Risk Manager

Role: Risk Manager

Location: Eden Prairie, MN

Who We Are

Spearmint Energy (“Spearmint” or the “Company”) is a leading energy company focused on developing, owning, operating, and optimizing around battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) to reduce grid volatility and increase system resiliency. Spearmint currently operates a 150MW/300 MWh BESS project in West Texas, and has more than 20 projects, totaling over 13GWh of capacity, under development in 10 states across 5 U.S. regions. Headquartered in Miami, with an additional office in Minneapolis, the Company employs over 60 professionals and is guided by strong values rooted in people, partnerships, and the planet. For more information, please visit: https://www.spearmintenergy.com/.

What You Will Do

The Risk Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive risk management strategies that cover cybersecurity, operational, and environmental. This role will ensure that risks are effectively identified, assessed, and mitigated across all aspects of the company's operations, with particular focus on BESS project sites and corporate systems. The successful candidate will work to build a risk-aware culture and support the company's long-term success. In addition to the core responsibilities listed below, all members of the Commercial Operations team are expected to participate in a rotating team responsible for 24/7 escalation of critical project issues, ensuring timely resolution and communication with stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities:

• Work with Director of Information Systems to develop and implement a comprehensive cybersecurity risk management plan, covering all aspects of the company's digital infrastructure, from IT systems to operational technology (OT) within BESS installations.
• Collaborate with internal and external IT and OT teams to assess vulnerabilities, implement cybersecurity measures, and ensure system resilience.
• Monitor for emerging cybersecurity threats, conducting regular security audits and penetration tests.
• Develop incident response plans for potential cybersecurity breaches, ensuring rapid containment and recovery in the event of an attack.
• Stay current on cybersecurity regulations and industry best practices, ensuring compliance and safeguarding against new and evolving threats.

• Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive health and safety policies and procedures considering all project phases to ensure a safe working environment across the company's corporate locations and project sites.
• Conduct site inspections, risk assessments, and safety audits to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Lead incident investigations, ensuring root cause analysis is conducted and corrective actions are implemented.
• Deliver training programs to employees and contractors on health and safety practices and procedures.
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the organization
• Design emergency response procedures for each facility and the corporation, including a detailed fire response plan
• Forge relationships with local first responders
• Develop and implement a company-wide safety reporting tool
• Ensure compliance with all applicable health, safety, environmental, and cyber security regulations, standards, and best practices.

• Work with Development team to assist in creation of environmental management plans for Projects.
• Monitor adherence to environmental management plans across all projects
• Ensure all environmental incidents are thoroughly investigated, with corrective actions taken to prevent recurrence.

• Work closely with internal teams to promote a risk-aware culture and ensure that risk management practices are embedded throughout the organization.
• Liaise with external stakeholders, such as regulatory authorities, contractors, and clients, to ensure that all risk-related requirements and expectations are met.
• Foster strong relationships with partners and vendors to ensure that third-party risks are managed effectively.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in cyber security, risk management, and/or health and safety, particularly within the energy, infrastructure, or technology sectors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance operational efficiency and risk mitigation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to travel to project sites as required, sometimes remote

Must have work authorization to work in the United States.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The work environment and physical demand characteristics align with the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions if such professional is selected. While the company’s offices follow traditional business hours, given the nature of Spearmint Energy’s business and the sector in which we operate, employees, including this position, may occasionally be required to conduct work outside of these hours as is typical in a client-first business. Such work may include communicating with contacts in other time zones, traveling, addressing particularly urgent matters related to projects under construction or in operations, and other circumstances.

We offer flexible health, 401k, PTO and other benefits such as flex work, training and not to be missed, fun corporate retreats! If you are interested, please send your resume highlighting your knowledge and experience in the key areas noted above. We are seeking an individual to join our team within the next 30-45 days for this role.