Director – Data Center Power Infrastructure O&M

Do you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by Soft Bank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future. Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a Soft Bank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

In 2026, Soft Bank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States.

Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load.

We are building the energy and infrastructure future—today. Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!

Basic Function:
The Director – Data Center Power Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance (O&M) provides leadership for operations, maintenance, reliability, for the HV portion of the SB Energy's data center electrical infrastructure portfolio. This role will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, efficiency, safety, and commercial performance of electrical infrastructure supporting the data center building. The scope will include utility interconnections, substations, high-voltage distribution systems, backup power systems, and critical electrical assets outside the DC facility.

The successful candidate will serve as the leader and owner of the power infrastructure portfolio, driving performance optimization, asset reliability, budget accountability, contractor management, compliance, and reliability and uptime of the system. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in high-voltage electrical infrastructure and mission-critical operations with strong business acumen and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Operational Leadership Lead the OM and operational performance of data center HV power infrastructure (substations and transmission lines) assets across multiple sites.
• Own reliability, availability, capacity, and performance objectives for the electrical infrastructure portfolio.
• Develop and execute strategies to maximize uptime, resiliency, and lifecycle value of critical assets.
• Ensure continuous operation of utility substations, switchyards, transformers, switch gear, UPS systems, generators, and medium/high-voltage distribution networks.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across all facilities.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs, including:
  Power Availability Electrical Reliability MTBF/MTTR Capacity Utilization Energy Efficiency SLA Compliance
• Lead root cause analysis for major incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and implement proactive predictive maintenance programs using condition monitoring, asset health analytics, and failure forecasting to identify potential equipment issues before they occur, minimizing operational risk.
• Develop and manage critical spare parts strategies to optimize inventory levels, minimize MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), reduce outage duration, and consistently meet customer availability and uptime requirements.
• Best Practices Follow manufacturer specifications and NETA standards .
• Integrate condition monitoring (infrared, vibration, oil analysis) for predictive maintenance.
• Maintain records of all tests, inspections, and repairs for compliance and asset management.
• Ensure safety protocols for high-voltage work, including lockout/tagout and PPE.
• High Voltage & Substation Management Oversee operation and maintenance of substations up to transmission-level voltages.
• Ensure compliance with utility requirements, interconnection agreements, and electrical standards.
• Manage inspection, testing, and maintenance programs for:
  Power Transformers GIS/AIS Switchgear Protective Relaying Systems Circuit Breakers and switches Bus Systems SCADA Networks Power Quality Equipment Control building, etc.
• Ensure proper execution of switching procedures, outage planning, and energization activities.
• Support commissioning and acceptance testing of new substations and electrical infrastructure projects.
• Drive initiatives to improve system…