Senior Manager, Energy Development

Senior Manager, Energy Development

EdgeConneX is hiring a Sr. Manager, Energy Development to serve as the energy authority for their assigned U.S. sub-market. This is both a strategic and tactical role in equal measure — each Sr. Manager owns the regional energy strategy and is personally accountable for outcomes, while directing a bench of specialized consultants and contractors who provide day-to-day execution support.

This model is intentional: the Sr. Manager operates as an intelligent client and regional decision-maker — setting strategy, owning utility and regulatory relationships, driving contract development and negotiation, and directing contracted resources toward the right priorities. They are the ECX voice on energy in their market, not a coordinator of others' work.

This role currently operates as an individual contributor. As ECX's regional pipelines mature, there is a clear path for this position to evolve into a team lead function with direct reports.

Primary Responsibilities

Regional Energy Strategy Ownership

• Serve as ECX's authoritative voice on energy in the assigned sub-market — setting strategy, representing ECX with utilities and regulators, and making or informing all key energy decisions for the region.

• Develop and maintain a forward-looking regional energy strategy that accounts for grid conditions, utility capacity timelines, regulatory risk, and ECX's site pipeline and customer commitments.

• Monitor regional grid conditions, utility IRP filings, capacity market signals, and competitive dynamics to identify emerging constraints and opportunities before they become problems.

• Provide authoritative energy input when evaluating new potential data center sites — assessing interconnection queue position, utility load capacity, time-to-power, and infrastructure investment requirements.

Contract Development & Negotiation

• Lead development and negotiation of energy-related contracts in region, including utility service agreements, large-load interconnection agreements, energy supply contracts, power purchase agreements, and rate schedule elections.

• Direct legal, consulting, and technical support resources through contract drafting and negotiation processes, maintaining clear ownership of ECX's position and outcomes.

• Evaluate energy tariffs, utility rate structures, and special contract options to identify the optimal procurement and service structure for each ECX project.

• Ensure contract terms, milestones, and obligations are tracked and managed through execution, escalating risks or deviations proactively.

Utility Relationship & Regulatory Management

• Own and cultivate primary utility relationships in region — including T&D providers, generation interconnection staff, regulatory affairs contacts, and key grid operator personnel.

• Advance ECX's standing as a preferred, sophisticated large-load customer with regional utilities and grid operators (ERCOT, PJM, MISO, WECC, etc.).

• Engage with utility regulators and participate in rate cases, policy proceedings, or stakeholder processes where ECX interests are implicated — directing outside consultants and legal resources as needed.

• Develop relationships that produce early access to capacity information, favorable queue positioning, and constructive utility engagement on non-standard service needs.

Power Capacity Delivery

• Drive power capacity delivery from earliest site evaluation through initial energization, maintaining schedule accountability across interconnection, substation, and utility service milestones.

• Direct consultants and contractors responsible for interconnection application management, utility coordination, permitting, and construction oversight — ensuring the right work is happening at the right pace.

• Develop and execute infrastructure strategies — including utility grid connections, high-voltage substations, and energy storage — to accelerate capacity delivery and optimize total cost of ownership.

• Independently navigate ambiguous regulatory and utility processes, maintaining forward momentum and keeping internal stakeholders informed of realistic timelines and risk.

Capital Budget & Infrastructure Investment

• Manage and support capital…