Senior Director Walmart Energy
About The Position
The Senior Director Walmart Energy provides strategic leadership by developing and executing comprehensive business plans aligned with organizational goals and customer needs. The role drives operational excellence through data-informed decision-making, resource management, and continuous improvement, while fostering integrity, ethical conduct, high performance, partnerships, and talent development. The Senior Director promotes innovation and sustainability to deliver energy solutions that support operational efficiency and long-term growth. The Walmart Energy Onsite Solutions team focuses on improving resiliency and reducing energy costs across stores, clubs, and supply chain assets. It advances strategic initiatives through cross-functional collaboration, financial analysis, business development, critical thinking, negotiation, safety, and operational excellence. The position develops and executes Walmart’s long-term onsite energy strategy across U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs, and Supply Chain facilities, with a focus on cost savings, resiliency, and clean energy objectives. It leads portfolio development across solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), generators, microgrids, and emerging distributed energy technologies. The Senior Director oversees project origination, business cases, engineering, execution, governance, capital approvals, and long-range financial planning. The role builds and leads high-performing teams, manages developers, EPCs, technology providers, contracts, and commercial partnerships, and drives cross-functional alignment. It translates developments in commercial and industrial energy markets, technologies, policies, and business models into scalable investment strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, business, finance, or a related area and 6 years’ experience in utility operations or a related area.
- 8 years’ experience in utility operations or a related area.
- 2 years’ supervisory experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to a strong safety mindset across project development and execution.
- Significant energy industry experience, including direct experience developing and executing Commercial & Industrial energy projects with solar and BESS.
- Experience across energy project development, including opportunity evaluation, project economics, engineering, construction, commercial structuring, and project execution.
- Strong commercial acumen, including negotiating complex contracts and commercial terms, evaluating risk, and working with developers, EPC providers, technology partners, and other external counterparties.
- Strong understanding of the energy project lifecycle, including development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations, with the ability to anticipate downstream impacts and requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and translate technical and commercial issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred experience with microgrids, generators, or other distributed energy resources.
- Certified Energy Manager.
- Experience in building systems design, controls, or operations.
- Experience negotiating contracts or terms of service agreements.
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, business, finance, or a related field.
- Project Management Certification.
- Project management experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute Walmart’s long-term onsite energy strategy across U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs, and Supply Chain facilities, focused on cost savings, resiliency, and clean energy objectives.
- Lead portfolio development across solar, BESS, generators, microgrids, and emerging distributed energy technologies.
- Oversee project origination, business cases, engineering, execution, governance, capital approvals, and long-range financial planning.
- Build and lead high-performing teams.
- Manage developers, EPCs, technology providers, contracts, and commercial partnerships.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Walmart.
- Translate evolving commercial and industrial energy markets, technologies, policies, and business models into scalable investment strategies.
- Lead complex initiatives and translate technical and commercial issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
- Promote safety, operational excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off, including sick leave
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
