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1 About

An institutional boutique, built for one market.

Vanguard Search Partners is a renewable energy executive search firm focused exclusively on Distributed Generation and Utility-scale renewable energy across the United States and Germany.

We partner with Developers, IPPs, and emerging platforms - and the Private Equity, Credit, VC, Infrastructure Funds and Asset Managers that back them - placing finance, commercial, development, construction, engineering, project management, legal and leadership professionals across both.

About VSP
2 Track Record
98%

Fill success rate on retained search

100%

Retention of retained-search placements since February 2025

97%

Repeat business from existing clients

94%

Fill success rate across all mandates

82%

Of searches delivered ahead of timeline

3 Sectors

Coverage across the energy value chain.

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Energy Storage

Standalone · Hybrid

Solar PV

DG · Community · Utility-scale · Rooftop

Wind

Onshore · Offshore

Fuel Cell Gas

DG · Onsite Power

Data Centres

Hyperscale · Co-location · Edge

Power Grids

T&D · Interconnection

4 Who We Serve
Developers & IPPs

Operating businesses building and running portfolios.

Emerging Platforms

Early-stage developers and corporates scaling fast.

Private Equity, Credit & VC

Investors financing the sector's growth.

Infrastructure Funds

Long-horizon capital backing the asset base.

Asset Managers & Portfolio Companies

Managing and operating the built asset base.

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5 What Clients Say

Judged on outcomes, retained on trust.

All testimonials
“I was struggling to fill this position for three months. Jake and Andrew's team came in and completed the role within three weeks. Quick, efficient - but not just about speed. Every profile was high quality and exactly on spec. He understands this market, which made the process seamless.”
Head of Finance, Developer & IPP
“We had already explored the obvious candidates in the market. Andrew opened up a completely different pool of senior investment professionals, including people we would not have reached ourselves. That access materially improved the quality of the shortlist.”
Partner, Renewable Energy Private Equity Fund
“The challenge wasn't finding people with investment experience - it was finding someone whose background genuinely matched our strategy and mandate. Andrew understood that distinction quickly and only brought us candidates who made commercial sense for the fund.”
Managing Director, Infrastructure Investment Manager
“Jake gave us honest market feedback early, particularly around compensation and candidate expectations. That allowed us to adjust the brief before we lost weeks searching against the wrong parameters.”
Partner, Private Credit Fund
“Jake's screening was strong enough that every candidate we met was worth meeting. We didn't have to work through a long list to find the right people, which made the process much easier for our leadership team.”
CEO, Renewable Energy Platform
“What stood out was the precision of Vanguard's approach. They didn't flood us with profiles - they delivered a focused shortlist that matched both the technical requirements and the strategic direction of the business. Communication was clear, consistent, and commercially grounded from start to finish.”
VP Strategy, Energy Infrastructure Strategic
6 Market Intelligence

Built from live searches, not desk research.

Proprietary research on compensation, retention and hiring across U.S. renewable energy developers, IPPs and the investors behind them.

U.S. Renewable Energy Compensation Benchmarks report cover
United States Aug 2026

U.S. Renewable Energy Compensation Report 2026

Salary and total compensation benchmarks across every function inside U.S. developers and IPPs, from engineering to legal.

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U.S. Renewable Energy Talent Retention report cover
United States Aug 2026

2026 Talent Retention Intelligence Report

Why people leave developers and IPPs, and what keeps them. Built on data from 2,756 professionals - including why 45% of leavers say their exit was preventable.

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Latest insights

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Compensation 13 Oct 2026

US Community Solar and DG Leadership Pay 2026: CFO Benchmarks and Incentive Design

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Career Insights 13 Oct 2026

Developer to IPP Career Moves in US Renewables: Which Senior Experience Counts in 2026

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Investment & Capital 13 Oct 2026

Hyperscalers and Distributed Energy Capacity: What Data Centre Demand Means for US DG Platforms in 2026

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7 Next Steps

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