Director - Network Planning / Energy Optimization Team

AT&T; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 174,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Director-Network Planning to lead the Energy team in designing and implementing energy infrastructure strategies for existing buildings and network facilities in a large national portfolio. You will drive HVAC optimization, building automation, and control programming, translating technical energy expertise into scalable programs with measurable cost reductions and improved reliability.

Minimum 10+ years in energy/building optimization is expected, with a BS/BA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
• 10+ years of related experience in energy/building optimization.
• Experience with building automation, HVAC optimization, and energy analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mentor energy team; guide capital planning and operating efficiency.
• Lead HVAC performance improvements, control sequences, and setpoint strategies across a national portfolio.
• Analyze energy consumption trends; benchmark performance and identify underperforming sites.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, real estate, sourcing, finance, and vendors to execute energy programs.
• Maintain compliance docs and evaluate emerging energy technologies for scale.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Leadership

Building Systems Optimization

Performance Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This role requires a full-time, in-office presence at the designated AT&T work location (five days per week) to support leadership collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and business objectives.

Overall Purpose:

Lead and supervise the AT&T Energy team in the design, optimization, and execution of energy infrastructure strategies across existing buildings and network facilities. Provide expert consultation on commercial building energy performance, HVAC optimization, control system programming, building automation strategies, and long-term energy reduction opportunities. This role requires a leader who can translate technical energy expertise into practical operating improvements, scalable program execution, and measurable cost reduction while supporting network reliability and AT&T’s broader transformation objectives.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning and Leadership: Develop and recommend energy strategies, operating standards, and optimization roadmaps for existing commercial buildings and network facilities. Lead and mentor team members while guiding high impact decisions tied to energy performance, capital planning, and operating efficiency.
• Building Systems and Controls Optimization: Lead efforts to improve HVAC performance, building automation sequences, controls programming, economizer operation, setpoint strategy, scheduling, retro commissioning, and system level efficiency across a large national portfolio.
• Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning: Analyze energy consumption trends, benchmark building performance, identify underperforming sites, resolve complex equipment and controls issues, and evaluate short-term and long-term cooling capacity requirements.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Partner with internal operations, engineering, real estate, sourcing, finance, and vendor teams to execute energy programs, manage trade partners, align priorities, and support business and operational customers.
• Documentation and Innovation: Maintain compliance documentation, prepare management reporting and operating guidelines, and evaluate emerging energy technologies, control platforms, analytics tools, and optimization practices that can improve performance at scale.

Job Contribution:

Designs and executes strategies that support the overarching philosophy of the organization. Oversees departmental programs and is often hands-on with the design and implementation of applicable strategies. Typically leads large teams, supervising supervisors as well as career-level staff within the organization. Responsible for influencing decisions regarding the hiring, firing, disciplinary action, promotional activity, and pay decisions for subordinates. Supervisor: Yes

Environmental Requirements:

This position may be responsible for contributing to AT&T compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include, but is not limited to, work related to fuel tanks, emergency and stand-by generators, boilers, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, batteries, manholes and vaults, water wells, linear and other construction projects, water discharge, or air emissions.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired. 10+ years of related experience. Preferred experience includes commercial building energy optimization, building automation systems, controls programming, HVAC sequence development, retro commissioning, measurement and verification, energy analytics, on-site energy generation, and emerging energy saving technologies.

Our Director-Network Planning jobs earn between $174,100.00 - $261,100.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
• Long Term Grants and Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Dallas, Texas

Salary Range:

$174,100.00 - $261,100.00

AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.