Data Center & Power Solutions Commercial Advisor

Washington Gas; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

401K matching

PTO

Job summary

AltaGas' WGL division seeks an Advisor for Commercial Development in Data Centers and Power Solutions to move opportunities from origination through execution. You will collaborate with business development, engineering, operations, and finance teams to develop financial models, evaluate commercial structures, support customer proposals, and provide insights that drive investment and growth decisions.

This role is ideal for an analytically driven professional passionate about energy

Qualifications

• Strong financial modeling and quantitative analysis capabilities.
• Experience evaluating project economics, investment opportunities, and commercial structures.
• Demonstrated ability to develop customer-facing proposals, presentations, and business cases.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models supporting distributed generation, bridge power, microgrid, data center, and energy infrastructure opportunities.
• Evaluate project economics, commercial structures, and customer pricing strategies to support investment and development decisions.
• Perform sensitivity analyses and assess risks to identify mitigation strategies and optimize opportunity value.
• Support investment decision-making and commercial approval processes through rigorous economic analysis.
• Develop customer proposals, commercial offers, executive presentations, and business cases.
• Structure and evaluate energy-as-a-service solutions, PPAs, and other innovative commercial arrangements.
• Lead opportunity screening and qualification activities while supporting market and competitor analysis.
• Analyze lost and abandoned opportunities to identify trends and improve commercial effectiveness.
• Participate in customer meetings and business development activities, helping translate complex concepts into compelling value propositions.
• Develop materials that support customer engagement, negotiations, and follow-up discussions.
• Create, maintain, and analyze opportunity forecasts, development plans, and commercial assumptions.
• Partner with engineering, operations, finance, and external stakeholders to advance opportunities through the development lifecycle.
• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to senior leadership that support strategic decision-making and project advancement.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Stakeholder influence

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Energy Systems, or related discipline

Job description

Job Description

WGL - Advisor, Commercial Development, Data Centers & Power Solutions

The Advisor, Commercial Development, Data Centers & Power Solutions plays a key role in the development, evaluation, and commercialization of data center and distributed power generation opportunities. This position sits at the intersection of commercial development, project economics, market analysis, and customer engagement. Working closely with business development, engineering, operations, and finance teams, you will help advance opportunities from origination through execution by developing financial models, evaluating commercial structures, supporting customer proposals, and providing insights that drive investment and growth decisions. This is an exciting opportunity for an analytically driven professional who is passionate about energy infrastructure, emerging power solutions, and helping customers navigate a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

Job Description

WGL - Advisor, Commercial Development, Data Centers & Power Solutions

The Advisor, Commercial Development, Data Centers & Power Solutions plays a key role in the development, evaluation, and commercialization of data center and distributed power generation opportunities. This position sits at the intersection of commercial development, project economics, market analysis, and customer engagement. Working closely with business development, engineering, operations, and finance teams, you will help advance opportunities from origination through execution by developing financial models, evaluating commercial structures, supporting customer proposals, and providing insights that drive investment and growth decisions. This is an exciting opportunity for an analytically driven professional who is passionate about energy infrastructure, emerging power solutions, and helping customers navigate a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain financial models supporting distributed generation, bridge power, microgrid, data center, and energy infrastructure opportunities
• Evaluate project economics, commercial structures, and customer pricing strategies to support investment and development decisions
• Perform sensitivity analyses and assess risks to identify mitigation strategies and optimize opportunity value
• Support investment decision-making and commercial approval processes through rigorous economic analysis
• Develop customer proposals, commercial offers, executive presentations, and business cases
• Structure and evaluate energy-as-a-service solutions, power purchase agreements, and other innovative commercial arrangements
• Assess alternative technical and commercial configurations to identify optimal customer solutions
• Lead opportunity screening and qualification activities while supporting market and competitor analysis
• Analyze lost and abandoned opportunities to identify trends and improve commercial effectiveness
• Participate in customer meetings and business development activities, helping translate complex concepts into compelling value propositions
• Develop materials that support customer engagement, negotiations, and follow-up discussions
• Create, maintain, and analyze opportunity forecasts, development plans, and commercial assumptions
• Partner with engineering, operations, finance, and external stakeholders to advance opportunities through the development lifecycle
• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to senior leadership that support strategic decision-making and project advancement
  
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Experience in commercial development, strategy, finance, project economics, energy markets, infrastructure, consulting, or a related field
• Strong financial modeling and quantitative analysis capabilities
• Experience evaluating project economics, investment opportunities, and commercial structures
• Demonstrated ability to develop customer-facing proposals, presentations, and business cases
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable insights
• Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across commercial, technical, operational, and leadership teams
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Energy Systems, or a related discipline
  
  
  

Why Join?

• Be part of a growing business focused on data centers, distributed energy, and emerging power solutions
• Work on complex, high-impact opportunities from initial concept through commercial execution
• Gain exposure to strategic investment decisions, customer engagement, and energy infrastructure development
• Collaborate with experienced professionals across commercial, engineering, operations, and finance teams
• Help shape innovative solutions that support customers' evolving energy needs and contribute to long-term business growth
  
  
  

The role offers a competitive salary range of $114,200 to $166,450 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition, this position is eligible for our Short-Term Incentive compensation program. Employees also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and wellness coverage, retirement savings programs, and paid time off.

For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.