VP/Director, Utility & Power Partnership

Related • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Related Digital is a leading vertically integrated data center development and investment platform. We deliver digital infrastructure solutions to hyperscale technology companies so they can accelerate artificial intelligence and cloud computing ambitions.
Founded by Related Companies, one of the most prominent, privately-owned real estate development firms in the United States, Related Digital uniquely combines Related’s 50-year+ history of executing complex real estate and infrastructure projects with its track record in real estate investing and clean energy solutions. With a multi-billion-dollar, near-term development pipeline in the U.S., Related Digital has the expert capabilities, depth of expertise and national scale to help hyperscale companies significantly grow their data center capacity on a rapid timeframe.
Strategic Advantage:
Related Digital harnesses expertise across real estate development and investment, data center development, complex infrastructure construction and clean energy development to bring differentiated solutions to hyperscale technology companies.
­National Footprint:
Related Digital is based in New York and Dallas with operations across the United States. Related Companies has offices in gateway cities across the U.S. and London, and developments in 28 states and the District of Columbia, and boasts 4,000 employees.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are deliberate about the team and culture we are building. We aim to ensure competitive total compensation that is commensurate with experience, workplace geography, and market standards.

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Requirements

• Required Experience: 10+ years
• Rationale: This role demands senior-level proficiency in utility negotiations, tariff strategy, PPA structuring, and executive-level relationship management with utility and RTO/ISO stakeholders. Extensive experience helps ensure credible leadership in managing high-stakes utility relationships and innovative power delivery strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Recommended backgrounds:
• Senior Utility Account Manager or Energy/Supply Contracts Director (with investor-owned utility, RTO/ISO, or large energy user)
• Director of Energy Procurement/Origination at a Fortune 500 or hyperscale data center developer
• Regulatory Affairs Director or PUC Liaison at major electric utility or competitive energy supplier
• Business or Economic Development Executive in wholesale power markets, with deep tariff negotiation and executive utility contacts
• Typical previous roles:
• Utility Economic Development VP/Director
• Director, Power Supply Agreements
• Director, Regulatory Affairs (utility or data center company)
• VP/Director/Manager, Energy Procurement Strategy

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with a subset of utilities, navigates large-load tariffs, and oversees interconnection agreements and power delivery timelines.
• Be the primary interface with Economic Development teams with target utilities. Work with all other functions in partner utilities, including transmission & substation teams, Capacity Planning, Government Affairs, and executive management.
• Actively manage the complete utility relationship for active data center development projects on RD sites.
• Lead origination and structuring of long-term PPAs and supervise regulatory interface for large load projects.
• Build a list of target utilities that meet criteria for successful partnership in RTOs/ISOs complimentary to RD data center development criteria
• Help develop the plan to deliver data center development sites according to the Site Selection team’s goals.
• Advise on alternative power delivery strategies that accelerate time-to-power with utilities at targeted development sites.
• Provide information and updates on about regulatory and governmental affairs news in the utility industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees