Senior Manager, Energy

Energy Lead Responsibilities

• Serve as the Energy Lead for multiple hyperscale data center projects.
• Develop, own, and maintain project energy strategies from site selection through energization.
• Coordinate with Development, Construction, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Operations, and Executive Leadership to achieve project objectives.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide recommendations to support key project decisions.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for electric utilities, natural gas utilities, transmission providers, regulators, consultants, and energy infrastructure developers.
• Lead utility and gas company engagement strategies, negotiations, and issue resolution.
• Drive external stakeholders to meet project milestones and energization schedules.
• Manage consultant and vendor activities supporting energy project execution.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of electric utility, transmission, natural gas, onsite generation, microgrid, BESS, and alternative energy solutions.
• Own interconnection and utility service strategies, applications, studies, and energization requirements.
• Ensure alignment of energy infrastructure solutions with project requirements and business objectives.
• Provide project accountability for infrastructure energy budgets, schedules, and performance KPIs across the project portfolio.
• Identify and manage technical, commercial, and power delivery risks, escalating where required and implementing mitigation strategies proactively.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, law, energy policy, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in energy, utility, power infrastructure, natural gas infrastructure, project development, energy procurement, utility interconnections, power generation, transmission, or related industries.
• Experience leading complex infrastructure or energy projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of energy markets, utility regulation, transmission planning, and commercial structures applicable to large energy users.
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and non-traditional energy infrastructure solutions to overcome utility capacity, transmission, fuel supply, regulatory, and schedule constraints.
• Experience working directly with electric utilities, natural gas utilities, transmission providers, regulators, consultants, and infrastructure developers.
• Experience evaluating energy supply options, infrastructure constraints, project risks, and commercial trade-offs.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and manage utility agreements, tariffs, service contracts, fuel supply arrangements, or other energy-related commercial agreements.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced development environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Fluent in English;
  Spanish highly desirable.

Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing energy strategies for large-scale infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, risk management, and innovative energy solutions. Proficient in navigating complex regulatory environments and utility negotiations to achieve project objectives and performance metrics.

• Energy Strategy Development
• Utility Negotiation
• Project Risk Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Energy Market Analysis

• Energy Procurement
• Utility Interconnections
• Power Generation
• Transmission Planning
• Infrastructure Budget Management
• Commercial Agreement Negotiation
• Alternative Energy Solutions
• Microgrid Implementation
• BESS Evaluation
• Project Development

• Excellent Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Presentation Skills

• Energy Infrastructure
• Natural Gas Infrastructure
• Electric Utilities
• Transmission Providers
• Regulators
• Energy Policy
• Commercial Structures
• Utility Regulation
• Project Accountability
• Fast-Paced Development Environment