Commercial Development Manager
About the role
The United States needs more clean, firm power faster than new generation can be built. Alva unlocks it from the nuclear fleet we already have. We partner with utilities to develop and deliver nuclear power uprates at existing nuclear plants, adding new carbon-free capacity in a fraction of the time and cost of new construction. With multiple utility partnerships already underway and demand for reliable power accelerating, we are building the team that will carry this model across the U.S. nuclear fleet.
This is a rare seat at the center of one of the most consequential commercial buildouts in American energy. Working directly with Alva’s Head of Business Development, you will grow Alva’s pipeline of projects across the U.S. nuclear fleet, converting surging demand for clean, reliable power into signed agreements, moving opportunities with utilities from first conversation to executed deal. You will operate at the intersection of nuclear energy, power markets, project finance, and AI-driven electricity demand, forming partnerships with both utilities and hyperscale power customers. As an early member of a small, senior team, your work will directly shape how one of the most significant growth opportunities in the U.S. power sector gets built. The first stage of every Alva Uprate is a feasibility study that evaluates site-specific factors — including safety and containment margins, core design and fuel performance, regulatory strategy, and second turbine island siting. The study delivers a full technical and economic assessment that serves as the first step in planning and executing a $1B+ nuclear power uprate project. Sourcing these studies and driving them to a signed agreement is the core of this role. Your core objectives: build a pipeline of Alva Uprate opportunities by developing demand among nuclear utilities and power customers and converting that demand into utility engagement; translate each plant opportunity into a compelling Alva Uprate proposition, working with Alva's engineering organization to tailor the technical and commercial case to utility executives and plant engineering leadership; convert qualified opportunities into executed feasibility study agreements, coordinating Alva's engineering, licensing, projects, and finance teams through diligence, proposal development, and negotiation; successfully launch each new feasibility study, establishing the working relationship between Alva and the utility and ensuring the technical and commercial workstreams begin with clear scope, ownership, and momentum; executing on these objectives requires strategy, analysis, negotiation support, and storytelling: building the engineering and business case that persuades a utility executive, shaping the terms that make a project financeable, and coordinating the workstreams that keep deals moving. You will be trusted to synthesize complex technical, financial, and regulatory information and make it clear, compelling, and decision-ready.
Responsibilities
- Drive commercial engagement with utilities, hyperscale power customers, suppliers, and other strategic stakeholders