Director, Energy and Infrastructure Strategy

Our client, a global Real Estate Private Equity Group with $20B+ in real estate assets, is growing its global data center portfolio into the Americas and is seeking an experienced energy and utility strategist. This individual will be responsible for:

Strategic planning:

• Working with acquisitions team to align energy markets with data center acquisitions strategy
• Negotiate with and develop strategies to minimize capital costs to the business while securing commercial energy supply and distribution solutions
• Align the firms’s footprint with a marketable long term renewable and carbon neutral energy strategy
• Utility market engagement:
• Utilize and develop relationships within utility industry to enable the firm to execute as efficiently as possible
• Facilitate capacity and planning with utility providers to optimize time to market and outcomes
• Work with design and development teams to quickly execute interconnection and energy supply agreements

Must Haves:

• Minimum 5 years in strategic and execution related roles with a major energy buyer (data center, major industrial) or energy utility provider
• Deep rolodex of contacts across the energy markets, particularly in relation to generation and transmission
• Understanding of data center energy needs and relevant grid impacts
• A desire to work in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment with the depth and experience of 30+ year old investment and development firm
• Ability to travel ~50%

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in other relevant utilities, particularly network fiber
• Experience procuring renewable energy