Generation Development Director, Large Load

Generation Development Director, Large Load

National Grid’s Division, National Grid Ventures (NGV), is hiring a Generation Development Director, Large Load. This hybrid position can sit in either our Boston, MA;
Waltham, MA;
Brooklyn NY; or Washington DC location.

The Generation Development Director for Large Loads reports into the Chief Commercial Officer – Large Load Solutions. This role will be responsible for the technical customer interface for the full lifecycle development and service offerings of behind-the-meter (BTM) and front-of-the-meter (FTM) generation assets - including conventional (natural gas, reciprocating engines, combined cycle), renewable (solar, wind), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) - to meet the unprecedented demand growth driven by large load customers, data centers, and electrification across the nation.

The role will coordinate across commercial, technical, financial and regulatory teams to advance the large load business.

• Originate, structure, plan, and secure development of generation projects nationally to support large load customers, including hyperscale data centers, AI compute campuses, and industrial offtakers.
• Oversee macro end‑to‑end development working closely with:
• Asset Development teams responsible for engineering, permitting, routing, scheduling, resource planning, sourcing requirements, transmission interconnections and other technical functions.
• Commercial business development team on structuring PPAs, ESAs, tolling agreements, capacity contracts, and hybrid offtake structures.
• Legal, finance, corporate, community stakeholder teams and other support functions as needed.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of conventional, renewable, and hybrid (solar + storage, gas + BESS) powered land generation opportunities aligned with NGV’s large load commercial strategy.
• Advance project approvals from origination through revenue contracts, with ongoing oversight through FID, into execution with successful transition to construction, project delivery teams, commissioning and transition to operations.
• Participate in customer conversations and liaise with their technical teams to support the sales and contracting process and build trusted advisor relationships with prospective and existing large load requirements for infrastructure, energy, and sustainability.
• Manage project economics in partnership with commercial and financial analysts to develop attractive power services offerings, including LCOE/LCOS optimization, IRR modeling, and sensitivity analysis.
• Support identification and securing of greenfield and brownfield sites, evaluating land control, fuel/resource availability, transmission access, and community/permitting risk.
• Direct technical due diligence teams across resource assessment, GHG/emissions profiling, heat rate optimization, capacity factor modeling, round‑trip efficiency (BESS), and degradation curves.
• Guide selection of OEM technology partners (turbines, inverters, battery chemistries – LFP/NMC), EPC contractors, and balance‑of‑plant scope definition.
• Navigate state and federal policy frameworks including IRA tax credits (ITC/PTC, transferability, direct pay), FERC Orders 2023/2023‑A interconnection reforms, and state siting boards (e.g., NY ORES, Article VII).
• Support stage‑gate governance, risk registers, and contingency planning across development milestones (e.g., site control, permitting, interconnection, FID, NTP).
• Represent NGV in stakeholder forums with ISOs/RTOs, state regulators, host communities, and tribal nations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Energy, Environmental Science, or related discipline required; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications (PE, PMP) a plus.
• 10+ years in energy infrastructure project development with demonstrated leadership across multiple asset classes (conventional generation assets preferable).
• Track record of taking generation projects from origination through FID and into construction (500 MW cumulative preferred).
• Direct experience supporting transactions with large load / data center customers is strongly preferred.
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