Project Development Manager

Last Energy is a nuclear energy company that designs, builds, owns, and operates small modular reactors (SMRs) for industrial and commercial customers. The company's flagship product, the PWR-20, is a 20 MWe pressurized water reactor that is fully modular and factory-produced, enabling faster and more cost-effective deployment than traditional nuclear power plants. Last Energy serves as a behind-the-meter independent power producer, supplying reliable baseload electricity to energy-intensive industries including data centers, metals production, food and beverage, pulp and paper, chemicals, and cement manufacturing. The company's mission centers on making nuclear power radically simpler and more accessible by removing the burden of development, financing, and operations from customers through a power purchase agreement model. This approach aligns nuclear energy deployment with the urgent need for resilient, low-carbon power, particularly as demand from AI infrastructure and industrial growth accelerates. Last Energy's use of proven reactor technology combined with proprietary steel containment systems is designed to streamline licensing and reduce construction timelines. Last Energy represents a new generation of nuclear developers focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate industrial sectors with firm, emissions-free power. By standardizing and modularizing the entire plant through factory manufacturing, the company aims to bring predictable costs and schedules to a sector historically challenged by both, positioning SMRs as a practical climate solution at commercial scale.

Program/Project Management

Develop roadmaps, budgets, and resourcing plans in target countries  

Accelerates projects through ruthless prioritization and critical path management, together with in-country teams 

Assigns and manages cross-functional team members (including product, engineering, licensing, and communications) in support of project progress

Land Acquisition

Prepares, negotiates, and closes land agreements, together with in-country teams 

Manages land diligence efforts, including environmental, planning, and geotechnical

Grid Application

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

Stakeholder Engagement/Permitting

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

Qualifications

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 

Working knowledge of the energy transition landscape 

Willing to travel as needed (10-30%)