Director of Grid Integration Strategy

Overview

Lead grid integration strategy for generation assets, overseeing regulatory and commercial execution

Key Responsibilities

• regulatory liaison
• contract drafting
• grid integration
• scenario modeling
• market strategy
• customer engagement

Tasks

-Serve as Oklo's primary interface with ISOs, utilities, FERC, public utility commissions, and other regulatory entities. -Review and contribute to drafting of contract language and interconnection agreements, ensuring alignment with Oklo's business and compliance objectives. -Implementing strategy via providing input for customer engagement, e.g. related to power purchase agreement terms. -Keeping abreast of new regulations or other relevant news and developments in the U.S. power sector -Reviewing or helping draft contract terms -Conduct analysis of ISO, RTO, and utility structures to inform siting, interconnection, and commercialization decisions. -Provide strategic guidance for project development timelines, interconnection milestones, and commercial risk assessments. -Support scenario analysis, sensitivity studies, and modeling to evaluate interconnection options, grid stability, and system value. -Evaluate market access strategies, including bilateral contracts, capacity markets, ancillary services, and other grid value streams. -Lead and manage the commercial aspects of ISO and utility interconnection and integration processes for generation and load. -Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions -Developing strategy related to grid integration or other delivery to customer and identifying optimal strategies in different regions within the U.S. -Develop and execute Oklo's grid integration strategy, identifying optimal approaches for generation and load delivery across U.S. regions. -Contribute to internal and external communications, including briefings, presentations, and stakeholder engagement materials. -Support customer engagements and contract negotiations, including providing input on power purchase agreement terms and commercial frameworks. -Monitor and interpret new regulations, tariffs, and market rules affecting interconnection, transmission, and generation participation.

Requirements

• 5+ years
• bachelor's
• foak
• regulatory
• problem solving
• fast‑growth

What You Bring

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills. -Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully -Willing and able to learn quickly -Five or more years of relevant experience -Experience commercializing First of a Kind (FOAK) technologies -Potential engagement with officials from FERC, Public Utility Commissions, ISOs, etc. -Analytical and Strategic—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information to create strategy, and is thoughtful about tradeoffs and value-add engagements -Detail-Oriented – the details matter and a willingness to read through legal documents, understand nuance, and being ready to answer hard questions will likely be essential -Bachelor's degree -High Energy – ability to work on multiple projects under tight time frames with a positive attitude -Fast growth startup or public company experience -Bold and Creative – our deployments will likely be unique and will require thoughtful strategy development and creative solutions, possibly unlike anything ever done before -Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly-iterative startup environment

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