Senior Manager - Carbon-Free Energy Project manager

nscaleoperationsukltd; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

nscaleoperationsukltd is seeking a senior sustainability and energy procurement leader to set and deliver a carbon-free energy strategy for a growing U.S. infrastructure portfolio.

You will lead related water and emissions work, develop energy supply agreements, and evaluate clean energy options while coordinating with energy, site development, finance, legal, and commercial teams. You will build financial cases, assess market structure, and manage risk across contracts, tariffs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy, environmental science, business, or finance (or equivalent).
• Minimum five years in sustainability, energy procurement, or renewable project development.
• Experience negotiating clean energy agreements and structuring deals.
• Knowledge of U.S. power markets, regulation, interconnection, and REC markets.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs with executives.

Responsibilities

• Set carbon-free energy targets and a procurement roadmap by market and site type; originate, assess, negotiate, and close agreements such as power purchase contracts, utility tariffs, and energy certificates.
• Build financial cases for energy deals, evaluating price, volume, basis, contract duration, credit, collateral, and development risks.
• Assess energy supply during site selection, including grid emissions, local clean supply, market structure, interconnection timing, and regulatory constraints.
• Track contracted energy projects and performance, and evaluate options for readiness, cost, timing, and counterparty risk across energy options.
• Develop approaches for on-site generation, microgrids, batteries, load flexibility, and demand response with engineering and power teams.
• Lead water stewardship and direct operational emissions planning, communicating sustainability strategy to stakeholders and developing the team.

Skills

Energy deal modeling

People leadership

U.S. power markets knowledge

Regulatory/interconnection knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Role overview

Set and deliver a carbon-free energy strategy for a growing U.S. infrastructure portfolio, while leading related environmental work on water and operational emissions. You’ll develop and help close energy supply agreements, evaluate emerging clean energy options, and bring commercial, technical, and sustainability considerations together. The position includes direct people leadership and close work with energy, site development, finance, legal, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Set carbon-free energy targets and a procurement roadmap by market and site type; originate, assess, negotiate, and close agreements such as power purchase contracts, utility tariffs, and energy certificates.
• Build financial cases for energy deals, evaluating price, volume, basis, contract duration, credit, collateral, and development risks.
• Assess energy supply during site selection, including grid emissions, local clean supply, market structure, interconnection timing, and regulatory constraints.
• Track contracted energy projects and performance, and evaluate advanced nuclear, geothermal, storage, hydro, and low-carbon fuel options for readiness, cost, timing, and counterparty risk.
• Develop approaches for on-site generation, microgrids, batteries, load flexibility, and demand response in coordination with engineering and power teams.
• Lead water stewardship and direct operational emissions planning, communicate sustainability strategy to stakeholders, and develop the team and its operating practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as engineering, energy, environmental science, business, or finance, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years in sustainability, energy procurement, renewable project development, or energy markets, including structuring or negotiating clean energy agreements.
• Working knowledge of U.S. power markets, utility regulation, transmission and interconnection, and renewable energy certificate markets.
• Experience modeling energy deals and assessing price, volume, and project development risk.
• Experience managing people or leading cross-functional programs with executive stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in energy, environmental policy, finance, or business.
• Record of closing utility-scale renewable or firm clean energy deals; experience serving data center load.
• Familiarity with 24/7 clean energy matching, granular certificates, carbon removal, regulators, grid operators, or multi-state energy portfolios.
• Willingness to travel about 20%.

Benefits and work setup

• U.S.-focused portfolio role with travel of approximately 20%.
• Base salary range: $140,000–$220,000 per year; the role may also include bonus, equity, or commission. Benefits may include health coverage, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.