Data Centers Energy Strategist

Data Centers Energy Strategist at Iron Mountain

Base pay range
: $/yr - $/yr

At Iron Mountain we provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data center operations, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We partner with 225,000 customers worldwide to protect their data privacy and advance environmental stewardship.

• Develop and drive the interconnection strategy for prospective and operational data center sites, ensuring alignment with power availability, regulatory frameworks, and the company's sustainability and renewables goals.
• Assess and qualify sites based on power delivery timelines, interconnection feasibility, utility capacity, and energy cost projections.
• Lead negotiations and management of interconnection agreements with utilities and ISOs, including power delivery contracts, grid impact studies, and capacity reservations.
• Coordinate with permitting, entitlement, and regulatory bodies to secure approvals needed for interconnection infrastructure such as switchyards, substations, and feeder lines.
• Evaluate power transmission and distribution infrastructure requirements and risks, including delivering power from the grid or via on-site or near-site generation or renewables.
• Establish financial models, projections, and risk analyses for interconnection costs, grid upgrade costs, energy price volatility, capacity/rate tariffs, and utility interconnection timelines.
• Define interconnection build‑out schedules, milestones, and coordinate with external partners, utilities, engineering firms, and contractors to track, validate, and de‑risk delivery.
• Monitor regulatory or policy developments affecting interconnection, grid access, tariffs, interconnection queue delays, and utility capacity planning, and feed those into the strategy.

• 10+ years of experience in energy strategy, procurement, utility relations, or project development for energy‑intensive consumers such as data centers.
• Strong knowledge of utility interconnection processes, electrical infrastructure, renewable energy sourcing, and energy market dynamics (e.g., tariffs, regulations). Experience negotiating with executives from utilities and regulatory bodies.
• Proven ability to lead complex, large‑scale projects and effectively communicate technical concepts to non‑technical executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, environmental, or an energy‑related discipline.
• Experience with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies related to energy, interconnection, and permitting.
• Willingness or ability to travel (≈25–50%) to sites, utility offices, and stakeholders.

Reasonably expected salary range: $ – $

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Requisition: J0096380

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Business Development and Sales;
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting