Director, Energy Supply

Invenergy • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Energy Supply will implement Invenergy’s energy supply strategy across North America by evaluating and assembling generation resources for large loads at the company’s data center sites. The role will structure supply arrangements in support of energy supply agreements and deliver 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.

Reporting to the SVP, Commercial & Energy Supply, this position is suited to an experienced energy professional with utility, independent power producer, or data center energy experience. The Director will build and lead the Energy Supply function as the digital infrastructure business grows. Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, with employees working in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays if work permits. Travel may be required up to 20% of the time.

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 energy supply agreements, power purchase agreements, 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 the mix of resources to supply large loads, drawing on 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 the end state for each site.
• Lead bridge power strategy and solutions to serve customer load ahead of grid-connected supply.
• Evaluate market generation as needed to supplement Invenergy’s resources, in coordination with the Energy Trading group.
• Lead early-stage energy supply agreement and power purchase agreement discussions with utilities from a structuring perspective, in coordination 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 megawatts 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 for cost and dispatch modeling of supply options.
• Partner with the Business Development team to support tenant conversations, including customer-specific power requirements.
• Provide energy diligence to the Development team during site evaluation.
• Support the Interconnection team on load interconnection agreements from a business and commercial perspective.
• Provide direction and support to the Regulatory Affairs team on large-load tariff and rate proceedings.
• Coordinate with internal 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.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Eligibility to participate in bonus programs designed to reward individual and company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director