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Blue Energy · 1 week ago

Director of Project Development

Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Blue Energy is focused on developing innovative nuclear solutions to enhance energy affordability and security. The Director of Project Development will be responsible for overseeing the entire project site development process, managing a team of developers, and ensuring projects meet strategic objectives and timelines.

Clean EnergyCleanTechNuclear

Responsibilities

Own the site development lifecycle: lead diligence, negotiation, execution, and active management of permits and agreements related to land rights, state and local permitting, interconnection – from initial screening to financial close and construction start – for multiple nuclear project sites

Lead site acquisition: Drive identification, screening, and acquisition of new sites, including land diligence, negotiations, execution of land rights, and early-stage evaluation to expand Blue Energy’s portfolio of nuclear project sites

Own the Project Cost and Schedule: Establish and execute process to define clear workflows, metrics, and decision gates to track site progression de-risking and identify and manage risks early across multiple sites

Align with Commercial Coordination: Closely align with commercial and leadership teams to ensure project meets internal project development and commercial requirements

Align with Finance: partner with the finance organization to ensure cost, schedule, and risk inputs are accurately reflected in financial models, forecasts, and investment decisions

Align with Engineering & Manufacturing: collaborate closely with engineering, product, and manufacturing teams to ensure site-specific technical requirements are clearly defined, coordinated, and integrated into project scope, design, and delivery plans; provide site-driven inputs that support manufacturability, module design, and engineering assumptions

Manage and mentor developers: build and oversee a small, high-performing pod of project developers, ensuring consistent execution and alignment with company objectives

Engage stakeholders: build credibility and trust with landowners, regulators, and data center and industrial clients

Provide leadership updates: synthesize progress and risks into actionable insights for senior leadership, ensuring visibility and accountability

Drive external partnerships: coordinate with utilities, permitting agencies, consultants, and engineering partners to accelerate project readiness

Continuously improve: refine processes and tools to scale site development efforts as the company’s project pipeline expands

Qualification

Utility-scale project developmentProjectProcess managementCommunicationPresentationNuclear project developmentU.S. permitting processesStakeholder engagementRisk managementTeam leadership

Required

15+ years' experience in utility-scale project development, ideally within energy, infrastructure, or data center projects

Proven project and process management skills with experience establishing frameworks for complex, multi-stakeholder programs

Demonstrated ability to execute - track record of driving projects from concept to financial close and construction start meeting critical de-risking milestones under tight timelines

Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to translate technical and regulatory work into concise leadership updates

Credibility working with both engineering and commercial stakeholders, including landowners, vendors, OEMs, RTOs/ISOs, transmission operators, utilities, and customers

Preferred

Prior experience in nuclear, renewable, or large-scale energy project development

Blend of consulting and engineering background, with the ability to bring structure and strategy to ambiguous project landscapes

Familiarity with U.S. permitting, siting, and interconnection processes, including recent developments in federal or state clean energy policy and federal/state/local tax credits and abatements

Experience building and leading small teams or pods within a fast-paced, scaling organization