American Terawatt is building a new industrial electric grid for the United States. Executing successfully means engaging in power development at national scale.

We design and deploy advanced power transmission systems, serving large industrial loads, hundreds of megawatts at a time. Our systems deliver electric power to everything from frontier AI datacenters to highly automated manufacturing, refineries, mines, and more.

We make interconnection fast, simple, and cheap. On our network, generation owners get their projects online faster, delivering abundant power at competitive prices.

The backbone of American Terawatt’s network is based on long-distance HVDC transmission, anchored by software-defined ‘Macrogrids’ which actively manage local transmission between generation, storage, and loads.

The Role

As a head of power development at American Terawatt, you will:

• Identify and originate site opportunities based on power availability, and suitability for development, and economic viability, both for our anchor sites and for the larger transmission network.

• Lead diligence on power availability, permitting, grid interconnection, and delivery and ramp schedules, with a clear view of what the documents say versus what is true on the ground.

• Negotiate with generation asset owners and operators, land owners, utilities, and other project developers (e.g. datacenters) to secure favorable terms for American Terawatt’s transmission development and monetization.

• Model, evaluate, structure, and negotiate project financing.

Experience

This is a senior role requiring significant prior power and/or transmission development experience.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading the full power development lifecycle, from origination to diligence, financing, permitting, to commercial operations. You have originated and closed deals, not just analyzed them.

• Direct experience taking on project risk and seeing transactions through to final close.

• Hands-on expertise in financial modeling for power development, including accounting and tax implications.

• Working knowledge of grid interconnection processes, permitting, utility coordination, and realistic delivery timelines.

Preferred Experience

• Background at an independent power developer or energy team at a large technology company.

• Extensive prior relationships with developers, generation owners, utilities, or RTOs/ISOs.

• Familiarity with HVDC transmission or long-distance bulk power infrastructure development.

Position Details

This position reports directly to the COO, and will serve as the internal lead on all development strategy and execution decisions.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation: Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, including salary and equity participation.

Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including 75% coverage for dependents and spouses.

Wellness: Up to $300/month reimbursement for gym and wellness expenses, or Bay Club membership for SF-based employees.

Meals: Lunch provided daily when working from the office.

Time off: Unlimited PTO with manager approval, plus company-wide office closures for one week in June and one week in December.

Additional perks: Apple laptop provided, convenient SF office near the Embarcadero and public transit, and employee contribution 401(k) program.