Electrical Utility Infrastructure Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Utility Infrastructure Manager to lead power due diligence, utility engagement, and infrastructure solutioning for large-scale sites.

You will assess load requirements, research substations, and translate grid constraints into site decisions across multiple markets. You will coordinate with utilities, title & legal teams, and project teams, while maintaining data logs and engagement records.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience in utility design & coordination, electrical engineering for large scale infrastructure, and/or power & energy expertise.
• Background in electrical engineering, utility design & planning, and/or transmission and distribution operations is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead power due diligence, including load letters, substation capacity research, and capacity confirmations.
• Coordinate with utilities, title companies, and legal teams on easements and access agreements.
• Serve as technical liaison with utility managers and municipal contacts across markets; manage meetings and engagement logs.
• Produce clear due diligence summaries and status reports; maintain templates and checklists to improve consistency.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Due diligence

Data interpretation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AI tools

Project tracking software

Job description

Electrical Utility Infrastructure Manager

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Full-time

Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America

About the Role

CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a technically grounded electrical utility infrastructure manager to lead power due diligence, utility engagement, and electrical infrastructure solutioning for a large-scale e-commerce client. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for site-level power assessments, utility strategy, easement analysis, and translating grid-level constraints into actionable real estate decisions. You will serve as the primary technical interface between client regional leadership, utility providers, and internal project teams.

Power & Utility Due Diligence

Drive power availability assessments across prospective sites, including load letter requests, substation capacity research, service territory analysis, and utility portal coordination. Evaluate upstream infrastructure constraints, interconnection lead times, and distribution upgrade requirements for sites with limited available capacity. Compile and standardize utility responses, engineering feedback, and capacity confirmations into structured due diligence packages. Track inquiry status across a concurrent portfolio of active sites, proactively surfacing delays and data gaps.

Easements & Real Property Rights

Review and analyze utility easements, right-of-way agreements, and access agreements for encumbrances, restrictions, and legal conflicts. Coordinate with title companies, surveyors, and legal counsel through the full easement resolution process. Maintain a portfolio-level easement tracker and prepare redlines and technical summaries for legal and senior team review.

Utility Engagement & Coordination

Serve as the day-to-day technical liaison with utility account managers, right-of-way teams, and municipal contacts across active markets. Manage pre-application meetings, site visits, and utility coordination calls. Maintain structured contact databases and engagement logs to support consistent, market-wide relationship continuity.

Reporting & Documentation

Produce clear, technically rigorous due diligence summaries and project status reports for internal stakeholders. Own project trackers, site timelines, and documentation libraries. Develop and maintain standardized templates and checklists that improve consistency and reduce cycle time across the due diligence workflow.

What You'll Need

5-7 years or more of direct experience in utility design & coordination, electrical engineering for large scale infrastructure, and/or power & energy expertise. A background in electrical engineering, utility design & planning, and/or transmission and distribution operations is strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to interpret utility infrastructure data, assess substation and feeder capacity, and evaluate interconnection or service extension feasibility. Familiarity with utility easements, real property rights, and right-of-way documentation. Strong command of publicly available utility data, AI tools, and project tracking software.

Preferred Qualifications

Working knowledge of ISO/RTO market structures (PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, SPP) and their implications for large commercial load acquisition. Hands-on exposure to DER technologies including solar, battery storage, and backup generation in a real estate or energy project context. Experience supporting occupier services or tenant representation transactions with a utility or infrastructure component. Track record managing concurrent due diligence workstreams across multi-market portfolios.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $125,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $175,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.Successful candidates may also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program

Equal Employment Opportunity

CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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