VP, Utility Development & Power Strategy

Tract; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tract is seeking a Vice President, Utility Development to drive power delivery strategy from site evaluation through interconnection and execution. This role requires cross-functional leadership, strong commercial judgment, and deep knowledge of utility regulation across multiple markets.

Daily field presence on sites will be essential as the primary development contact. The position demands experience leading utility strategy for large, complex projects with substantial electrical loads, plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, real estate, energy, construction management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of utility development, power infrastructure, or related experience.
• Experience leading utility strategy for large, complex projects with significant electrical load.
• Understanding of utility service processes, transmission/ distribution, interconnection, and risk.
• Experience negotiating utility-facing agreements and project docs.
• Strong project management and cross-functional coordination.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation abilities.
• Ability to operate independently in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead utility development strategy for assigned projects and regions, including power availability, interconnection approach, delivery timing, and infrastructure risk management.
• Manage utility-facing workstreams from origination through execution, including diligence, feasibility review, commercial negotiations, and coordination.
• Drive electrical infrastructure planning with utilities, consultants, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Lead negotiation support for utility-related agreements, including interconnection and electric service agreements.
• Coordinate with development, legal, design, finance, and executive teams to align utility strategy with project objectives.
• Identify schedule, cost, regulatory, and execution risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support market selection and site diligence by evaluating utility capacity, terms, and upgrade risks.
• Build and maintain relationships with utilities, regulators, co-ops, public power entities, and market participants.
• Manage outside consultants and advisory support for load studies, interconnection, and related workstreams.
• Mentor junior team members and scale utility development processes and standards.

Skills

Utility development leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Tract is seeking a Vice President, Utility Development to drive power delivery strategy from site evaluation through interconnection and execution. This role requires cross-functional leadership, strong commercial judgment, and deep knowledge of utility regulation across multiple markets.

Daily field presence on sites will be essential as the primary development contact. The position demands experience leading utility strategy for large, complex projects with substantial electrical loads, plus