Senior Manager, Energy Development
Senior Manager, Energy Development
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SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
- Developing and executing the regional energy strategy, aligning grid capacity, utility timelines and customer commitments.
- Acting as the primary point of contact with utilities, grid operators and regulatory bodies.
- Evaluating prospective data center sites, including power availability, interconnection queues, utility capacity, time-to-power and infrastructure requirements.
- Leading negotiations for utility service agreements, interconnection agreements, large-load service agreements, power supply contracts, PPAs and tariff structures.
- Driving power delivery from early site evaluation through utility energization while maintaining schedule accountability.
- Developing strategies around substations, transmission infrastructure, utility connections and energy storage to accelerate power delivery.
- Managing regional capital budgets for electrical infrastructure and identifying opportunities to reduce long-term energy costs.
- Directing external engineering firms, consultants, legal teams and regulatory advisors while acting as the intelligent client responsible for overall outcomes.
- Working cross-functionally with site acquisition, development, construction, finance and legal teams to ensure energy workstreams stay aligned and on schedule.
- Monitoring grid conditions, Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs), capacity markets and regulatory developments to identify future risks and opportunities.
- 7-12 years of experience within the energy sector.
- Proven experience leading utility relationships and negotiating complex energy agreements.
- Strong knowledge of regional utility and ISO/RTO markets including, PJM, MISO, .
- Experience managing utility interconnections, large-load service applications and critical infrastructure projects.
- Experience directing third-party consultants, engineering firms and external advisors.
- Ability to navigate complex utility and regulatory processes while balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution.
- Strong commercial, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Energy Management, Business or a related discipline. Highly preferred:
- Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation or large-scale data center developments.
- Existing relationships with utilities, grid operators and regulatory stakeholders.
- Experience working on both the utility side and customer/developer side of large-load energy projects.
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