Project Development Manager

Project Development Manager

Last Energy (LE) is looking for a Project Development Manager to support the development of our international Micro Modular Reactor (MMRs) projects. The Project Development Manager will manage various activities from acquiring land to connecting projects to grids. This role requires a demonstrated leadership capability, a commercial and analytical mindset, clear communication and organization skills, and a passion for solving the climate crisis.

• Develop roadmaps, budgets, and resourcing plans in target countries
• Accelerate projects through ruthless prioritization and critical path management, together with in-country teams
• Assign and manage cross‑functional team members (including product, engineering, licensing, and communications) in support of project progress

• Prepare, negotiate, and close land agreements, together with in-country teams
• Manage land diligence efforts, including environmental, planning, and geotechnical

• Utilize transmission and distribution maps/data to identify opportunities for expedited grid connections
• Develop (with support from the engineering team), submit, and manage grid connection applications through the approvals process

• Travel internationally and present projects to municipalities and local stakeholder groups
• Research, draft, submit, and manage planning and non‑nuclear permitting documentation to regulatory bodies

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics/Finance, Environmental Science, Urban Planning, or other related discipline
• 4–10 years of professional experience, ideally in the fields of energy or sustainability
• Demonstrated project development and project management skills
• High emotional intelligence, with international and cross‑cultural experience preferred
• Working knowledge of the energy transition landscape
• Willingness to travel internationally as needed (10–30%)