Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Energy & Climate

WEBSITE

http://www.relevatepower.com/

About the company

Relevate Power buys, upgrades, and operates run-of-river hydropower assets, aiming to keep local dams productive while supplying 24/7 clean electricity. The company markets power, capacity, and RECs to buyers such as utilities, municipalities, and businesses. Relevate Power also frames the work as hands-on infrastructure operations with strong compliance and safety responsibilities, not just project finance. Public updates highlight growth through acquisitions and modernization funding.

Locations and presence

Relevate Power lists headquarters in New York, NY, and operates hydropower sites across the Northeast US. Open roles and job ads cluster around Upstate New York and nearby states for operations-heavy positions.

Palpable Score

65.1

/ 100

Relevate Power is more welcoming to early-career candidates than many infrastructure developers because some frontline operations roles accept low experience thresholds and the company posts pay ranges in multiple public listings. The score is held back by limited public proof of early-career progression and inconsistent visibility into the hiring process beyond the job description.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

11.0

/ 20

The company has at least one clearly early-career entry point in operations, such as Control Room Operator (ROC Operator), which lists “high school diploma or GED” plus 1+ year of relevant experience.
Relevate Power’s overall open roles skew senior, including VP Operations and Engineering and Director of Asset Management, which narrows access for 0–3 year candidates outside operations.
The company does not show a recurring internship, graduate, or apprentice intake on the careers page, even though the website references mentoring apprentices as part of the culture.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

14.8

/ 20

The company’s role write-ups are detailed on day-to-day scope, especially for plant and control-room work (SCADA monitoring, shift logs, environmental compliance, and coordination with field teams).
Relevate Power has multiple postings with concrete pay ranges, including Water Resource Manager ($105k–$130k) and Senior Production Technician ($38–$45/hr), which improves fairness and reduces negotiation ambiguity.
The company does not publish a consistent “what to expect” hiring flow (stages, timelines, assessments) on the careers site, so candidates still need to guess how selection works.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.5

/ 20

The company explicitly positions “structured training and mentorship” and a growth-focused culture on the About and Careers pages, which is a stronger learning signal than most small energy operators share publicly.
Relevate Power describes a dual career ladder where technical specialists can grow in title and pay without moving into management, which supports longer-term development for early-career operators and engineers.
The company’s job descriptions mention training and development activities (for example, occasional site travel for training for ROC operators) but rarely spell out practical mechanics like buddying, 30-60-90 ramp plans, or a review cadence.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

15.3

/ 20

The company shows pay transparency in several external listings, including salaried and hourly ranges that give early-career candidates a realistic benchmark.
Relevate Power’s postings commonly pair compensation with benefits language (medical, PTO, retirement plans in multiple listings), which supports stability for entry-level hires who need predictable coverage.
The company does not consistently publish compensation ranges and benefits in one official, central place across all roles, which makes it harder to compare opportunities role-to-role.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

10.5

/ 20

The company has limited public evidence on early-career outcomes like promotion timelines, internal mobility, or retention over 12–24 months by role family.
Relevate Power has growth milestones (acquisitions and modernization funding) that can create opportunities, but public materials do not connect that growth to junior progression paths or manager expectations.
The company’s LinkedIn footprint shows a growing team and ongoing hiring, but public profile patterns are not enough on their own to confirm early-career step-up outcomes.

Useful links & resources

Relevate Power Careers Relevate Power jobs on Built In Relevate Power on LinkedIn