Energy Strategy & Operations Manager

QTS Realty Trust; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust seeks an Energy Strategy Operations Manager to extend the Energy Strategy & Operations team, owning energy data and producing executive-ready reporting for growth planning and capital allocation.

You will oversee data governance, validate cross-functional inputs, and operationalize the strategy with dashboards and scenario analyses in a fast-growing data center environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics or a related field with 8+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with 5+ years of relevant energy/utilities, strategy, analytics, or business operations experience.
• Hands-on experience owning datasets, dashboards, and executive/investor reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong analytical and modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise definitions, standards, and controls for energy data including utility capacity, interconnection milestones, load forecasts, energy costs, contracts, constraints, and risks.
• Review and validate energy inputs from Energy, Development, Operations, and Finance; align site realities with enterprise planning.
• Operationalize strategy through metrics, dashboards, and reporting that track power availability vs. demand, sequencing, and risk.
• Drive scenario analysis around load growth, market expansion, utility timelines, and policy changes; provide decision-ready tradeoffs.
• Establish and improve repeatable governance and review processes to reduce late-stage surprises and ad hoc data reconciliation; guide analysts.

Skills

Data governance

Dashboards

Scenario analysis

Executive reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics or related field

Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with 5+ years in energy/strategy analytics

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Energy Strategy Operations Manager acts as a senior extension to the Director, Energy Strategy & Operations, helping operationalize QTS’ energy strategy and maintain a single, trusted, forward-looking view of power availability, interconnection status, load growth, infrastructure readiness, costs, risks, and constraints. Reporting to the Director, this role owns and governs assigned energy datasets, leads cross-functional validation of energy inputs, and produces the executive-, board-, and Blackstone-ready reporting and scenario analysis that inform growth, development sequencing, customer commitments, and capital allocation in a rapidly scaling environment.What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)Energy Data Ownership & Governance· Own enterprise definitions, standards, and controls for assigned energy- and power-related data — utility capacity, interconnection milestones, load forecasts, energy costs, contracts, constraints, and risks.· Help maintain the single source of truth for energy metrics used in executive, board, and Blackstone reporting.Cross-Functional Energy Operations Review· Review and validate energy inputs from Energy, Development, Operations, and Finance, ensuring site-level realities align with enterprise planning assumptions.· Surface delivery risks, timing mismatches, and tradeoffs early to the Director.Energy Strategy Execution & Reporting· Operationalize the strategy through clear metrics, dashboards, and reporting that track power availability versus demand, development sequencing, and execution risk.· Produce and own assigned energy-related executive, board, and Blackstone materials.Forward-Looking Scenario & Capacity Planning· Drive scenario analysis around load growth, market expansion, utility timelines, alternative energy solutions, and policy changes.· Provide leadership with decision-ready tradeoffs and risk assessments that inform development sequencing, customer commitments, and capital allocation.Governance & Capability Building· Establish and improve repeatable governance and review processes that reduce late-stage surprises and ad hoc data reconciliation; guide analysts and raise the quality bar.· Other duties as assigned.What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications, Education, Experience, Certifications)Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Data Analytics or a field related with 8+ years of experience or aMaster’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with 5+ years of relevant experience in energy/utilities, strategy, analytics, or business operations.Hands-on experience owning datasets, dashboards, and executive / investor reporting.Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong analytical and modeling skills.Proven ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional stakeholders and produce executive-ready materials.Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications, Education, Experience, Certifications)Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) is preferred.Working knowledge of power markets, utility interconnection, load forecasting, energy costs, or generation / infrastructure technologies.Power BI or similar BI / visualization tools; experience with structured data governance and management.Program/portfolio management or data-governance experience.Experience in energy, utilities, power, infrastructure, or large-scale data center / service-provider environments; strategy & operations or chief-of-staff exposure.Other Key Skills: (KSAs)Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.Strong ability to translate energy data and strategy into structured, decision-ready insights.Working command of data governance, dashboards, scenario analysis, and executive / investor reporting.Ability to coordinate and influence across a matrixed, cross-functional organization.Comfort operating in a fast-growing, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment.Unwavering commitment to customer service and QTS core values (Integrity, Character, Trust; Action, Innovation, Accountability; Team).We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.The "Know Your Rights" Poster is included here:Know Your Rights (English)Know Your Rights (Spanish)QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.