Power Portfolio Manager-AI Data Centers

Kimmel & Associates•Ashburn, VA

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About The Position

Our client, a developer and owner of AI data center infrastructure, is converting sites across a large national real estate portfolio into power-dense edge compute facilities. The company is delivering a national rollout of AI inference data centers in partnership with a leading hyperscale cloud platform, with active sites across 12+ states. The Power Portfolio Manager will own the power strategy behind the national AI data center rollout. This is a senior, hands-on individual-contributor role reporting to executive leadership. The role is responsible for giving leadership a clear view of power availability and capacity potential at every site, expected energization dates, and risks that could cause delays. The position works directly with utilities and external engineering firms and requires the ability to advance large-load utility requests without direct authority over the utility. Travel to utilities, project sites, and engineering partners is required as needed. The preferred headquarters location is Saratoga Springs, NY; exceptional candidates near a major hub airport will be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
At least 6 years of power delivery experience working directly with electric utilities, either at a utility or on the developer, EPC, data center, or industrial side.
Ability to read one-line diagrams and utility load or system impact studies.
Strong working knowledge of MW versus MVA, power factor, feeders, substations, transformers, and switchgear.
Proven record of moving utility service or capacity requests to energization without direct authority over the utility.
Hands-on utility or electrical experience; backgrounds limited to energy sales, origination, trading, general program management, or residential/small commercial service will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience inside an electric utility in large-load service, new business, distribution planning, or interconnections.
Data center, mission-critical, or heavy industrial load experience.
Experience managing a multi-state portfolio across several utilities.
Knowledge of tariffs, electric service agreements, load studies, and system impact studies.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the master power portfolio, tracking available, requested, and committed capacity (MW/MVA) for every site across 12+ states.
Track utility timelines, upgrade costs, and risks for each site.
Lead day-to-day work with utility account managers, planners, and engineers on service requests, load studies, agreements, deposits, and infrastructure upgrades.
Manage outside engineering firms and consolidate studies, one-line diagrams, and utility letters into a reliable source of truth.
Identify long-lead equipment and schedule risks early, including substations, feeders, transformers, switchgear, and service entrances.
Deliver concise weekly updates to leadership with clear recommendations and escalations.
Travel as needed to utilities, project sites, and engineering partners.