Job Description:
Our client, a leading developer of data center infrastructure, is seeking a **self-starting energy professional** to develop reliable and cost-effective infrastructure for their growing portfolio of data center locations. As the **Energy Development Lead**, you'll support the delivery of power infrastructure solutions by collaborating with leading utility partners and third-party developers to negotiate and execute agreements for distributed energy projects. These projects will meet capacity, reliability, and sustainability objectives while supporting hyperscale customers with bespoke commercial energy structures and associated offtake agreements.
In this role, you will focus on interconnecting distributed, clean energy resources at project sites to support data center load service across the project pipeline.
The ideal candidate will have experience developing multiple large-scale energy projects, including clean energy solutions such as solar (PV) and battery energy storage, a strong business development background, and a passion for renewable energy and sustainability. Internally, you will collaborate with site origination, development, finance, and legal teams to drive successful project energization. To succeed, you'll need to understand the technical nature of this work, effectively negotiate and execute energy development and project agreements, deliver strategies in constrained and ambiguous environments, and tactfully escalate and report to organizational leaders and partners.
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Travel
- Ability to travel up to 25% for company gatherings, partner meetings, and project site visits.
Location
- Denver, CO (hybrid in-office role) or Seattle, WA
Compensation
- $150K$200K (Offers Bonus)
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead overall resource development (distributed energy, grid-connected, etc.) supporting a rapidly growing portfolio of hyperscale data center projects.
- Manage multiple third-party developers, contractors, and utilities to deliver energy resources and associated infrastructure.
- Negotiate and execute development agreements with third parties, contractors, and utilities.
- Partner with customers to achieve energy-related sustainability goals through renewable technologies and solutions for data center projects.
- Coordinate communication and deliverables between utility partners and internal stakeholders.
Education, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g., engineering or construction management).
- 5+ years of experience developing electric grid infrastructure to power critical loads (e.g., data centers, refineries, military), working for a utility, energy project developer, design/consulting firm, construction firm, or energy-intensive consumer.
- 3+ years of experience negotiating interconnection or supply agreements on behalf of large energy users or renewable energy developers.
- Technical expertise related to distributed energy projects and associated transmission and distribution infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of U.S. energy markets, rates, and regulatory tariff structures.
- Preferred: Experience working for or with hyperscale data center customers, including co-location and cloud companies.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in development simultaneously.
What Were Looking For
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Comfort with ambiguity and working in a cross-functional environment.
- A passion for renewable energy and sustainability.