VP Power Markets

SimplyHired; United States; On-site; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote

Job summary

Kinekta is seeking a senior energy markets leader to drive large-load development and commercial origination for hyperscale and data center projects in the United States.

You will lead site selection, investment strategy, and regulatory engagement, coordinating with engineering, finance, legal, and executive teams to move opportunities toward investment and commercial commitments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in energy markets, power development, data center development, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-load development and commercial origination, identifying competitive sites, securing utility capacity, and developing commercial relationships with data center, industrial, and electrification customers.
• Drive site selection and investment strategy, evaluating power markets, load growth, transmission constraints, utility capacity, development costs, customer demand, and project economics to prioritize opportunities.
• Lead utility and power market engagement, managing relationships around retail service, transmission, interconnection, load studies, tariffs, special contracts, infrastructure costs, and project-enabling agreements.
• Develop and execute regulatory and policy strategies, engaging with utilities, regulators, ISO/RTOs, policymakers, and other stakeholders to improve project feasibility and mitigate execution risk.
• Lead cross-functional project execution, partnering with engineering, development, finance, legal, and executive teams to structure commercial agreements, build business cases, and progress projects toward investment and commercial commitments.

Job description

• Remote
• $300,000 - $350,000 per annum

Responsibilities

• Lead large-load development and commercial origination, identifying competitive sites, securing utility capacity, and developing commercial relationships with data center, industrial, and electrification customers.
• Drive site selection and investment strategy, evaluating power markets, load growth, transmission constraints, utility capacity, development costs, customer demand, and project economics to prioritize opportunities.
• Lead utility and power market engagement, managing relationships around retail service, transmission, interconnection, load studies, tariffs, special contracts, infrastructure costs, and project-enabling agreements.
• Develop and execute regulatory and policy strategies, engaging with utilities, regulators, ISO/RTOs, policymakers, and other stakeholders to improve project feasibility and mitigate execution risk.
• Lead cross-functional project execution, partnering with engineering, development, finance, legal, and executive teams to structure commercial agreements, build business cases, and progress projects toward investment and commercial commitments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in energy markets, power development, data center development, or a closely related field.
• Proven experience with data center and large-load development, including hyperscale requirements, powered land, utility capacity procurement, and large-load interconnection.
• Strong understanding of U.S. power markets, with experience across multiple markets such as WECC, SPP, ERCOT, PJM, or MISO.
• Experience working with utilities, regulators, and ISO/RTO processes, including tariffs, rate cases, interconnection, stakeholder proceedings, or state energy policy.
• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities, with the ability to evaluate project economics, negotiate commercial arrangements, develop investment theses, and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.