Data Center Energy Strategy Lead

Meta; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 202,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Energy Manager to support the development of cost-effective energy solutions for its growing data center fleet. You will help shape interconnection and energy supply agreements and monitor milestones across site selection, construction and operations.

Collaborate with Energy Managers, site teams, legal and finance to drive negotiations, manage due diligence, and optimize contracting terms. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of relevant work experience with a utility, energy project developer, design/consulting firm, construction firm or energy-intensive consumer.
• Working knowledge of transmission, distribution and utility interconnection processes and electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with project development and management for complex, large-scale projects.
• Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience communicating project status, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and building ongoing partnerships with suppliers and partners.
• Intermediate Excel and PowerPoint and/or Keynote skills.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and execution of overarching and site-specific energy infrastructure strategies for Meta's data centers
• Establish and communicate energy requirements to internal and external stakeholders
• Lead negotiations for energy infrastructure agreements that align with Meta's project and company requirements and policies, and present recommendations to leadership for approval
• Manage project due diligence, site development, construction, commercial agreements and operational processes for energy related matters
• Lead communication and deliverables between utility partners, internal stakeholders, and consultants with a high degree of autonomy
• Negotiate deal terms, focusing on capacity planning and optionality by analyzing and presenting various scenarios to maximize the longevity of available options while strategically balancing capacity requirements and business plans
• Negotiate and deliver new commercial agreements that enable capacity and create fungible options to allow delivering capacity in alternative approaches
• Build and maintain relationships with internal partners including site selection, strategic engineering, data center design, construction, facility operations, legal and finance
• Identify and drive process improvements to optimize project delivery, resulting in significant time and cost savings
• Lead and manage various ad-hoc energy initiatives for Meta and its energy program, driving successful outcomes and delivering value to the organization
• Identify and resolve undefined or evolving requirements in the data center development process, escalating risks as needed to keep projects on track
• Ability to travel domestically, as needed (up to 25%)

Skills

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint/Keynote

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Energy Manager to support the development of cost-effective energy solutions for its growing data center fleet. You will help shape interconnection and energy supply agreements and monitor milestones across site selection, construction and operations.

Collaborate with Energy Managers, site teams, legal and finance to drive negotiations, manage due diligence, and optimize contracting terms. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.