Transmission Development Lead

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco or New York City, with remote work available

Compensation: Competitive salary and equity participation, commensurate with experience.

Company

hirify.global is building a United States industrial electric grid based on long-distance HVDC transmission and software-defined Macrogrids.

What you will do

• Identify and advance transmission development opportunities based on power availability, interconnection potential, permitting feasibility, project economics, and network suitability.
• Lead diligence across grid interconnection, transmission routing, permitting, land, power availability, and project delivery timelines.
• Work with utilities, RTOs/ISOs, generation owners, landowners, developers, and large-load customers to secure agreements and development rights.
• Evaluate tradeoffs across schedule, cost, interconnection risk, permitting, constructability, and commercial value.
• Develop project economics and support commercial structuring and negotiation.
• Partner with engineering, project management, procurement, legal, and commercial teams to move projects toward construction.

Requirements

• Significant prior experience in transmission, power, or large-scale energy infrastructure development.
• Experience advancing complex energy infrastructure projects through origination, diligence, interconnection, permitting, commercial structuring, and execution.
• Experience owning development workstreams and driving projects toward commercial or investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of project economics and experience building or evaluating financial models for large-scale energy infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of grid interconnection, transmission development, permitting, utility coordination, and project delivery timelines.
• Direct experience with high-voltage transmission, substations, generation interconnection, bulk-power infrastructure, or HVDC development.

Nice to have

• Background at an independent power producer, transmission developer, utility, energy infrastructure developer, or energy team within a large technology company.
• Existing relationships with utilities, RTOs/ISOs, generation owners, developers, or other power-market participants.
• Familiarity with HVDC transmission or long-distance bulk-power infrastructure development.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including 75% coverage for dependents and spouses.
• Up to $300 per month for gym and wellness expenses or Bay Club membership for San Francisco-based employees.
• Daily lunch when working from the office.
• Unlimited PTO with manager approval and company-wide office closures for one week in June and one week in December.
• Apple laptop provided and employee contribution 401(k) program.