Data Center Technical Strategy Lead

Intersect Power is a team of friends driven to preserve our planet for future generations through low-carbon energy and infrastructure solutions. Intersect Power is a privately held clean energy company bringing innovative, scalable, American-made, low-carbon solutions to its customers in global energy markets. We develop, own, and operate some of the world’s largest grid-tied clean energy resources, as well as co-located facilities for large industrial loads, including data centers, e-fuels, and other energy-intensive products.

We are laser-focused on the largest, most transformative clean energy projects that decarbonize the existing power grid and bring new loads to clean generation without the need for new transmission. Intersect is redefining the scope of the clean energy industry by enabling new pathways between clean electricity and the broader economy. We are on an aggressive growth trajectory and are looking to fill key roles with talented professionals who want to make an impact.

Intersect has been a fully flexible workplace since its founding in 2016. We’ve been very intentional about the way we do things. We are not work-from-home, hybrid, or in-office – we are any and all of those options! Deepening social connections and offering shared experiences is a cornerstone of the way we work. We connect as a team at our Team Week experiences four times a year and at our recently established Hub locations - SF Bay Area and San Diego, CA;

NYC Metro Area, NY;
Denver, CO;
Austin, TX;
Calgary, AB; and Toronto, ON.

We are currently seeking candidates located within 60 miles of any of the listed hubs to foster more in-person connections while maintaining our flexible remote culture.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Data Center Strategy, this role will have a technical strategy focus, and will support Intersect Power’s data center efforts in defining and managing the technical strategy throughout the development and construction lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a seasoned data center professional, and possesses project management experience with either a data center Hyperscaler, large colocation provider, or leading data center focused engineering firm, architecture group, or general contractor.

This position will work cross-functionally between Intersect’s data center strategy team, engineering, development, and third-party partners and consultants.

The Strategy and Business Development team is responsible for defining, enabling, and executing on the commercial and technical strategy of Intersect’s product offerings. This includes but is not limited to, enabling opportunities across data centers, energy storage, green hydrogen, green fuels, and other emerging technologies or business models that create a pathway between clean electricity and the broader economy.

• Responsible for driving Intersect Powers technical strategy for its data center projects across IP’s portfolio of renewable locations.
• Manage project-specific due diligence, design, construction, and operations planning.
• Responsible for estimating and managing cost, schedule, and quality of development-stage projects.
• Identify and communicate project risks, delays, and obstacles to appropriate stakeholder groups, and present justifiable solutions and action plans to correct, overcome, or mitigate issues.
• Use industry experience to support IP's evaluation and selection of key partners, including Architecture and Engineering consultants, General Contractor (GC) partners, and other key third parties critical to data center development.
• Leverage experience to evaluate, recommend, and implement tools to streamline reporting and tracking of KPIs, goals, program statuses, and other important data.

• 7+ years of experience in the data center industry, with a focus on strategy, siting, or contracting.
• Proven experience in a manager-level role or similar, managing complex projects and leading initiatives and teams.
• Strong understanding of the technical aspects of data center development, construction and operations.
• Excellent…