Digital Infrastructure Analyst

Tenaska•Irving, TX

About The Position

Tenaska is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and self-motivated individual to join its Digital Infrastructure team. The Digital Infrastructure Analyst/Associate will help identify, evaluate, develop, and commercialize energy and infrastructure solutions for data centers, artificial intelligence, and other large-load customers. Opportunities may involve powered land, electric interconnections, natural gas and power infrastructure, dedicated and behind-the-meter generation, battery and long-duration energy storage, and other technologies that can accelerate customer access to power. The role translates complex market, technical, commercial, and development information into actionable opportunities and clear recommendations for customers and senior management. The analyst will take ownership of assignments and work across functional teams, advancing opportunities from initial screening through due diligence, commercial structuring, and project development. Work includes evaluating opportunities, preparing presentations, coordinating due diligence, supporting project economics and commercial evaluations, tracking agreements and development activities, and collaborating with development, engineering, legal, finance, and external counterparties. The role requires credible initial assessments and recommendations even when information is incomplete and circumstances are changing. The position also helps improve how the team identifies and evaluates opportunities, using or learning tools such as geographic information systems, artificial intelligence, databases, application programming interfaces, Python, and workflow automation. The successful candidate will exercise sound judgment, attention to detail, urgency, and adaptability in challenging environments with changing priorities and steep learning curves. Domestic travel may be required for customer meetings, project evaluations, site visits, due diligence, and industry events. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States permanently without current or future employer sponsorship. Tenaska does not sponsor new or existing employment visas, including H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, or permanent residence sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, Geographic Information Systems, or a related field.
Two or more years of relevant experience in energy, infrastructure, project development, engineering, finance, consulting, investment banking, market analysis, data analytics, or a related field.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and business decision-making skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear and persuasive presentations, reports, and recommendations.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Ability to analyze complex information, identify material issues, and communicate practical conclusions and recommended actions.
Ability to develop credible initial assessments and recommendations quickly, including with incomplete information.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under periodic short deadlines, and operate effectively with limited guidance.
Strong interest in energy and digital infrastructure, including data centers, generation, transmission, energy storage, and large-load development.
Willingness and ability to learn and use emerging technology tools, including artificial intelligence applications and automation workflows, to improve research, analysis, communication, and decision-making.
Aptitude and willingness to learn and use GIS platforms, databases, APIs, analytical software, and workflow automation.
High initiative, ownership, responsiveness, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of relevant professional experience.
Experience supporting project development, business development, transaction execution, or infrastructure project evaluation.
Experience in energy project development, power markets, electric utilities, generation, transmission, interconnection, natural gas infrastructure, data centers, real estate development, or other infrastructure sectors.
Experience preparing project-development plans, opportunity assessments, economic models, commercial analyses, management presentations, investment materials, or customer proposals.
Familiarity with powered land development, site screening, electric-service evaluation, utility processes, generation alternatives, or interconnection opportunities.
Familiarity with project finance, valuation, commercial agreements, transaction due diligence, and project-development processes.
Experience working with developers, engineers, legal counsel, financial professionals, consultants, utilities, customers, and other commercial counterparties.
Competency in GIS, including QGIS or similar platforms; Python or other programming and automation tools; SQL, databases, or large datasets; APIs and automated data retrieval; or power-market, electric-system, or infrastructure-data platforms.
Ability to develop new analytical tools and repeatable workflows rather than relying exclusively on existing templates and processes.
Ability to independently research unfamiliar topics, develop working knowledge quickly, and apply it to active business opportunities.
Ability to navigate complex environments, incomplete information, changing priorities, and evolving commercial strategies.
Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive company, customer, and transaction information.

Responsibilities

Support origination, screening, evaluation, development, and commercialization of Digital Infrastructure opportunities, including powered land, electric interconnections, generation supply, energy storage, and related infrastructure.
Perform technical, commercial, financial, market, and development analyses to assess opportunities, risks, constraints, value drivers, potential solutions, and recommended next steps.
Develop initial assessments of site suitability, power availability, interconnection pathways, generation alternatives, infrastructure requirements, development schedules, costs, and project viability.
Coordinate due diligence across internal and external development, engineering, legal, finance, environmental, and commercial stakeholders.
Prepare and maintain development plans, project schedules, budgets, due diligence trackers, agreement summaries, and other materials needed to advance opportunities through execution.
Develop commercial evaluations, opportunity assessments, financial models, economic analyses, pitch decks, deal sheets, management approval materials, and customer-facing content.
Gather, analyze, and synthesize technical, commercial, regulatory, market, customer, and industry information into actionable recommendations.
Monitor developments in data centers, artificial intelligence, power markets, utilities, generation, transmission, natural gas infrastructure, energy storage, equipment availability, and competing projects, and assess implications for Tenaska's strategy and opportunities.
Support preparation, evaluation, administration, and tracking of commercial agreements, including nondisclosure agreements, term sheets, letters of intent, and development agreements.
Use GIS, artificial intelligence, databases, APIs, Python, and other analytical or automation tools to improve opportunity screening, due diligence, workflow efficiency, and decision-making.
Collaborate with customers, utilities, developers, engineers, consultants, equipment suppliers, landowners, legal counsel, and other stakeholders to advance projects and commercial opportunities.
Communicate project status, findings, material risks, unresolved issues, recommended actions, and next steps to senior management and other stakeholders through reports, presentations, and direct engagement.