About the Role
The Campus Project Executive will serve as the senior on-site leader responsible for the successful completion, commissioning, and transition to commercial operation of a large power plant project. This role provides leadership across project execution, construction management, commercial management, operations readiness, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement, aiming to establish a premier energy and digital infrastructure platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead the successful completion, commissioning, and startup of the 1.2 GW combined-cycle gas turbine facility.
- Direct the Owner's Team through construction, commissioning, testing, and commercial operation.
- Maintain accountability for project safety, quality, schedule, budget, and overall project performance.
- Lead executive engagement with EPC contractors, owner's engineers, OEMs, transmission providers, and major suppliers.
- Drive resolution of critical project risks, change orders, contract negotiations, claims management activities, and commercial decisions.
- Establish governance processes, performance metrics, and reporting systems for project execution.
- Lead transition from construction to operations and oversee implementation of operations and maintenance strategies, reliability programs, compliance programs, and outage planning.
- Manage annual operating and capital budgets and support long-term strategic planning activities.
- Oversee commercial agreements related to fuel supply, transmission, operations, maintenance, and major service contracts.
- Maintain relationships with ERCOT, PUCT, FERC, environmental agencies, utilities, local governments, and community stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with all permits, regulatory requirements, and reporting obligations.
- Develop and execute the long-term vision and master plan for the central Texas Campus.
- Evaluate and advance future development opportunities including hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, additional gas-fired generation, reciprocating engine facilities, renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, transmission infrastructure, water infrastructure, and related industrial developments.
- Lead customer, developer, utility, and strategic partner engagement activities associated with future campus development.
- Oversee coordination of permitting, land use, utility planning, infrastructure expansion, and entitlement activities for future phases of development.
- Build and lead a high-performing on-site management team and establish accountability, performance management, and organizational development processes.
- Lead executive transition and knowledge-transfer activities to ensure continuity of operations and project execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline.
- 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy infrastructure, industrial facilities, data center infrastructure, or large capital projects.
- Demonstrated leadership responsibility for projects exceeding $500 million in capital value.
- Experience managing EPC contractors and large multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong commercial, financial, contract negotiation, and risk management capabilities.
- Experience leading organizations through construction, commissioning, and operational startup.
- Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and make decisions in a fast-paced project environment.
- Preferred experience in combined-cycle power generation, ERCOT market experience, data center development, large industrial campuses or infrastructure platforms.
- Preferred experience in leading owner organizations through major construction and startup programs.
Location
- On-site, Austin, TX (Elgin, TX)
- On-site, Portsmouth, OH
Work Type
- On-site
Experience Level
- 15+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $190,000 - $220,000
Benefits
- 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
- Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
- Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
- Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
- Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
- Device Purchase Support
- Discretionary annual bonus
About the Company
- SB Energy is a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution.
- Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America’s growing energy demands.
- Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States.
- Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.
- SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load.
- We are building the energy and technology future—today.
- Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power!
Equal Opportunity
- SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
