Director, Power Generation Development & Integration

sbenergy; Piketon (OH); On-site; USD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

SB Energy in the United States seeks a Director, Power Generation Development & Integration to lead the on-site completion, commissioning, and transition to commercial operation of a major 1.2 GW combined-cycle power facility in Pike County, Ohio.

The role oversees construction, commissioning, operations readiness, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and long-term campus development, aligning safety and reliability with the project’s strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead completion, commissioning, and startup of the 1.2 GW facility.
• Direct the Owner's Team through construction, commissioning, testing, and commercial operation.
• Maintain accountability for safety, quality, schedule, budget and project performance.
• Engage with EPC contractors, engineers, OEMs, transmission providers, and suppliers.
• Drive risk resolution, change orders, contracts, and commercial decisions.
• Establish governance, metrics, and reporting for project execution.
• Oversee transition from construction to operations and maintenance strategies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline

Job description

Do you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.

Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.

SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future-today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!

Basic Function

The Director, Power Generation Development & Integration will serve as the senior on-site leader responsible for the successful completion, commissioning, and transition to commercial operation of the approximately 9.2 GW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant currently under construction in Pike County, Ohio.

The Director will provide leadership across project execution, construction management, commercial management, operations readiness, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and long-term campus development. The role is accountable for establishing the Ohio Campus as a premier energy and digital infrastructure platform while ensuring safe, reliable, and successful delivery of the initial generating asset.

This position will serve as the primary decision-maker and leader for the active power plant development of the site and integration into the overall campus buildout including all utility and transmission infrastructure, as well as all related site industrial development.

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.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy infrastructure, in