Real Estate

Director, Energy Strategy

$250K/yr - $400K/yr
New York Metro Area (remote)
Full Time

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