SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Salary: USD 140,000 - 165,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots and infrastructure for industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, transport, and mobility. The company is developing EV charging, vertiport, and related infrastructure across major metropolitan areas.
The Real Estate Development Associate will serve as the execution engine behind the site pipeline, working directly under a Real Estate Development Manager to own the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the complete project lifecycle: diligence, entitlements, permitting, design coordination, utility energization, construction support, and launch
- Lead day-to-day entitlements and permitting work, including zoning determinations, AHJ coordination, title management, and environmental coordination
- Manage utility coordination and energization, including load letters, service applications, and critical path mitigation
- Develop and own underwriting models and financial analysis for projects, including ALTA surveys, Phase I assessments, geotechnical studies, title work, and easement analysis
- Prepare investment committee materials and deal decision documents
- Own project schedules and budgets: track actuals against approved plans, maintain rolling forecasts, and flag critical path risks early
- Manage the RFP process for outside consultants, review deliverables, and prepare consultant agreements
- Coordinate with construction project managers and design teams through document completion and value engineering
- Maintain project trackers and reporting for leadership and partners; review contracts, billings, invoices, change orders, and draw requests
- Help build playbooks and processes to accelerate future site development across multiple markets
- Represent Atoms to partners, landlords, utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, consultants, and leadership
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Los Angeles with expected travel across markets. The role requires five days per week in the office.
Requirements:
- 3 to 6 years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure project development, energy project development, construction management, or related field
- Direct hands-on experience with utility coordination, entitlements and permitting, real estate diligence, and development budgeting and scheduling
- Advanced modeling skills; will own and build underwriting models and investment committee materials
- Excellent communication skills, can-do attitude, and commitment to team success
- Experience incorporating AI into everyday workflow while owning outputs and end products
Preferred Qualifications:
- Electrical infrastructure, data center, industrial, logistics, utility-scale energy, and/or aviation development experience
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local aviation and air use regulations
- Experience in California or other high-friction permitting environments, including stakeholder management
- Experience navigating complex environmental approvals
- Experience managing outside consultants and expediters
- Familiarity with Bluebeam, Procore, Excel, and Google Workspace
