Director of Operations

Who We Are

Lancium builds gigawatt-scale campuses for AI data centers. We develop and orchestrate all power infrastructure at the campus, including the grid interconnect, behind the meter solar, and large-scale battery energy storage systems. We currently have 5+ Gigawatts of capacity in various stages of development, and our projects under construction today are some of the largest in the world. We are backed by leading strategic and financial investors, including Blackstone, Shell, and Arclight, and have spent 6 years developing the infrastructure platform and are now rapidly accelerating the commercialization of our solutions into the market. Artificial Intelligence and the massive amount of energy it demands, balancing of that demand with supply – ideally clean resources – is collectively the mega-trend of our lifetimes. Lancium is at the epicenter of this trend, uniquely positioned to catalyze and empower the massive growth and opportunity at hand. If you want to be at the heart of this global transformation and growth, read on!

This is an opportunity for candidates who know they want entrepreneurial experience to build a system, a company and industry, all at the same time. This work will be executed by a high performance team that will include VP of Project Management and Engineering, local Site Managers, Project Managers, Electrical/Project Engineers, and with EPC contractors deployed across a portfolio of work. The portfolio is generally the energy generation and delivery infrastructure, and other site utilities. This role calls for a sense of adventure and strong ownership—it’s a dynamic journey that blends work and life in meaningful ways

What You Will Do

We are seeking a Leader of Operations to oversee the transition from construction to operations for our infrastructure projects, starting with the private grid-connected Main Lancium Substation. This GW-scale microgrid supports AI data centers with fast-ramping, high-demand loads and integrates BESS, GT, and PV tie-ins.This role will be responsible for:

Leadership & Culture

• Champion a strong safety and security culture across Site Operations.

  
  
• Communicate effectively with executives, technical teams, and non-technical staff.
  
  

• Serve as a key liaison with top leadership and escalate during critical events.

  
  

Operational Excellence

• Ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) compliance: uptime, power quality, response times.

  
  
• Execute and refine the operating playbook for Lancium assets and 3rd-party energy suppliers.
  
  
• Oversee 24/7 routine and emergency operations with robust SOPs (start/stop, islanding, black-start, etc.).
  
  

• Manage vendor ecosystem with clear KPIs, contracts, and escalation procedures.

  
  

Reliability & Maintenance

• Build and expand preventive and condition-based maintenance programs.

  
  
• Own protection, controls, and asset health lifecycle.
  
  
• Lead root cause analyses and corrective actions; integrate learnings into future projects.
  
  

• Manage spare parts strategy for critical and long-lead components.

  
  

Customer & Power Quality

• Own client SLAs for availability, response times, and power quality.

  
  
• Run quarterly SLA reviews with data center clients and publish monthly scorecards.
  
  
• Chair outage planning and align maintenance windows with clients and market events.
  
  

• Maintain change management, as-builts, and cybersecurity hardening.

  
  

Compliance & Security

• Ensure regulatory, interconnection, and permit compliance.

  
  

• Oversee environmental health and safety programs, OSHA compliance, and contractor onboarding.

  
  

Budgeting & Reporting

• Build and manage OPEX budgets (LTSAs, PM, spares, insurance, telemetry, fees).

  
  

• Deliver weekly operational reports, monthly executive updates, and quarterly risk reviews.

  
  

Collaboration

• Work cross-functionally with SCADA, Power Orchestration, and other internal teams.

  
  
• Partner with expert vendors and OEMs for testing, commissioning, and ongoing services.
  
  

• Engage directly with key data center customers on performance, planning, and escalations.

What We Want From You

• Four (4) year degree in Electrical or Power Engineering, with extensive practical work experience in high 100’s MW electrical and electro-mechanical applications, specifically with extensive electrical construction experience, advanced degree, and Electrical PE qualification (or similar experience).

• Professional Engineering / PMP Certification preferred

• 15–20+ years in utility-scale power operations (HV substations, microgrids, storage, generation) with 5+ years leading 24/7 operations or a control room and experience dealing with emergencies.

• Able to work with confidential information in a professional manner.

• Abilities as a demonstrated team builder for not only safety and security culture, but also morale.

• Demonstrated success meeting strict SLAs for industrial or data-center customers, by experience with Hands-on with protection & controls, EMS/SCADA, plant controllers, and PQ troubleshooting, with expert 3rd party assistance.

• Strong vendor/OEM management and contract performance enforcement (LTSA, KPIs, LDs). Excellent incident command, Root Cause Analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.

What We Will Provide

Our benefits and perks add to a total rewards experience for our employees that foster a supportive, flexible, and inclusive environment. Current full-time employee benefit offerings include:

• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits

• $50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short-term disability premiums. Additionally, we provide options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children. Employees also have the option to enroll in long-term disability coverage (LTD) at their own expense.
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP).
• Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• 11 paid holidays

• Fidelity safe-harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%