Electrical Utility Manager

GCS Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking an Electrical Utility Manager for a remote, United States–based role that supports large-scale logistics and distribution facilities. You will analyze wholesale power markets, manage tariff structures, support procurement, and build financial models for renewable integrations and demand response.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams across development, construction, engineering and operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in energy markets, utility procurement, power pricing, or tariff analysis.
• Strong understanding of wholesale electricity markets and utility infrastructure.
• Skilled in financial modeling, cost analysis, and energy procurement strategies.
• Experience working with utilities, interconnections, and large commercial or industrial power users is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze wholesale power markets including ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, and SPP to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Manage utility tariffs, rate structures, and energy cost optimization initiatives.
• Support power procurement, utility negotiations, and energy supply agreements.
• Evaluate demand charges, utility service costs, and peak-load management strategies.
• Conduct financial and economic analysis for solar, battery storage (BESS), backup generation, bridge power, and demand response programs.
• Support utility interconnections, load requests, and new site power delivery planning.
• Review utility proposals and assess infrastructure cost impacts.
• Build financial models to evaluate power supply and procurement options.
• Monitor market pricing, congestion trends, and hedging opportunities.
• Partner with development, construction, engineering, and operations teams on energy-related decisions.
• Maintain energy reporting, analytics, dashboards, and cost tracking across multiple sites.

Job description

Electrical Utility Manager

Location: Remote, United States
Duration: 12+ Month Contract (Potential for Conversion)

About the Role

Join a leading global operations team focused on supporting large-scale logistics and distribution facilities across the U.S. This role is centered on the commercial side of power management, helping drive electricity cost optimization, utility procurement, energy market analysis, and infrastructure planning for new and existing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze wholesale power markets including ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, and SPP to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Manage utility tariffs, rate structures, and energy cost optimization initiatives.
• Support power procurement, utility negotiations, and energy supply agreements.
• Evaluate demand charges, utility service costs, and peak-load management strategies.
• Conduct financial and economic analysis for solar, battery storage (BESS), backup generation, bridge power, and demand response programs.
• Support utility interconnections, load requests, and new site power delivery planning.
• Review utility proposals and assess infrastructure cost impacts.
• Build financial models to evaluate power supply and procurement options.
• Monitor market pricing, congestion trends, and hedging opportunities.
• Partner with development, construction, engineering, and operations teams on energy-related decisions.
• Maintain energy reporting, analytics, dashboards, and cost tracking across multiple sites.

Ideal Background

• Experience in energy markets, utility procurement, power pricing, or tariff analysis.
• Strong understanding of wholesale electricity markets and utility infrastructure.
• Skilled in financial modeling, cost analysis, and energy procurement strategies.
• Experience working with utilities, interconnections, and large commercial or industrial power users is highly preferred.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.