Generation Development Director, Large Load
Listed on 2026-08-15
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Energy Management/ Efficiency -
Energy/Power Generation
Renewable Energy, Electrical Engineering, Energy Management/ Efficiency, Power Plant / Engineering
About Us
National Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system, spanning the US and UK. Our businesses supply gas and electricity, safely, reliably and efficiently to millions of customers and communities. But we also drive change through engineering innovation and by incubating new ideas with the power to revolutionize our industry.
About UsNational Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system, spanning the US and UK. Our businesses supply gas and electricity, safely, reliably and efficiently to millions of customers and communities. But we also drive change through engineering innovation and by incubating new ideas with the power to revolutionize our industry.
National Grid Ventures (NGV) is the competitive division of National Grid plc, one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. It operates outside of National Grid’s core regulated businesses in the US and UK where it develops, operates and invests in energy projects, technologies and partnerships to accelerate the development of our clean energy future.
National Grid Ventures’ diverse portfolio of energy businesses across the US, UK and Europe includes sub-sea electricity interconnectors, liquefied natural gas, battery storage, as well as conventional and renewable generation assets.
NGV is hiring a Generation Development Director, Large LoadThis hybrid postion can sit in either our Boston, MA, Waltham, MA, Brooklyn NY or Washington DC location.
Job PurposeThe 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…
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