Senior Energy Manager - Data Center Power & Markets

Meta; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a seasoned Energy Manager to lead the data center energy strategy across regulated and market-based energy environments in the United States. You will manage commercial relationships with utilities, pipelines, and gas marketers and structure complex electricity and gas supply arrangements to support capacity expansion.

The role requires deep knowledge of WECC/SERC and ERCOT/SPP style markets, strong negotiation skills, and ability to coordinate with legal, site selection, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience navigating commercial energy issues across electricity and/or natural gas.
• Experience representing business interests to suppliers, utilities, pipelines, governments and regulators.
• Knowledge of transmission, distribution, and utility interconnection processes; natural gas transportation, storage, and interconnection.
• Experience negotiating energy supply or fuel agreements (PPAs, ESAs, tariffs, gas contracts).
• Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with internal/external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate commercial, regulatory, market and contractual details to all levels.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Docs.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage commercial relationships for data centers across US energy markets.
• Influence rate-making and energy supply solutions with utilities and market operators.
• Develop relationships with key utility partners, regulators and stakeholders.
• Negotiate and deliver new commercial agreements for electricity, generation and fuel supply.
• Source and execute natural gas supply, transportation and storage agreements.
• Support development of on-site generation and bridge power projects.
• Translate gas market fundamentals into siting, contracting and cost recommendations.
• Collaborate with legal to refine commercial arrangements for facilities.
• Partner with Site Selection to identify energy-ready data center locations in the US.
• Coordinate with internal teams on energy strategy and regulatory developments.
• Travel domestically ~25%.
• Lead and support various energy projects as needed.

Skills

Energy markets

Regulatory processes

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data center energy strategy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Docs

Job description

Meta is seeking a seasoned Energy Manager to lead the data center energy strategy across regulated and market-based energy environments in the United States. You will manage commercial relationships with utilities, pipelines, and gas marketers and structure complex electricity and gas supply arrangements to support capacity expansion.

The role requires deep knowledge of WECC/SERC and ERCOT/SPP style markets, strong negotiation skills, and ability to coordinate with legal, site selection, and