Senior Data Center Energy Strategist & Negotiations

Google LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 176,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google LLC, based in the United States, seeks a Strategic Negotiator to lead energy supply formation, including behind-the-meter energy agreements and PPAs for microgrids and other assets. You will manage cross-functional workstreams and build relationships with energy stakeholders to support Google’s data center expansion.

The role emphasizes site selection, due diligence, and negotiation leadership across energy and infrastructure executives, with the potential to significantly reduce

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in energy project development, utility procurement, or finance/consulting roles.
• 10 years of experience developing or structuring power purchase agreements for the use of Microgrids, Behind-the-Meter (BTM) power agreements, gas turbines, BESS, fuel cell or geothermal energy

Responsibilities

• Lead complex energy supply formation and commercial structuring, including behind-the-meter clean baseload energy agreements involving Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with energy suppliers, microgrid agreements, as well as utility energy supply agreements including special tariff development and sleeving structures.
• Drive several cross functional workstreams including regional market trend analysis, project economic and generation dispatch modeling, risk assessment across accounting and treasury functions, technical engineering analysis of system design, and leadership alignment across energy and infrastructure executives to achieve successful decision-making and approvals.
• Seek and identify new energy-ready sites, while developing and strengthening relationships with key energy partners including Independent Power Producers (IPPs), utilities, co-ops, and other related energy stakeholders.
• Contribute to the growth of Google's data center portfolio through energy due diligence during site selection and data center project development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google LLC, based in the United States, seeks a Strategic Negotiator to lead energy supply formation, including behind-the-meter energy agreements and PPAs for microgrids and other assets. You will manage cross-functional workstreams and build relationships with energy stakeholders to support Google’s data center expansion.

The role emphasizes site selection, due diligence, and negotiation leadership across energy and infrastructure executives, with the potential to significantly reduce