Pre-Construction Lead

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Overview

Why join Giga The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here.

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What We Offer

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✓The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here.

✓The Impact: Every person at Giga touches the work that matters. No layers, no waiting for approval chains. You'll see your fingerprints on what we ship.

✓The Team: A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure. We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more.

✓The Moment: AI doesn't run without power, and that's us. Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution. This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.

✓Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

✓Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup

✓401(k) with 4% employer match

✓Unlimited PTO

✓Parental leave

✓Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

✓Commuter benefits

✓Monthly team onsites where all offices come in–person to collaborate

Responsibilities

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As a Pre-Construction Lead, you will own everything that sits between site selection and construction. This is not a permitting coordination role — it is full-stack site delivery. You will be embedded with a development team and local jurisdictions to take end-to-end ownership of getting each site shovel-ready as fast as possible.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives under real schedule pressure, builds relationships with agencies and utilities before they are needed, and thinks in terms of parallel workstreams and creative problem solving rather than sequential checklists.

Entitlements & Permitting

→Build agency relationships before they are needed — not when you are already on the clock
→Drive zoning, land use approvals, conditional use permits, and variances through local and state agencies
→Identify and pursue parallel regulatory pathways to compress overall approval timelines
→Own permit schedule risk and communicate it clearly to development leadership
→Collaborate with Engineering and Construction teams to ensure the most efficient path to shovel-readiness

Utility & Infrastructure Coordination

→Lead negotiations with power providers, water districts, and telecom utilities
→Coordinate with civil, structural, and electrical engineers to produce complete and accurate permit packages

Environmental & Due Diligence

→Manage Phase I/II environmental assessments, wetlands determinations, and other site constraints
→Engage environmental consultants and coordinate agency approvals through to clearance

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

→Represent Giga Energy at public hearings, neighborhood meetings, and agency presentations
→Build community relationships that support current and future projects

Process & Schedule Management

→Create and maintain detailed development schedules tracking every entitlement, utility, and permit milestone
→Track critical path items, escalate risks early, and proactively solve problems before they impact delivery

This role will be based in Houston with exemptions being made for exceptional candidates.

Requirements

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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, or related field
10+ years delivering complex, multi-agency development or infrastructure projects, bonus points for experience in Energy or Data Center development
Demonstrated experience managing entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination simultaneously
Strong technical literacy — able to hold substantive conversations with civil, electrical, and structural engineers
Exceptional relationship-building skills with government agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders
Experience creating and managing detailed project schedules and critical path dependencies
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities

Nice to Have

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Background in hyperscale data center or other large-scale industrial development
Experience in oil & gas, LNG, or petrochemical — industries that drive large capital projects through permitting under real schedule pressure
Track record compressing development timelines through creative regulatory strategies
Previous experience on the owner's side of development
Knowledge of utility interconnection processes and power provider negotiations

We hire people who thrive in chaos and get sharper under pressure. You don't wait to be told what to do, you spot the gap and fill it. When there's work to be done, you do it. You make decisions with the information you have, move fast, and adjust along the way. We're not looking for perfect; we're looking for people who get things done.

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.