Utilities Manager

Yondr Group

About The Position

Utilities Manager champions design quality, value engineering, risk mitigation, commissioning readiness, and seamless handoff to construction and operations, while upholding customer expectations for uptime, resiliency, speed to delivery, and total cost of ownership. The Utilities Manager serves as the central link between Development and Design/Construction teams, driving the design process from early concept through project handover. This role ensures that every design decision reflects customer, stakeholder, and operational needs—captured, evaluated, and translated into contract documents that enable predictable, high-quality delivery. This key position requires a highly organized, proactive, and resourceful individual who can collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the organization to optimize engineering, design, construction, and procurement processes, drive efficiency, and enhance business performance. Travel is expected to be up to 25% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Requirements

Experience: Minimum of 3+ years of experience in power origination, utilities connection agreements, relationship management, data center development, project planning with significant experience in Transmission/Distribution engineering and construction.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Energy Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or certifications in energy management or project management preferred.
Applicable real-world experience in wholesale or retail power markets will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Assist with Utility Relationship Management: Co-own relationship with current and potential utility partners. Understand the utility partner’s organization, energy programs, and lead regular leadership exchanges.
IPP Agreement Oversight: In coordination with Energy operations, manage and oversee agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), ensuring that contracts align with the company’s energy procurement goals and compliance requirements.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
On Site Power Generation & Storage: In coordination with Global Design and Construction, evaluate OSPG and storage options for long term power needs, bridging solutions, and or grid services.
Market Analysis and Strategy: Monitor and analyze energy markets, regulatory changes, identifying trends and opportunities that inform the company’s long-term power strategies.
Technical Leadership: Provide expert guidance on power regional power strategy, including origination, utilities/IPP management, & regulatory changes, ensuring that the company’s power infrastructure is delivered on time, reliably, and aligned with industry best practices.
Project Oversight: Contribute to power strategy for new and existing developments from origination through energization and ongoing relationships with power providers.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, legal, and finance, to ensure alignment on power-related initiatives and goals.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with power procurement, utility connections, and IPP agreements, ensuring the company’s energy needs are met without compromising on quality or cost-effectiveness.
Is a subject matter expert to others in and outside of the group. Extensive knowledge of multiple facets of the relevant engineering discipline
Collaborate with Finance and Procurement personnel to develop and manage budgets, ensuring appropriate resource allocation and cost control.
Ensure lessons learned at a project level are documented and placed in the feedback loop for continuous improvement at a program level.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Manage RFI resolution, design clarifications, change controls, drawing revisions, and design risk escalations
Manage design consultants, AE firms, specialty vendors, and technical stakeholders to deliver full drawings, specifications, calculations, BIM models, and design basis documentation
Project Development/Management: Proven experience leading multiple complex projects related to energy infrastructure and procurement. This includes that ability to influence internally and externally. Project kickoff documentation, scheduling, risk register, design logs, change tracking, and executive reporting cadence