Director of Power Business Real Estate

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Director, Power Business Real Estate to join our team.

Position Description

The Director, Power Business Real Estate owns all site control activities for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse development pipeline. Site control is the first gate in the development lifecycle and a prerequisite for every downstream discipline. Over time, you will lead a team of Senior Land Managers and Analysts responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing sites across multiple geographies. You report to the VP of Origination and coordinate closely with the VP of Development, Director of Project Development, and Oklo's Environmental & Permitting team on site feasibility and regulatory compatibility.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Lead all site identification, screening, and acquisition efforts across Oklo's development pipeline
• Negotiate and execute land option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, easements, rights-of-way, access agreements, and Joint Venture agreements
• Manage title review, survey coordination, and curative title work across active sites
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective sites meeting Oklo's siting criteria (proximity to load, available land area, soil conditions, water access, community context)
• Coordinate with Development Engineering on site feasibility and with Oklo's Environmental & Permitting team on zoning and land use risk
• Manage landowner and broker relationships across multiple states
• Over time, build and lead a team of land and real estate professionals
• Identify and secure sites suitable for Isotope production facilities, evaluating proximity to Aurora powerhouse sites, workforce access, water and waste infrastructure, and compatibility with NRC facility licensing requirements
• Lead land and real estate activities for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs), including multi-parcel assemblage, shared infrastructure easement structuring, and coordination with local governments on zoning for mixed nuclear-use facilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years in energy project land acquisition, real estate, or land management
• Demonstrated experience executing site control across a portfolio of complex energy or infrastructure projects
• Strong negotiation skills with experience across agricultural, industrial, and government-owned land
• Familiarity with GIS tools for site screening and parcel analysis
• Experience working in multi-state environments with varying regulatory and title requirements

Competencies

We are looking for a Director of Power Business Real Estate that is:

• Passionate about clean energy 
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways 
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving, while not leaning only on what has been done before 
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
• An excellent writer who can write in modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally 

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo travel requirements:

Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.

About Oklo compensation:

Salary: $225,000-$275,000

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.

This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.

#CHOP: Oklo’s Values
Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through  to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.

Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.

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