Director, Utility Development

Position Overview:

Tract is seeking a results-oriented utility development leader to join our growing Energy team. This is a new leadership role designed to serve as the primary executor of power development strategy within an assigned state or group of states. Reporting to a regional Vice President of Utility Development the Director will own all utility engagement infrastructure coordination and power delivery execution within their assigned market bridging the gap between senior portfolio leadership and project-level individual contributors.

The successful candidate will lead technically complex electrical infrastructure projects at scale build relationships with electric utilities regulators and engineering partners and take ownership of interconnection permitting and infrastructure delivery across multiple concurrent data center campus developments. You will be responsible for coordinating internal and external resources to achieve results on scope schedule and budget report progress and escalate issues for successful resolution.

Given that this is a growing team operating across an expanding portfolio you can expect daily transitions from strategic to tactical. You must be comfortable with business ambiguity and working in an entrepreneurial environment. If youre ready to shape the future of energy and data centers Tract is the place to be.

Job Responsibilities:
The candidate will have experience and practical expertise in the following:

• Own long-term execution of power development strategy in assigned state markets including all infrastructure and supply solutions required to deliver Tracts powered land product
• Lead engagement with electric utilities to develop and deliver HV and MV electrical infrastructure (transmission substation and distribution) for large-scale data center campuses
• Manage interconnection processes utility studies engineering coordination and regulatory engagement at the state level
• Oversee siting and construction coordination of transmission substation and distribution infrastructure across extensive campus developments; typical energy usage increases in 300 MW - 1000 MW increments across multiple properties in a development area
• Manage scope schedule and budget of multi-million-dollar capital infrastructure projects across multiple concurrent sites
• Coordinate with Tracts Land Strategy Engineering Environmental Regulatory and Commercial teams to ensure projects advance through milestones and support timely land transactions
• Establish KPIs and regularly report project status to VP and senior management; escalate issues proactively for resolution
• Support Fleet and end-user engagement during project turnover including energy supply agreement coordination and customer substation oversight
• Maintain continuity of utility engagement and project execution to ensure institutional resilience in assigned markets
• Recommend regulatory enhancements and policy positions to enable Tracts emerging business model
• Contribute to the development of standardized processes reporting tools and path-to-power documentation that support portfolio-wide operational maturity

Basic Qualifications (Minimum Requirements)

Education Professional Certification and Licenses

• BA or BS degree in Electrical Mechanical Civil or Power Engineering; Economics; Energy Management; Business; or a related field

Years of Experience

• 7 to 10 years of experience delivering technical infrastructure and utility contracting with demonstrated leadership in a regulated electric utility independent power producer EPC firm or large-load energy development environment

Required Experience

• Track record of successfully working with electrical utilities to develop plan and deliver HV and MV electrical infrastructure (69 kV and above)
• Management of multiple utilities engineers and contractors to deliver electrical infrastructure (greater than 50 MW) to projects
• Demonstrated success managing scope schedule and budget of multi-million-dollar capital expenditure (capex) projects
• Experience developing relationships across the full range of stakeholder organizations: utilities regulators engineering firms economic development agencies and community leaders
• Ability to translate technical engineering concepts and project status into actionable insights for executives potential investors and/or Board members

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering Energy Business Public Policy or related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) designation
• Deep influence and competence in at least one of Tracts primary markets: TX VA NV IL MN AZ AL
• Experience with ERCOT PJM MISO or other RTO/ISO interconnection processes and regulatory frameworks
• Economic analysis engineering or operational familiarity with battery storage fuel cell microgrid or similar energy technologies
• Transmission planning experience including technical aspects of power flow models
• Substation engineering or high voltage project management experience
• Demonstrated understanding of electric utility development in both regulated and deregulated markets across investor-owned utilities electric cooperatives and municipal utilities
• Demonstrated success writing and delivering due diligence reports for future substation and/or transmission projects
• Experience in data center development hyperscale infrastructure or large industrial load service
• Outstanding verbal written and presentation skills with the ability to present to high-level executives utility leadership regulators and Board members

Interpersonal / Soft Skills

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to discuss technical engineering details with engineering team members contractors utility service providers renewable energy providers and customers
• Ability to pivot from technical engineering details to presenting and discussing concepts and ideas with high-level executives potential investors or Board members
• Ability to maintain focus in a fast-paced work environment
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy and delivering high-quality work
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team managing multiple tasks and meeting multiple deadlines

Travel Expectations

• Regular travel to corporate office (Denver CO) as well as to project sites and to meet with local authorities utility executives regulators and engineering partners in support of projects
• Travel demands will fluctuate with project requirements

Annual Compensation Range: $175000 to 190000 base salary discretionary bonus

Location

• Denver CO (Headquarters); Alexandria VA; or project-proximate location
• Remote / Hybrid eligible

Tract Employment

Tract employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including 100% employer-covered medical dental and vision insurance a 401K program standard paid holidays and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.Employees may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the organizations ongoing needs.

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