Senior Energy and Utilities Manager

Terawattinfrastructure; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Terawatt Infrastructure seeks a Senior Energy and Utilities Manager to lead utility engagement across the development lifecycle of charging projects. You will coordinate with Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Business Development to implement feasibility, design, budgeting, and energization strategies for large transportation hubs.

The role requires extensive experience with electrical utilities in major U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science Related Field.
• 5+ years of experience working with electrical utilities in major U.S. metro areas.
• Experience managing a portfolio of 10+ concurrent, complex projects.
• Understanding of utility distribution, sub-transmission infrastructure and electrical design standards.
• Experience with utility coordination from load study to energization.
• Strong business, operations, and technical analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Own key project milestones and delivery dates.
• Guide the customer design and own utility design process, including layouts and load calculations.
• Create project schedules and forecasts with utility timelines for connections and energization.
• Collaborate with Acquisition, Development and Construction teams on preliminary utility timelines.
• Resolve bottlenecks or delays caused by utility issues.

Skills

Electrical utilities

Project management

Utility coordination

Load calculations

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science

MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

About Terawatt Infrastructure

The once in a century transition to autonomous and electric vehicles is underway and will require a multi-trillion-dollar investment in energy and charging infrastructure, and the real estate to site it on. Terawatt is the leader in delivering large scale, turnkey charging solutions for companies rapidly deploying AV and EV fleets. Whether it’s an urban mobility hub, or a carefully located multi-fleet hub for semi-trucks, Terawatt brings the talent, capabilities, and capital to create reliable, cost-effective solutions for customers on the leading edge of the transition to the next generation of transport.

With a growing portfolio of sites across the US in urban hubs and along key logistics and transportation corridors. Terawatt is building the permanent transportation and logistics infrastructure of tomorrow through a robust combination of capital, real estate, development, and site operations solutions. The company develops, finances, owns, and operates charging solutions that take the cost and complexity out of electrifying fleets.

Our Values

Six core values guide how we work: commitments we make to each other. Our pace is set by a simple conviction: imperfect action beats perfect inaction, so we move with purpose, adapt without ego, and measure ourselves by progress rather than activity. Ownership travels with autonomy. Your name is on the work, and the best answer wins the conversation, wherever it lives. That candor works because of what surrounds it: people who show up with intention and have each other's back, tough on ideas and generous with people. Our customers feel this as reliability earned daily, every interaction treated as a chance to build something lasting. And underneath it all is why the work matters. The climate doesn't wait, and the stakes are also human: behind every checklist and every inspection is a person going home safely. We call it \"This work has a heartbeat\" - it's what the other five rest on.

Terawatt Infrastructure seeks a Senior Energy and Utilities Manager for its Energy & Utility team. The Senior Energy and Utilities Manager is a critical, independent contributor role responsible for developing and executing comprehensive utility engagement strategies throughout the entire development lifecycle of Terawatt Infrastructure projects. This individual will serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for all utility-related matters, ensuring seamless coordination and alignment between various internal teams. Reporting directly to the VP of Energy, this role works in close collaboration with the Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Business Development departments.

The role spans the full development lifecycle: utility feasibility and site selection during evaluation, utility design and schedule integration during project engineering, and budget ownership and commercial negotiation as projects move to construction and energization.

Domain ownership

• Serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for all utility-related matters.


• Inform the Company's energy and energization strategy through collaboration with the Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Business Development teams.


• Identify, hire, and manage utility consultants as needed for projects.

Site evaluation & due diligence

• Engage utility providers during site evaluation to assess infrastructure availability, capacity, costs, and potential risks.


• Conduct utility due diligence and work with development teams to determine optimal site selection based on utility feasibility and economic considerations.

Project engineering & schedule

• Own key project milestones and deliverables and manage delivery dates.


• Contribute to the customer design and own utility design process, ensuring utility requirements and specifications are integrated into project plans, including detailed utility layouts, load calculations, utility service options, and energization designs.


• Create project schedules and forecasts incorporating utility timelines for service connections, upgrades, and relocations, critical dependencies, mitigating potential delays.


• Collaborate closely and guide the Acquisition, Development and Construction teams regarding preliminary utility-related engineering, design, and construction timelines.


• Be a problem solver when utility bottlenecks or failures are causing project delays.

Budget & commercial

• Develop and manage comprehensive utility budgets, encompassing utility costs (electrical and civil), estimating Cost of Aid of Construction adjustments,, including cost estimation, financial forecasting, and identification of cost-saving opportunities.


• Negotiate and execute utility agreements and contracts.


• Manage relationships with utility providers, resolve disputes, and stay abreast of utility changes and industry best practices.


• Understand and make critical decisions and recommendations regarding timing, cost, and economic trade-offs involved with site energization or interconnection for behind-the-meter generation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science Related Field.


• 5+ years of experience working with electrical utilities in major U.S. metro areas.


• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of 10+ concurrent, complex projects, including prioritizing competing deadlines and resources across a high-volume pipeline.


• A demonstrated understanding of utility distribution, sub-transmission infrastructure and electrical design standards.


• Experience with the complete utility coordination process, from preliminary load study to energization.


• Strategic thinking skills regarding business, operations, and technical challenges, coupled with the technical skills to execute project schedules, contracts, initiatives, and team objectives.


• Experience in estimating utility service costs.


• Familiarity with project development from greenfield or brownfield site acquisition to operational assets.


• Experience drafting electrical single lines and conceptual site layouts.


• A strong network of relationships with regulated electrical utilities and their personnel across the U.S., enabling faster engagement on new projects.


• Interconnection experience for behind-the-meter (BTM) generation or storage at scale.


• EV charging, data center, or other large-load interconnection experience.


• Experience developing and engineering large-load or generation projects.


• Prior utility-side experience (e.g., at a utility or as a utility consultant), rather than developer-side only.


• Solid understanding of energy rates and tariff structures, with experience conducting rate/cost analysis to support site feasibility, budgeting, or contract negotiations.


• Advanced degree (MS in Electrical Engineering or related field) or MBA.

Compensation

Compensation for this role is determined by several factors, including the cost of labor in specific geographic markets, and these ranges are intended to provide a helpful reference. The actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate's location, skills, level of expertise and experience, and internal equity considerations. In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and, where applicable, performance-based incentives.

Inclusive Workforce

We are building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. At Terawatt, we continuously strive to foster inclusion, humility, energizing relationships, and belonging, and welcome new ideas. We're growing and want you to grow with us. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

If a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact [e-mail].

Terawatt Infrastructure is an equal-opportunity employer.