SVP, Data Center Infrastructure Business

TransGrid Energy•Houston, TX

7h•$350,000 - $450,000

About The Position

TransGrid Energy seeks a General Manager to build and scale its data center infrastructure business, with ownership of strategy, profit and loss, capital allocation, commercial growth, project delivery, and operations. The business will develop and energize company-, affiliate-, and partner-owned land into AI-ready data center campuses, initially focusing on power, land, and shell by combining internal development capabilities, partner assets, and TransGrid Energy’s AI Factory design and build capabilities. The role will use the NVIDIA partnership and ecosystem to enter and scale in the market, advance Microsoft and other strategic partnership opportunities, establish inference data center joint ventures, and secure partner investment and external funding. The leader will oversee business planning and financial performance; build and lead cross-functional teams; originate and develop sites and customers; arrange financing and partnerships; deliver infrastructure projects; and manage the energy systems and ongoing operations supporting data center campuses. Success will include establishing the business plan, team, governance, and investment criteria; qualifying a land and power pipeline; securing anchor customers, partner investment, and funding; and launching initial campus and inference JV projects. Performance will be measured by capital raised, contracted and energized capacity, time to energization, project cost and schedule, revenue, profitability, cash flow, investment returns, energy efficiency, and operational availability. The ideal candidate must be authorized to work in the United States before joining. The company will not sponsor or assist with sponsorship for U.S. work authorization. TransGrid Energy states that it is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance, or a related field.
Senior general management experience with direct P&L ownership in data centers, energy, digital infrastructure, or a closely related business.
Proven ability to build teams and scale a new business.
Demonstrated success leveraging partner assets and channels to originate opportunities, secure customers, and deliver commercial results.
Proven track record of raising capital, attracting strategic partner investment, and closing infrastructure financing or joint venture transactions.
Experience developing and energizing land, securing power, and delivering complex infrastructure projects.
Strong command of data center economics and capital allocation.
Ability to negotiate complex partnerships and align affiliates, customers, investors, utilities, and delivery partners around executable commitments.
Authorization to work in the United States before joining TransGrid Energy LLC; the company will not sponsor or assist with sponsorship for U.S. work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA or MS).

Responsibilities

Set strategy, target markets, offerings, and the growth roadmap; own the annual business plan, P&L, budget, cash flow, and investment returns.
Build and lead teams across commercial, energy, development, engineering, finance, and operations; establish governance, performance targets, and accountability across TransGrid Energy, affiliates, and joint ventures.
Allocate capital and manage commercial, financial, regulatory, safety, and delivery risks; present business performance and investment decisions to executive leadership and the board.
Prioritize company and affiliate land and power development opportunities, and use partners to originate additional land, energy assets, and customer demand.
Lead site qualification, land agreements, power sourcing, grid interconnection, permitting, and infrastructure development through energization; assess time to power, connectivity, cost, and customer fit.
Create a repeatable site development model with phased capacity, clear asset ownership, delivery milestones, and commercial commitments.
Convert the NVIDIA partnership and ecosystem into customer access, joint origination, and executable projects; develop opportunities with Microsoft, AI operators, utilities, and infrastructure partners.
Use partner assets, relationships, and sales channels to accelerate growth; own pricing, pipeline conversion, and negotiations for leases, development agreements, and infrastructure services.
Lead fundraising and secure investment from strategic partners, infrastructure funds, and other capital providers for campus development, inference data center joint ventures, and expansion.
Structure partner equity, asset contributions, co-investment, and project financing; own the investment case, financial models, investor relationships, due diligence, and negotiations through closing.
Establish joint venture economics, governance, capital commitments, customer responsibilities, and operating roles while maintaining disciplined returns and capital deployment.
Apply TransGrid Energy’s AI Factory design and build capabilities to company-, affiliate-, and partner-owned campuses; align power, shell, cooling, and electrical infrastructure with AI workload and customer requirements.
Oversee feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover; hold delivery partners accountable for schedule, cost, quality, and safety; standardize designs for repeatable expansion.
Integrate IPP and Grid Energy Service capabilities into campus power supply and commercial models; apply energy management systems (EMS) and power management systems (PMS) to optimize energy cost, control, efficiency, and reliability.
Optimize generation, procurement, storage, grid interaction, and load management where appropriate; own asset availability, service levels, maintenance, operating cost, and continuous improvement.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.