Director, Power Generation
About The Position
The Director, Power Generation leads the development of CyrusOne’s power generation program, covering baseload generation and bridging generation solutions. The role’s primary objective is to accelerate the speed to market of CyrusOne’s data center campuses. The Director develops and leads generation strategy, selects appropriate technologies, and coordinates with internal teams and external vendors to ensure solutions meet customer and company needs. The role leads commercial negotiations for power purchase agreements and energy-as-a-service arrangements; develops strategies for baseload generation after its operational period; and manages power generation projects in collaboration with Location and Power Strategy, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and Environmental teams. It also develops baseload solutions using readily available fuels, including natural gas, pursues revenue optimization through demand response, ancillary services, and energy arbitrage, and leads the transition toward cleaner fuels. The position leads fuel-supply and infrastructure discussions with local distribution utilities and interstate pipelines, works with third-party energy market advisors to contract and hedge fuel-supply risk, and maintains fuel-supply agreements and transport arrangements. It supports fuel and site analysis across data center development projects, including assessments of infrastructure, tariffs, capacity, geography, generation viability, and short- and long-term fuel-supply potential. The role also supports organization-wide communication about energy and sustainability, responds to clients’ general power and generation questions, and assists with tracking capital budget commitments.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience with power generation and/or energy supply management, including natural gas and power.
- Experience with complex commercial energy contract negotiations.
- Experience negotiating natural gas utility or pipeline extension and connection agreements.
- Financial or energy engineering experience.
- Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with internal staff, utility providers, consultants, and external stakeholders.
- Experience communicating commercial, regulatory, market, technical, and contractual details to all organizational levels.
- Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline.
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of the transmission and distribution grid and the ability to analyze its supply.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead CyrusOne’s power generation strategy.
- Lead generation technology selection and coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure solutions meet customer and company needs.
- Lead commercial contract negotiations for power purchase agreements and energy-as-a-service arrangements.
- Develop a strategy for baseload power generation after the baseload operational period.
- Manage power generation projects in coordination with Location and Power Strategy, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and Environmental teams.
- Develop baseload power generation solutions using readily available fuels, including natural gas.
- Develop and maximize revenue optimization strategies for local, nearby, and onsite generation through demand response, ancillary services, and energy arbitrage opportunities.
- Develop and lead strategies to transition power generation to cleaner fuels.
- Lead discussions with local distribution utilities and interstate pipelines to secure and contract fuel-supply infrastructure.
- Work with third-party energy market advisors to contract and hedge fuel-supply risk in accordance with CyrusOne’s energy price risk management program.
- Maintain fuel-supply agreements and fuel-transport arrangements.
- Support contract reviews and negotiations for fuel-supply infrastructure and fuel supply.
- Support fuel-supply inquiries for all data center development projects.
- Support site-location analysis concerning fuel infrastructure availability and power generation viability.
- Analyze fuel-supply conditions at prospective sites, including utilities, tariffs, capacity, and geography.
- Analyze power generation viability in relation to site and land locations.
- Analyze short- and long-term fuel-supply capacity potential for selected sites, including natural gas.
- Support communication of energy and sustainability efforts across Sales, Construction, Operations, and customer support.
- Research and respond to clients’ general power and generation questions.
- Assist with tracking capital budget commitments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
