The Vice President, Power Delivery provides oversight to the onsite micro-grid delivery for a multi-phase, campus-scale data center project and is responsible for the planning, execution, and operational delivery of utility-related programs and projects, ensuring targets are met for efficiency, reliability, and compliance.

The successful candidate will have executive-level experience with building onsite natural gas turbine generation plants and will be responsible for working across teams to successfully deliver large scale onsite generation and utility projects.  This executive role requires a strong engineering foundation with deep experience in power generation, large-scale infrastructure, and complex energy system integration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the executive sponsor for power generation projects, including microgrids, natural gas power plants, battery energy storage systems (BESS), accountable for budget, schedule, risk management and operational performance
• Lead cross-functional teams, including engineering, construction, operations, finance, regulatory and data center integration
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize utility system performance, enhance reliability and ensure safety
• Cultivate and manage utility relationships and foster a collaborative relationship
• Document the utility delivery process as it relates to any financial commitments, cost responsibilities, duration of the various steps of the process, and understand when power commitments are secured during the process
• Develop strong cross-functional coordination integrating operational power capacity into the overall project execution plan
• Manage external developer partnerships to maintain strong technical, cost, and schedule performance of power generation plant
• Provide proactive, in-field problem solving to ensure the successful delivery of power to the operational data center
• Navigate and interact with government authorities to establish strategies and execution of needed approvals
• Develop strategies for compliance with environmental, interconnection, and market participation rules
• Provide executive-level guidance on energy policies, technologies, and emerging risks
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for power delivery, supply chain, construction execution, technology adoption and long-term O&M
• Collaborate with Corporate Energy and Policy teams to work effectively with external stakeholders to create new processes or improve existing processes to support data center integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, BSEE, Power Systems; BSME, Environmental Science or similar, required, an advanced degree, MBA, MS in Energy Systems or similar, preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) strongly preferred.
• 8-10+ years’ experience in utility management, power delivery, or related, including leadership experience building onsite natural gas turbine generation plants and/or battery energy storage systems
• Strong understanding of utility systems and infrastructure
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and compliance practices specific to the utility industry
• Strong analytical, detail-oriented, creative thinking, and communication skills
• Comfort creating processes and implementing strategies and procedures that serve an organization.
• Ability to execute, process, and prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects, collaborate with internal staff, external consultants, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Company Brief

Providing digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies, our client is an industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Numerous company facilities throughout North America meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience; providing the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need.

Vice President, Power Delivery - 2474m

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This position is being offered through Management Recruiters of Bonita Springs, Inc., who proudly supports Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment.  We are committed to workforce diversity.  M/F/D/V are encouraged to apply. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Keywords 

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