Manager, Digital Infrastructure Development

DESRI • Greenwood Village, CO

1h • $155,000 - $175,000

About The Position

DESRI is seeking a talented and highly motivated Manager, Digital Infrastructure Development to join its Development & Origination team. This individual will play a key role in advancing the commercialization and growth of DESRI’s digital infrastructure efforts in addition to our utility-scale solar and battery energy storage portfolio across U.S. power markets. The ideal candidate combines strong commercial judgment and analytical capabilities with an understanding of project development supporting financing execution. The role will involve renewable energy development as well as emerging opportunities associated with digital infrastructure and large-load customers, and project and portfolio acquisitions. This is a highly cross-functional role that will work closely with colleagues across Development, Investments, M&A, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Asset Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, engineering, or a related field, with 5 or more years of relevant professional experience in renewable energy, power markets, infrastructure investing, project development, origination, M&A, investment banking, or a related field.
• Experience with utility-scale renewable energy, with knowledge of solar and battery energy storage project development from project inception to construction/ operation and knowledge of U.S. wholesale power markets strongly preferred.
• Understanding of renewable energy commercial structures, including power purchase agreements, storage tolling agreements, capacity arrangements, renewable energy credits, hedges, and other forms of project offtake.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with customers, counterparties, senior leadership, and colleagues across functional teams.
• Ability to travel as needed for customer meetings, conferences, project visits, and transaction activity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with or demonstrated interest digital infrastructure, large-load customers, and the intersection of power markets and digital infrastructure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercialization and growth of DESRI’s digital infrastructure and large-load customer development efforts along with the development of its solar and battery storage portfolio.
• Develop and maintain relationships with digital infrastructure customers, utilities, and related counterparties.
• Lead project development at sites where large load applications have been filed, working across DESRI to position projects and develop solutions that address customer needs. Work will include management of permitting, real estate acquisition/ minerals/ title, community engagement, transmission interconnection processes, interactions with utility and digital infrastructure customers, and managing development activities to support financing or other monetization of the project.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities associated with data centers and other large-load customers, including the implications of load growth for generation, storage, transmission, and project development.
• Support project and portfolio acquisitions, including commercial due diligence, offtake strategy, market analysis, and assessment of merchant and recontracting opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Development, Investments, M&A, Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Asset Management to advance opportunities from initial evaluation through transaction execution.

Benefits

• Variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire
• Medical and prescription drug coverage
• 401(k) contribution matching
• Paid time off
• Wellness reimbursement
• Family building benefits
• Charitable gift match program

What This Job Offers

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