Senior Associate, Energy Strategy & Procurement

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Key Responsibilities

Power Market Strategy & Analysis

- Support evaluation of utility service options, generation alternatives, and power supply structures.
- Analyze power market developments across ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP, and other key regions.
- Track power prices, basis trends, congestion patterns, capacity markets, and resource adequacy developments.
- Maintain intelligence on emerging markets, regulatory, and technology developments impacting data center power procurement.

Utility & Regulatory Support

- Support utility engagement efforts related to new campus development.
- Assist with analysis of tariffs, rate structures, interconnection requirements, and load growth programs.
- Monitor regulatory proceedings and policy developments that may impact power delivery, generation, transmission, or large-load customers.
- Develop briefing materials for internal stakeholders.

Commercial Transaction Support

- Support energy procurement initiatives including: Utility service agreements
- Energy supply agreements
- Power & capacity purchases
- Transmission arrangements
- Short-term and long-term procurement activities

- Manage data rooms, due diligence requests, RFP processes, and internal transaction tracking.

Natural Gas Market Support

- Develop working knowledge of: Natural gas supply fundamentals
- Pipeline infrastructure
- Transportation agreements
- Fuel supply economics

- Support internal evaluations involving: Gas-fired generation
- BTM generation solutions
- Fuel supply alternatives

Executive & Strategic Support

- Prepare: Leadership presentations
- Investment committee materials
- Site strategy summaries
- Risk assessments
- Commercial recommendation memos

- Support cross-functional teams including Development, Finance, Construction, Legal, Utility Infrastructure, and Operations.

Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor's degree in: Engineering
- Economics
- Finance
- Energy Management
- Business
- Related technical discipline

- 3-7 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following: Utilities
- IPPs
- Power marketers
- Energy consulting
- Energy procurement
- Digital infrastructure development
- RTOs/ISOs
- Large commercial or industrial energy management

- Fundamental understanding of: Wholesale electricity markets
- Utility rate structures
- Capacity markets
- Transmission systems
- Renewable generation
- Energy economics

Preferred

- Experience in ERCOT, PJM, MISO, or SPP.
- Experience supporting energy transactions or utility negotiations.
- Understanding of: Power purchase agreements
- Transmission service agreements
- Capacity products
- Resource adequacy frameworks

- Exposure to natural gas markets, pipelines, or gas-fired generation.
- Advanced Excel modeling capability.
- Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical tools.