Job description

About Us:

BrightFarms finances, designs, builds and operates greenhouse farms at or near supermarkets, cutting time, distance, and cost from the produce supply chain.

The inspiration for BrightFarms grew out of our desire to grow food in the same communities where it’s consumed—a desire to grow food that’s fresher, tastier, and better for the environment. The team at BrightFarms has been working in urban agriculture since 2006. Since 2011, we’ve been on a quest to bring commercial scale urban agriculture to the market, take our farms and the industry to the next level, and change the way we eat as a society.

Position Description:

BrightFarms is adding a Vice President of Greenhouse Development to its executive team, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

Accountabilities:

The Vice President of Greenhouse Development will be accountable for the following:

• Scaling BrightFarms: Constructing Greenhouse Farms Efficiently & Quickly. The Vice President of Greenhouse Development will be accountable for constructing greenhouse farm projects to meet specifications (provided by agriculture and production teams) at the lowest cost and on the shortest timelines.
• Real Estate. The Vice President of Greenhouse Development will be accountable for site selection, lease negotiations, local government approvals/permits, construction and facility maintenance.
• Lead BrightFarms. The Vice President of Greenhouse Development will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer and other members of the management team to (a) develop and execute the strategies to achieve BrightFarms’ mission and (b) lead BrightFarmers to enable them to execute the strategies to achieve BrightFarms’ mission.

Experience Criteria:

Candidates for the Vice President of Greenhouse Development position will be judged on how they match up with the following criteria:

• Managing Construction. Candidates should have experience in overseeing construction (not necessarily directly managing construction, but overseeing a department or group that included construction), particularly in an organization that built many cookie cutter projects in remote locations and dealt with local government approvals/permits (restaurants and retail stores might be perfect, as would the installation of solar power systems and cell phone towers).
• Leadership. Candidates should be deeply experienced in hiring, terminating, promoting and leading groups of employees. Candidate should be expert at hiring A players and developing the potential of ambitious employees. Should know how to set and lead the rhythms of a complex organization that performs at a high level.
• Contracts & Purchasing. Candidates should be extremely comfortable negotiating and managing contracts, and achieving optimal purchasing performance.
• Strong Processing Skills. Overseeing complex projects involving multiple organizations; strong attention to detail is required.
• Successful Track Record. Demonstrable, quantifiable success in an entrepreneurial environment is highly desirable.

Character Requirements:

• Authentically Green. Must sincerely care about leading the movement to improve the environmental impact of the food supply chain. Passionate about all things related to a healthy planet, environment and food supply. Experience with organic products, a plus.
• Drive to Succeed. Must have hunger and ambition. Must get out of bed and want to perform strongly every day, internally motivated. Must demand excellence and strive to achieve greatness.
• Possesses Humility. Must have personal humility. Must want the organization to succeed, not focusing solely on personal success.
• Cares. Must care about people and clients and be a strong team player.
• Leadership. Must lead by example, thereby attracting top-notch performers into the company.
• Honorable. Must possess the highest degree of integrity and must project the proper image of BrightFarms.

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