Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Project Manager, Project Development

Devens, MA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$185kDetected 16 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementExcelResearchGISCommunicationGeotechnical Engineering

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role72
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • We're in the best position to make it happen.
  • Since 2018, we've raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.
  • If that's you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Support land acquisition negotiations and site control plans, partnering with legal advisors to structure options, land leases, and necessary rights-of-way with municipalities and landowners to achieve positive outcomes for the company
  • Partner with grid interconnection and power engineering groups to analyze localized transmission availability, sub-station capacity, and grid infrastructure for strategic off-take alignment
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams and manage external environmental consulting
  • Lead proactive community outreach during early site identification to establish strong local relationships and resolve potential land-use issues ahead of regulatory filings
  • Lead the strategy, drafting, submission, and execution of major environmental and regulatory permit applications, including Wetlands, Air Quality, NPDES, Storm Water, and CPCN filings.
  • Maintain productive relationships and technical proceedings with federal, state, and local regulatory bodies, public utility commissions, environmental agencies, and zoning authorities
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with engineering, legal, project finance, origination, and external affairs teams to embed permitting requirements into schedules and design basis.
  • Monitor regulatory proceedings, policy updates, and utility dockets to identify risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies
  • Establish and manage post-issuance compliance and turnover systems to ensure adherence to monitoring, reporting, and operational requirements during construction and commissioning
  • Develop and track permitting schedules, establish recovery plans for schedule variances, and maintain the permitting risk registry

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Urban/Regional Planning, Public Policy, Law, or a related technical field.
  • 7+ years of experience leading complex environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, or land-use approvals for utility-scale energy, thermal power generation, or large industrial infrastructure projects
  • Technical expertise in federal and state environmental regulatory frameworks (e.g., Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, NEPA/state equivalents).

Skills

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Compensation

  • $110k-$185k

Benefits

  • Represent the company at public hearings, regulatory proceedings, and community forums to communicate project technical details, environmental safeguards, and key benefits

Company info

  • Now we're looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us.
  • People who'll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.
  • Join the power movement as Project Manager, Project Development We are at a historic moment, on the cusp of proving the commercial viability of fusion power.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orien
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