[Hiring] Director of Firm Power Development @Lancium

Role Description

The Director of Firm Power Development will own firm power generation for Lancium’s campuses, led by gas and expanding to other firm technologies, including nuclear. The scope spans technology selection and design basis through procurement, permitting, partner selection, and construction readiness. This individual will own project development plans, budgets, schedules, and risk management across multiple sites, translating complex technical and commercial requirements into executable projects.

The role requires an experienced developer who can:

• Work independently
• Negotiate complex agreements
• Lead multidisciplinary teams
• Resolve issues affecting project viability, cost, and delivery dates

The Director will work closely with:

• Engineering
• Power
• Construction
• Finance
• Legal teams
• Customers
• Equipment suppliers
• Partners
• External stakeholders

The ideal candidate combines technical depth with commercial creativity, and can turn new technology, fuel, and partnership structures into executable projects, whether self-developed or delivered with partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Management or a related field
• 10 or more years of relevant development experience, including substantial experience developing firm, dispatchable generation projects, including associated interconnections, fuel supply, and permitting
• Demonstrated success advancing large projects through site control, diligence, permitting, commercial agreements, and construction readiness, with responsibility for project budgets and schedules
• Working knowledge of utility interconnection and electrical infrastructure development in Texas, including familiarity with ERCOT and transmission service provider processes
• Strong commercial judgment and experience negotiating real estate, infrastructure, utility, or development agreements in coordination with legal counsel
• Ability to interpret technical studies, evaluate project economics, identify material risks, and present clear recommendations to senior management
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage consultants, and advance several projects simultaneously in a fast-moving organization

Requirements

• Define the technical strategy and design basis for firm power projects, and select technologies based on cost, schedule, reliability, emissions, water needs, and equipment availability
• Establish project milestones, budgets, and critical-path schedules aligned with customer requirements and power delivery dates
• Run RFP processes, including scope, evaluation criteria, bidder management, and negotiation of term sheets and definitive agreements
• Lead fuel supply strategy, including pipeline interconnection, firm transportation, and supply arrangements
• Direct permitting and licensing strategies with internal specialists and external consultants
• Lead development of firm power projects, coordinating with power and engineering teams on utility service, interconnections, substations, fuel supply, water and integration with campus infrastructure
• Prepare projects for construction handoff and remain accountable for development matters through energization and customer delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing data centers, wind, solar or BESS, or integrating multiple generation resources at one site
• Experience with negotiating land agreements, easements and leading diligence covering land use, title, environmental, geotechnical, access, water, fiber, and other development constraints
• Experience with behind-the-meter generation serving large industrial or data center loads

Benefits

• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits
• $50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short-term disability premiums
• Options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP)
• Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Fidelity safe-harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%