Director, Energy Delivery, NA

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Ashburn, Virginia:
Santa Clara, California:
Shackelford County, Texastime type:
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** About Vantage Data Centers
** Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
** Energy Department
** The Energy Department is dedicated to managing and optimizing the energy resources required to power our data centers while promoting sustainability and efficiency. The Energy department plays a critical role in ensuring our power solutions are cost-effective, support speed to market, have sufficient scale to meet growing AI load, and resilient to energy market fluctuations. The team focuses on energy procurement from utilities, independent power producers (IPPs), energy marketers, and renewable energy technology providers.
** Position Overview
**** This role can be based in any of our US locations:
Denver, CO;
Phoenix, AZ;
Quincy, WA;
Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA.
** The Director, Energy Delivery, NA will lead the strategic development and execution of comprehensive energy solutions for hyperscale data centers, including utility-supplied power and onsite generation (e.g., renewable energy, battery storage, microgrids). This role is responsible for end-to-end energy project development, from concept through commissioning, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer commitments, and sustainability goals. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise in power infrastructure and distributed generation with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
** Essential Job Functions
**** Strategic Leadership & Planning
*** Develop and execute energy strategies for data center campuses, including utility interconnections, onsite generation and microgrid solutions.
* Drive solutioning for complex energy projects, including hybrid systems integrating renewables, storage, and backup generation.
** Project Development & Execution
*** Lead projects from inception through delivery, managing scope, schedule, and budget for utility and onsite generation solutions.
* Oversee feasibility studies for distributed energy resources (DER), microgrids, and resiliency solutions.
* Negotiate utility agreements, PPAs, and other commercial models.
** Stakeholder Engagement
*** Serve as the primary point of contact for utilities, regulators, and technology partners for onsite generation systems.
* Collaborate with internal teams (Legal, Construction, Engineering, Operations) to ensure seamless integration of onsite assets.
** Innovation & Sustainability**
* ** Evaluate emerging technologies such as solar PV, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and small modular reactors (SMRs).**
* ** Support corporate sustainability objectives through clean energy and carbon reduction strategies.
**** Reporting & Governance**
* ** Provide executive-level reporting on project progress, risks, and mitigation strategies, OpEx / Cap Ex.**
* ** Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards for both grid and onsite systems.
**** Additional Duties:
*** Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.
** Job Requirements
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* Education:

*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field;
Master’s preferred.
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* Experience:

*** 10+ years in energy infrastructure development, including onsite generation or distributed energy projects.
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* Skills:

*** Expertise in utility processes and distributed generation technologies.
* Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
* Ability to manage complex projects under tight timelines.
* Travel required is expected to be up to 40% but may increase over time as the business evolves.
** Physical Demands and

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