Project Manager, Utility Connections

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Project Manager, Utility Connections

Does the thought of joining one of the fastest-growing, privately held data center companies sound exciting to you? Do you enjoy collaborating with team members to drive and operate some of the industry’s leading and most innovative infrastructure solutions?

At Aligned Data Centers, not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability.  

We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan.  Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events. Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful! 

As a part of our exciting growth, we are hiring for a Project Manager, Utility Connections.

The Project Manager, Utility Connections will support Aligned’s expansion efforts in the U.S. in leading the following efforts:

• Manage large scale and technically complex power infrastructure projects by facilitating close collaboration between both internal and external stakeholders
• Primary point of contact in managing the day-to-day interactions with utility project teams to support Aligned’s site development plans
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project schedules and budgets
• Collaborate with the internal teams and utilities on the planning and implementation of load forecasts
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Track and report on status and schedule of power delivery timelines 
• Serve on the diligence team to advise and evaluate utility capacity feasibility of potential new sites 
• Establish and grow business and technical relationships that contribute to the success of Aligned in key markets

This role will partner with the following functions within Aligned:

• Executive Leadership
• Commercial/Sales
• Strategy & Development (Real Estate)
• CTO (Land Enablement, Engineering, and Power Generation)
• Platform Delivery (Construction)
• ESG
• Legal
• Finance/Accounting

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of demonstrated energy/utility project management experience in any of the following domains: construction, operations, technical project management, transmission, generation, or distribution development
• Demonstrated expertise collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to power infrastructure or capacity commitments
• Utility engineering, design, and project management experience
• Contracting and contract management
• Substation engineering, medium voltage, or high voltage
• Demonstrated understanding of electric utility development in regulated or deregulated markets for the following: RTOs/ISOs, investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, and county/municipally owned utilities
• Track record of successfully collaborating with utility consultants or electrical utilities to plan, design, or contract for energy infrastructure

COMPETENCIES:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Change Management - Develops workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Prepares and supports those affected by change; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
• Dependability - Follows instructio