Director, Energy Supply

Invenergy•Chicago, IL

3d•$200,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Energy Supply will implement Invenergy’s energy supply strategy across North America, evaluating and assembling generation resources to supply large loads at the company’s data center sites. The role structures supply arrangements in support of energy supply agreements (ESAs) and develops a path to power for each site, from bridge power through grid-connected service. The Director will draw on Invenergy’s operating and new-build generation portfolio and work closely with teams across its digital infrastructure and power businesses. This role will build and lead the Energy Supply function as the digital infrastructure business grows. It reports to the SVP, Commercial & Energy Supply. The position follows a hybrid schedule: in the office Monday through Thursday and remote on Fridays if work permits. Travel of up to 20% is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 10 years of experience in energy supply, origination, or business development at a data center developer, independent power producer, or utility.
Knowledge of the electric utility industry, electric energy markets, and large-load utility service, including the ability to interpret tariffs and rate structures.
Working knowledge of solar, wind, storage, and natural gas-fired generation, and of co-located, behind-the-meter, and grid-connected supply configurations.
Experience structuring ESAs, PPAs, or other power supply arrangements.
Proven relationship management and communication skills.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

MBA or similar advanced degree.
Experience supplying large loads, such as data centers or large industrial facilities.
Experience with bridge power solutions.
Knowledge of North American power markets, including organized RTO/ISO markets and regulated utility service territories.
Experience with energy and load modeling.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and assemble generation resources for large loads, using Invenergy’s operating assets and new-build solar, wind, storage, and natural gas-fired generation.
Develop supply solutions using co-located or proximate generation, including islanded, behind-the-meter, and grid-connected configurations, with grid-connected service as each site’s end state.
Lead bridge power strategy and solutions to serve customer load before grid-connected supply is available.
Evaluate market generation as needed to supplement Invenergy’s resources, in coordination with the Energy Trading group.
Lead early-stage ESA and PPA discussions with utilities from a structuring perspective, coordinate with the power Origination team, and support the Contracts team through negotiation and execution.
Coordinate internal analytics functions and outside consultants to determine optimal generation and load capacity at each site.
Maintain a phased path-to-power plan for each site and track contracted MW and time to power against the plan.
Analyze utility tariffs and large-load rate structures, including minimum demand and collateral requirements, and engage internal teams in cost and dispatch modeling of supply options.
Partner with Business Development to support tenant conversations, including customer-specific power requirements.
Provide energy diligence to Development during site evaluation.
Support the Interconnection team on load interconnection agreements from a business and commercial perspective.
Provide direction and support to Regulatory Affairs on large-load tariff and rate proceedings.
Coordinate with Business Development, Interconnection, Regulatory Affairs, Contracts, Development, Program Management, Energy Trading, power Origination, and Strategy teams to deliver supply solutions for each site.
Prepare and deliver presentations, supply plans, and business updates to internal stakeholders.
Build and lead an Energy Supply team as the business grows.