Utility Engagement Project Manager

Role Overview

• Manage project‑level engagement with electric utilities to support timely, reliable power delivery for development projects.
• Serve as the primary project‑level point of contact with electric utilities, transmission owners, and related stakeholders for assigned projects.
• Coordinate and participate in recurring utility meetings, technical discussions, and status reviews.
• Support utility relationship management under the direction of Utility Engagement leadership.
• Support assessment of transmission availability, substation capacity, and utility delivery timing for development projects.
• Track utility study progress, queue status, and power delivery milestones.
• Communicate utility timelines, constraints, and risks to internal project teams.
• Support execution of utility agreements including ESAs, FEAs, interim agreements, and related documents.
• Coordinate internally with Legal, Energy, Treasury, and Finance teams to support approvals and execution.
• Track agreement obligations, security requirements, and key contractual milestones at the project level.
• Perform analysis of commercial agreements and document into ppt / excel as needed.
• Ensure utility assumptions and commitments are aligned with construction sequencing and delivery schedules.
• Support preparation of executive summaries, internal readouts, and decision materials related to utility engagement.
• Maintain accurate project‑level utility data in internal systems and dashboards.
• Support adherence to internal utility engagement and power delivery processes.
• Identify risks or misalignments and escalate as appropriate to Utility Engagement leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Foundational understanding of the electric utility industry, including: Transmission and distribution systems Utility planning and service request processes RTOs/ISOs and regulatory environments
• Strong project coordination, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple active projects simultaneously.
• Experience working with cross‑functional technical and commercial teams.
• Experience supporting large load or infrastructure projects (e.g., data centers, industrial, or utility‑scale developments).
• Exposure to transmission studies, interconnection processes, or substation‑related infrastructure.
• Prior experience working directly with electric utilities or utility‑facing roles esp. related to acquiring large load interconnection agreements.
• Comfort preparing written summaries and presenting project updates to internal stakeholders.

Tech Stack

• RTOS

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending and HSA accounts
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• paid volunteer days
• employee assistance program
• tuition assistance
• parental leave
• military leave assistance
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• wellness program
• other company benefits
• Bonus eligible
• this job may be eligible for equity