Redwood Materials is building the U.S. stockpile of critical materials and deploying large-scale energy storage systems that power data centers and the nation’s grid.
About the role
Redwood Materials is deploying large-scale battery energy storage systems that power data centers and the nation's grid. Founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel, Redwood closed a $425M Series E in January 2026 and was named to Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2026.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years (Senior), 8+ years (Staff) of experience in energy project development, land use, and entitlement with BESS and utility scale solar experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of land use and development due-diligence, including site / ALTA boundary and topographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, and hydrology, drainage, and floodplain studies
- Familiarity with local planning and entitlement processes - zoning, conditional / special use permits, site plan and design review, variances, and grading / stormwater permits - across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience developing and managing permit matrices, entitlement schedules and budgets, and non-power utility (water, sewer, fiber / data) service coordination and agreements
- Experience selecting and managing environmental and technical consultants (survey, geotechnical, environmental, and civil) - scoping, budgeting, and deliverable review
- PE, AICP, or comparable professional credential preferred
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About Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.
Redwood Materials is deploying large-scale battery energy storage systems that power data centers and the nation's grid. Founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel, Redwood closed a $425M Series E in January 2026 and was named to Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2026. Redwood’s energy storage...
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