About the TeamOpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is building the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Site Readiness & Development team owns the upstream diligence and development work required to convert powered-land opportunities into executable infrastructure options.About the RoleThe Power Land Developer; Development & Power Projects will support the advancement of powered-land opportunities across the portfolio, reporting to the Development & Power Project Lead. This is an individual contributor lead role and does not have direct reports initially. This role will own day-to-day development execution across approximately 1–3 active sites depending on complexity, including utility applications, interconnection requests, study follow-through, queue milestones, consultant workstreams, schedule and risk management, and readiness handoff for opportunities advancing to deeper diligence, commercial commitment, or execution.The role translates study and utility findings into clear schedule, budget, and risk implications for portfolio decisions.ResponsibilitiesManage day-to-day advancement of powered-land opportunities from intake through readiness.Own utility application and interconnection follow-through across active powered-land opportunities, including utility inputs, study responses, and queue milestones.Scope and manage external studies and consultant workstreams needed to validate readiness.Track development schedules, dependencies, risk registers, site-readiness milestones, and key budget implications.Translate technical findings into clear schedule, budget, and risk implications and escalate material blockers or trade-offs to the Development & Power Project Lead.Partner with land, environmental, economic development, and community affairs leads to align project advancement.Support expansion planning, infrastructure sequencing, and long-term power-risk mitigation.Define readiness criteria and prepare handoff packages for opportunities moving into deeper diligence or execution.Help build repeatable playbooks for powered-land development across geographies.Qualifications6+ years in energy infrastructure, energy project development, site development, data center development, or related project delivery roles.Strong understanding of utility coordination, interconnection processes, and development scheduling.Experience managing multi-party workstreams across developers, utilities, consultants, and agencies.Ability to track multiple complex sites concurrently and translate uncertainty into clear actions.Strong communication and documentation skills.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings AccountsPre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)401(k) retirement plan with employer matchPaid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)Mental health and wellness supportEmployer-paid basic life and disability coverageAnnual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growthDaily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligibleRelocation support for eligible employeesAdditional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.