Lead Project Developer - PoV

COMPANY OVERVIEW Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries. ROLE SUMMARY Blue Energy is seeking a Lead Project Developer to lead development efforts for our Port of Victoria site in Texas. This individual will serve as the single point of contact and day-to-day owner of the project, ensuring coordinated progress across permitting, land, community, technical, and commercial workstreams. Approximately 50% of this role’s capacity will be dedicated to the Port of Victoria project, with the remainder supporting the broader development pipeline alongside our current development team. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience managing complex energy or infrastructure projects from inception through pre-construction, demonstrating strong organizational, stakeholder, and execution capabilities. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Project Ownership & Coordination - Act as the primary point of contact for the Port of Victoria project, driving project schedule, cost, risk, and issue management. - Coordinate with technical delivery while owning non-technical development streams. - Maintain and update project plans, critical path tracking, dependencies, and reporting cadence. - Land & Real Estate - Lead acquisition of easements, access agreements, and related land control items in collaboration with counsel and partners. - Oversee title, survey, and due diligence processes, ensuring deliverables are tracked and closed out efficiently. - Permitting & Regulatory - Identify required permits and develop a permitting roadmap with agencies and consultants. - Manage filings, timelines, and follow-ups, anticipating potential blockers and driving timely resolution. - Community & Stakeholder Relations - Build and maintain trusted relationships with local officials, landowners, and community groups in the Victoria region. - Plan and lead community meetings and engagement initiatives to maintain transparency and alignment. - Interconnection & Transmission - Partner with internal and external transmission teams to track interconnection studies, applications, and milestones. - Align development activities with grid and tie-in requirements. - Commercial & Analytical Support - Support origination and commercial efforts, including site data readiness, CRM management, and presentation materials. - Coordinate project finance inputs. - Vendor & Consultant Management - Procure and manage consultants (environmental, legal, survey, permitting) with clear scopes and deliverable expectations. - Monitor budgets, timelines, and quality control for third-party deliverables. - Governance & Reporting - Provide concise, actionable updates to leadership through decision memos and dashboards. - Maintain accurate documentation and project artifacts across shared systems and tools. QUALIFICATIONS - 4 – 6+ years of experience in energy or infrastructure project development with full lifecycle exposure (site control, permitting, community, schedule/risk). - Proven track record as the accountable lead for a project or major development workstream. - Strong interpersonal and community engagement skills; credible, diplomatic, and persistent communicator. - Working knowledge of easements, title, survey, permitting, and environmental diligence processes. - Familiarity with interconnection/transmission coordination and technical interface points. - Highly organized project manager skilled in RAID logs, vendor oversight, and program reporting. - Analytical competence for supporting commercial activities (data organization, assumptions, materials). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at summarizing status and risks for executive review. - Willingness to travel regularly within Texas (Victoria region) and to Houston headquarters. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience developing energy or infrastructure projects in Texas or the Gulf Coast region. - Prior exposure to port-adjacent or industrial infrastructure sites. - Familiarity with renewable, storage, or clean energy assets. - Experience using GIS tools or CRM systems (HubSpot) to manage project data. We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy. Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.