project fence

• Safe interaction between livestock, agricultural equipment, and solar infrastructure

The Manager should provide agricultural input before construction whenever possible, helping ensure that agrivoltaics is incorporated into project design rather than added after the project has been built.

Public Relations

Serve as an agricultural representative and spokesperson for the organization’s agrivoltaics program. Responsibilities may include:

• Community presentations
• Agricultural tours
• Landowner meetings
• Industry conferences
• School and university programs
• Media interviews
• Agricultural demonstrations
• Government and regulatory meetings
• Farmer and livestock producer outreach

The Manager will help communicate the benefits of combining agriculture, renewable energy, land stewardship, and rural economic development.

2. Educational Duties

Education will be a major responsibility of the Manager of Agrivoltaics. The Manager will develop programs that prepare farmers, livestock producers, and future agricultural professionals to successfully operate within agrivoltaic environments.

Grazer Training

Develop and oversee training for livestock producers who will graze solar facilities. Training should include:

• Solar-site safety

• Livestock handling and husbandry

• Rotational and managed grazing

• Stocking-rate management

• Forage identification

• Forage establishment

• Animal nutrition

• Water management

• Temporary and permanent fencing

• Predator management

• Animal-health expectations

• Biosecurity

• Vegetation management

• Record keeping

• Emergency procedures

• Working around electrical and solar infrastructure

• Communication with solar-site operations personnel

The goal is to create professional grazers who understand both livestock production and the operational requirements of utility-scale solar facilities.

3. Agrivoltaic Certification Program

Develop and administer an Agrivoltaic Grazer Certification Program. The certification program should establish minimum standards for individuals and businesses working on solar facilities.

• Classroom instruction

• Field instruction

• Solar-site safety

• Livestock management

• Vegetation management

• Equipment training

• Agricultural best-management practices

• Environmental stewardship

• Documentation and reporting

• Emergency response

• Final competency evaluation

The Manager will work toward creating a consistent standard that allows project managers to confidently identify trained and qualified agrivoltaic growers and grazers.

4. Mentorship and Apprenticeship Program

Develop a structured mentorship and apprenticeship program for future grazers and growers. The program should provide opportunities for new producers to work alongside experienced agricultural operators.

• Livestock production

• Grazing management

• Solar-site operations

• Vegetation management

• Fencing

• Water systems

• Animal handling

• Business management

• Contract grazing

• Agricultural record keeping

• Equipment management

• Working with solar operations teams

The long-term objective is to create a pipeline of qualified growers and grazers capable of supporting the continued expansion of agrivoltaics.

5. Managerial Duties

The Manager of Agrivoltaics will provide overall leadership and management for agricultural activities associated with the organization’s solar portfolio.

Inside the Fence

• Livestock grazing
• Vegetation management
• Forage establishment
• Agricultural demonstrations
• Soil-health practices
• Pollinator and habitat programs
• Water systems
• Livestock infrastructure
• Agricultural safety
• Grower and grazer performance

Outside the Fence

Develop agricultural opportunities on project-controlled land outside fenced solar arrays where appropriate. These activities could include:

• Hay production
• Forage production
• Grazing
• Specialty crops
• Pollinator habitat
• Agricultural research
• Demonstration plots
• Educational programs
• Conservation practices
• Farmer partnerships

The objective is to evaluate the entire project property as an agricultural resource, not simply the acreage underneath the solar panels.

6. Existing Growers and Grazers

Build and maintain strong relationships with existing agricultural partners. Responsibilities include:

• Regular communication with growers and grazers

• Evaluating agricultural performance

• Addressing operational concerns

• Coordinating with site management

• Reviewing grazing and cropping plans

• Monitoring livestock and vegetation conditions

• Helping resolve conflicts between agricultural and solar operations

• Identifying opportunities for improvement

• Supporting long-term agricultural partnerships

The Manager should serve as the primary agricultural point of contact between growers/grazers and project operations.

7. Start-Up Growers and Grazers

Identify, recruit, train, and develop new agricultural operators. The Manager will help individuals and businesses understand what is required to become successful agrivoltaic operators.

• Business planning
• Equipment requirements
• Livestock requirements
• Infrastructure planning
• Training
• Certification
• Mentorship
• Contract expectations
• Safety requirements
• Record keeping
• Scaling agricultural operations

Particular emphasis should be placed on helping new and younger agricultural producers enter the industry.

8. Mammoth North Agrivoltaics Education Block

The Manager will oversee the creation and operation of an Agrivoltaics Education Block at Mammoth North. The Education Block should function as a working agricultural classroom, demonstration area, and training center.

• Grazer certification
• Apprenticeship training
• Livestock -handling demonstrations
• Rotational grazing demonstrations
• Forage trials
• Seeding demonstrations
• Soil-health studies
• Pollinator demonstrations
• Water-system demonstrations
• Fencing demonstrations
• Agricultural equipment demonstrations
• University and Extension research
• School agricultural programs
• FFA and 4-H educational opportunities
• Farmer field days
• Landowner tours
• Community education
• Solar-industry training

The goal is to establish Mammoth North as a center for practical agrivoltaic education, research, workforce development, and demonstration.

9. Agricultural Program Development

The Manager should continually evaluate opportunities to expand agriculture across the solar portfolio. This may include:

• Livestock grazing
• Hay production
• Forage systems
• Pollinator habitat
• Beekeeping
• Specialty crops
• Native vegetation
• Soil-health programs
• Agricultural research
• Conservation partnerships
• University research partnerships
• New agrivoltaic technologies and practices

The Manager should help move the organization from individual agricultural activities toward a coordinated, scalable agrivoltaics program.

10. Performance and Reporting

Develop measurable standards for evaluating agrivoltaic performance. Potential measurements include:

• Acres actively grazed

• Acres maintained agriculturally

• Number of growers and grazers participating

• Number of certified grazers

• Number of apprentices trained

• Vegetation-management performance

• Livestock performance

• Soil-health improvements

• Agricultural production

• Community participation

• Educational events conducted

• Research projects completed

• Agricultural partnerships established

Provide regular reports to leadership documenting progress, challenges, opportunities, and recommendations.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess a combination of practical agricultural experience, leadership ability, communication skills, and an understanding of renewable-energy development.

• Livestock production

• Managed grazing

• Forage and vegetation management

• Agricultural operations

• Farm management

• Solar or renewable-energy development

• Landowner relations

• Community engagement

• Training and education

• Program development

• Contractor management

• Agricultural research or Extension partnerships

The position requires an individual who can comfortably move between the farm, the solar site, the engineering table, the community meeting, and the executive meeting room.

Core Mission

The mission of the Manager of Agrivoltaics is to ensure that renewable-energy development does not simply occupy agricultural land but creates opportunities for agriculture to remain productive, sustainable, educational, and economically valuable.

The Manager will build the relationships, infrastructure, training programs, and agricultural systems necessary to develop a long-term network of qualified growers and grazers.

Through the Mammoth North Agrivoltaics Education Block, certification programs, apprenticeships, and partnerships with the agricultural community, this position will help develop the next generation of agrivoltaic producers and establish a model that can be replicated across future solar projects.