Senior Manager, Power Strategy - Data Centers

Root Edge; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Root Edge in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior Manager, Power Strategy to lead origination, transmission, and energy supply for our data center portfolio. You will identify power opportunities, manage utility contracts, and guide cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes tariff analysis, renewables, and carbon-free energy strategies, site power assessments, and collaboration with sales, construction, and operations to optimize timelines and costs.

Qualifications

• Identify power availability for future data center site development.
• Support contracts for substations and transmission extensions.
• Track utility timelines for substation builds.
• Lead contract reviews and negotiations for transmission, distribution, and energy supply.
• Assist energy origination/procurement in deregulated markets.
• Analyze tariff reviews in regulated markets.
• Assist with energy hedging activities.
• Track renewable energy credits and carbon management.
• Analyze site power conditions and capacity.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify power availability for future data center site development.
• Support contracts for substations and transmission extensions.
• Track progress with utilities to optimize substation timelines.
• Lead contract reviews and negotiations for transmission, distribution, and energy supply.
• Assist energy origination/procurement in deregulated markets.
• Analyze tariff reviews and tariff analysis in regulated markets.
• Assist with energy hedging activities.
• Assist with renewable energy opportunities in deregulated and regulated markets.

Skills

Power origination

Procurement

Transmission

Distribution

Tariff analysis

Contract negotiations

Renewables

Carbon-free energy

Site selection

Cross-functional

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Energy engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or technical discipline

Job description

Senior Manager, Power Strategy

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Power Strategy to join our team! The Senior Manager, Power Strategy is responsible for maintaining and establishing programs associated with the origination of transmission, distribution and energy supply for our data center portfolio.

What You Will Do:

Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Supply for the Portfolio:

• Identifies areas of power availability for future data center site development
• Support contract activities for the construction of substations and transmission extensions
• Track progress with the utilities to optimize timelines associated with substation builds
• Lead contract review and negotiations for transmission, distribution, and energy supply

Energy Origination/Procurement:

• Assist Energy Origination/Procurement activities in Deregulated markets
• Work with internal and external teams to assist with energy rate forecast and supply contract performance
• Analyze customer growth patterns by region to provide data-backed origination/procurement strategies
• Perform tariff reviews and tariff analysis in regulated markets
• Assist with energy hedging activities

Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy:

• Assist with tracking and retirement of renewable energy credits, carbon management, and customer correspondence regarding renewable energy attributes
• Assist with the origination and negotiation of renewable energy opportunities in deregulated and regulated markets
• Assist with the implementation and enhancement of a sustainable power strategy

Site Selection:

• Analyze power situation at prospective sites (utility, tariffs, capacity, geography, etc.)
• Analyze the short and long-term capacity potential for selected sites
• Mock bill analysis

Cross-Functional Support:

• Support communication of energy and sustainability efforts across multiple areas of the organization (Sales, Construction, Operations, Customer Support)
• Research and respond to general power questions for clients
• Assist with tracking capital budget commitments

Commissioning/Construction Usage Analysis:

• Review tariffs to recommend best methods for mitigating ratchet impacts
• Initiate, maintain, and execute commissioning strategies and programs to reduce ratchet impacts
• Resolve utility billing issues and errors
• Support various projects as needed

What We Are Looking For:

• 6-8 years of experience with transmission, distribution, and energy supply origination/procurement
• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, or technical discipline
• Experience with tariff analysis and utility contract reviews
• Experience with renewables and carbon-free power
• Experience with utility negotiations, processes, and agreements
• Strong understanding of the transmission and distribution grid and the ability to analyze its supply
• Financial or energy engineering experience
• Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with internal staff, utility providers, consultants, and external stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels