Utility Engagement Program Manager

Who You Are: (Job Summary)

The Utility Engagement Program Manager is responsible for executing earlystage power engagement and coordinating with utilities across QTSs North American footprint. This role ensures that utility capacity is evaluated scoped and secured to support data center development by performing power market research conducting site power due diligence preparing and advancing power applications negotiating powerrelated agreements in partnership with the Energy Team and supporting strategic utility engagement activities.

This position collaborates extensively with predevelopment utility delivery energy procurement operations sales and development teams to align power availability with customer and project needs.
This is an individualcontributor role without peoplemanagement responsibilities but requires operating at a high level of crossfunctional leadership and influence.

What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)

Strategic Utility Engagement

• Lead direct engagement with power utilities across the North American portfolio to support new sites expansions and longrange capacity planning.
• Develop plan and maintain utility engagement strategies including call trees contact plans and relationshipmanagement workflows.
  

Power Due Diligence & Market Intelligence

• Conduct power market intelligence including rate structures interconnection processes transmission constraints and longlead infrastructure considerations.
• Perform sitelevel power due diligence for prospective campuses including evaluating transmission access anticipated timelines study requirements fees and risks.
  

Contract and Agreement Execution

• Support the Energy Team in the pursuit negotiation and execution of power contracts including ESAs PPAs LEAs and utilityspecific service agreements.
• Prepare and advance executive summaries applications and contracting packages to align with QTS Delegation of Authority and Legal requirements.
• Track and report on power contract study and application status for all North American sites.
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate with PreDevelopment Utility Delivery Energy Development Legal and Sales to:
  • Align utility timelines with customer load ramps
  • Support cost forecasting and CIAC requirements
  • Ensure all documentation aligns to engineering legal and commercial needs
• Provide technical and commercial input into site selection master planning and longterm portfolio planning.
  

Capacity Planning & Portfolio Support

• Partner with internal teams to support power capacity management including load ramps at new sites and transmission capacity considerations at existing sites.
• Maintain up-to-date data in utility trackers dashboards and market intelligence resources.

What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering energy management business or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of experience in utility energy or largeload infrastructure projects.
• Experience engaging directly with utilities and ISOs/RTOs including familiarity with application processes and contract negotiations.
• Ability to travel up to 4050% as needed to support utility relationships and site diligence.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple internal functions and working with seniorlevel stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract considerations.

Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)

• 7 or more years of experience building and maintaining utility industry relationships.
• Background in largescale transmission / distribution assessments including feasibility studies and project scoping.
• Familiarity with the utility study process interconnection requirements and serviceagreement structures.
• Experience supporting negotiation or development of ESAs PPAs or LEAs.
• Understanding of energy markets renewable procurement and largeload transmission planning.
• Experience supporting a large multisite portfolio of development projects.

Other Key Skills: (KSAs)

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including ability to brief executives and prepare clear summaries.
• Strong negotiating and relationshipbuilding skills with utility partners and internal teams.
• Ability to influence cross-functional groups without direct authority.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities in a highgrowth environment.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multitask and deliver highquality work under tight timelines.

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