Data Center Development Manager

Job Specifications

Black Hills Energy is people powered and purpose driven. Our team uses the power of energy to improve life for over one million customers in 800+ communities across the West and Midwest. We seek talented, caring people who embody our core values and contribute to a culture of inclusion and growth. As an organization, we believe the best part of working on our team is our commitment to making tomorrow better than today-for our customers, communities and each other.

The Data Center Development Manager plays a key role in supporting Black Hills Energy's strategic initiatives by supporting data center clients and future growth opportunities. This role develops and maintains customer and stakeholder relationships, analyzes market opportunities, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to evaluate, structure, and support these opportunities. This role helps position the company as a preferred utility partner by understanding customer needs, facilitating commercial discussions, and contributing to the successful development and implementation of growth strategies that enhance the company's competitive position.

$105,750 - $174,450 (This posting includes the full pay range for this position. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.)

VP of Strategic Growth

Rapid City, SD;
Cheyenne, WY; or Denver, CO

Relocation assistance is available based on individual circumstances! Details to be shared during the offer process.

• Coordinate commercial development activities for data center opportunities, including customer engagement, internal alignment, strategic planning, issue resolution, and executive-level decision support.
• Support the VP of Strategic Growth and Director of Data Centers with customer discussions, commercial negotiations, executive briefings, and strategic partner engagements.
• Assist in the development, review, tracking, and execution of data center customer agreements and related commercial arrangements.
• Manage the development, review, and execution of data center customer contracts and related commercial agreements, while supporting negotiations with prospective customers and contributing to the development of proposals and presentations that highlight the utility's services and value proposition.
• Lead cross-functional coordination among regulatory, engineering, transmission, generation, finance, legal, and operations teams to advance data center opportunities.
• Identify and communicate key commercial, financial, operational, legal, and regulatory risks that may affect scope, schedule, budget, execution, or approvals of data center growth opportunities.
• Develop materials, dashboards, meeting summaries, decision logs, action trackers, and recommendations that inform executive management.
• Support financial and business analysis related to pricing inputs, customer commitments, margin opportunities, risks and mitigants, cost allocation, ownership structures, financing alternatives, forecasts, and portfolio performance.
• Develop and maintain repeatable tools, templates, governance processes, and reporting frameworks to support scalable data center development.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on commercial development activity, customer progress, key risks, open decisions, milestones, and data center development opportunities.
• Serve as one of the spokesperson for the company by representing the company in its relationships with data center partners in the business and financial communities.
• Provide strategic guidance and support to business units and functional leaders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data center industry trends, large-load customer needs, utility service models, regulatory requirements, utility tariffs, and market developments.
• Monitor and analyze market trends to identify new opportunities and stay ahead of industry developments.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisors, strategic partners, and customer representatives to support commercial development and long-term customer strategy.
• Support development of internal commercial capability and future negotiation bench strength within the Strategic Growth organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance,…