Director-Commercial Power Development Projects

Primary purpose:

The Director of Power Generation for Integrated Logistics Solutions will lead development and coordination of customer-focused solutions across power generation and related infrastructure needs. This role will support opportunity origination, market and customer analysis, project scoping, commercial structuring, and execution planning.

The ideal candidate has strong energy or infrastructure experience, commercial judgment, project development discipline, and the ability to work across various disciplines including technical, operational, financial, legal, as well as customer-facing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development and coordination of Integrated Logistics Solutions opportunities, with an emphasis on power generation and large-load customer needs.
• Identify, evaluate, and advance power generation opportunities that leverage Tallgrass capabilities in natural gas transmission, CO2 transportation and sequestration, water supply, project execution, and operations.
• Support behind-the-meter power generation transactions, utility partnerships, customer solutions, and related infrastructure development opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, utilities, developers, producers, marketers, internal stakeholders, and strategic partners.
• Coordinate with commercial, engineering, project management, operations, finance, legal, regulatory, rates, and environmental teams to assess scope, cost, feasibility, risk, timing, and execution requirements.
• Develop business cases, feasibility assessments, economic analyses, proposals, presentations, and recommendations for leadership review.
• Support contract development and commercial negotiations, including customer agreements, partnership arrangements, amendments, renewals, and related commercial terms.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, competitor activity, regulatory considerations, and organized market developments that may affect ILS and power generation opportunities.
• Maintain an opportunity pipeline and provide clear reporting on status, risks, next steps, economics, and resource needs.
• Help establish repeatable processes for opportunity intake, evaluation, prioritization, approval, and execution.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with company policies, compliance requirements, safety expectations, and standards of professional conduct.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, economics, energy management, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in energy, infrastructure, commercial development, project development, operations, strategy, finance, or related roles.
• Experience evaluating commercial opportunities, customer solutions, infrastructure projects, contracts, economics, risks, and execution requirements.
• Familiarity with power generation, utilities, large-load customers, energy infrastructure, natural gas, CO2, water, or related markets.
• Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and translate complex business, technical, and operational inputs into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in a new role, build structure, prioritize opportunities, and move initiatives from concept toward execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with behind-the-meter power generation, utility partnerships, large-load customer development, ISO/RTO markets, or energy infrastructure development.
• Experience supporting commercial agreements, project economics, feasibility studies, asset development, acquisitions, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships.
• Knowledge of regulatory, permitting, environmental, and compliance considerations in energy or infrastructure projects.
• MBA, advanced technical degree, or related professional certification preferred but not required.

Position Impact

This role will help Integrated Logistics Solutions build a disciplined opportunity pipeline, improve coordination between customer needs and internal capabilities, and support growth in power generation and related infrastructure solutions. 

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