Senior Manager, Data Center Power & Utility Development
Equinix•Dallas, TX
•$155,000 - $233,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Energy Supply & Utility Engagement is responsible for leading utility engagement, capacity development, energy supply origination, and regional power strategy across the Americas portfolio. This role serves as the primary commercial and strategic interface between utilities, transmission providers, regulators, IPPs, renewable developers, and other energy infrastructure stakeholders to secure scalable and reliable power capacity for colocation, cloud, and AI inference data center growth.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data center utility management, power development, energy infrastructure, utility engagement, or large-load interconnections
- Direct experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, cloud, digital infrastructure, or critical infrastructure projects
- Experience negotiating utility service agreements, connection agreements, and energy supply transactions
- Deep understanding of transmission planning, capacity management, energy markets, and utility processes
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Energy Management, or related field.
Nice To Haves
- MBA preferred
- Creative and innovative supply solutions in coordination with Clean Energy and Innovation energy team
Responsibilities
- Develop regional power strategies, capacity forecasts, and utility readiness plans supporting new builds and expansions
- Own executive-level utility relationships and advocate for data center-ready programs, tariffs, and capacity solutions
- Support site selection, due diligence, utility evaluations, and infrastructure planning
- Evaluate and secure long-term supply through utilities, IPPs, wholesale markets, renewable developers, storage, and onsite generation
- Negotiate utility service, interconnection, and capacity reservation agreements
- Support power strategies for AI training, AI inference, liquid cooling, and high-density deployments
- Assess generation, microgrids, fuel cells, batteries, and bridging solutions
- Monitor large-load regulation, transmission planning, and market developments
- Structure commercial agreements supporting cost, reliability, and scalability objectives
- Partner with Real Estate, Development, Energy Ops, Sustainability, Construction, Legal, and Finance
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Voluntary plans
- Retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
