Rowan Digital Infrastructure - Energy Strategy Lead, New Markets
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (engineering, business, economics, construction management, real estate, or related discipline). • MBA or advanced degree preferred. • 15+ years of experience developing power infrastructure for large, energy‑intensive assets (e.g., data centers, industrial facilities, infrastructure projects), • Demonstrated experience negotiating interconnection, transmission, and long‑term power agreements with utilities, TSOs, or renewable developers. • Proven track record leading multi‑team, multi‑year initiatives with material business impact. • Deep technical expertise in transmission and distribution infrastructure, with strong working knowledge of power market structures and regulatory frameworks. • Experience working with hyperscale or large enterprise data center customers strongly preferred. • Exceptional executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex topics clearly to senior leadership and Boards. • Strong strategic judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving, highly cross‑functional environments. • Fueled by Excellence & Collaboration • At Rowan, we are a distributed team united by a common mission to transform data center delivery. Across our two offices, we offer a hybrid work environment supported by the teamwork, technology, and in-office gathering time to help you be successful. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado and have an office in Seattle, Washington. Our team of talented and passionate individuals is spread out across the U.S. • Here to support you • At Rowan, we want to make sure you can do great work. We offer competitive benefits focused on helping you be and achieve your best. • Hybrid working environment • Team building and educational opportunities • Generous benefits package including robust health benefits and a 401(k) company contribution • Unlimited PTO • Competitive compensation and bonus plan
Responsibilities
• Define and Own Energy Strategy, New Market • Define, own, and deliver Rowan’s multi‑year new market energy strategy, ensuring alignment with company growth plans, customer requirements, and sustainability commitments. • Set function‑wide priorities and guide market entry and expansion decisions across power markets • Influence company‑level strategy by integrating energy availability, grid constraints, alternative power solutions, and regulatory considerations into siting and investment decisions. • Lead Energy Development & Execution • Originate, structure, and execute complex energy solutions to support large‑scale data center campuses, including grid interconnections, transmission upgrades, on‑site generation, storage, and renewable procurement. • Lead negotiations with utilities, TSOs, regulators, and energy partners for interconnection, electrical service, and long‑term energy agreements. • Develop creative, market‑specific solutions that accelerate timelines and mitigate constraints in capacity‑limited or highly regulated environments. • Cross‑Functional & External Leadership • Act as Rowan’s senior energy representative with utility executives, regulators, government agencies, and major customers • Build deep partnerships across Development, Real Estate, Finance, Legal, Sustainability, and Business Development teams to ensure integrated decision‑making and execution. • Governance, Risk, and Business Case Ownership • Build and own investment cases for energy infrastructure and commercial agreements; align executive leadership and the Board on risk, return, and execution strategy. • Anticipate regulatory, market, and grid‑related risks; develop mitigation strategies for factors outside Rowan’s direct control.
Benefits
• $185K – $215K • Offers Bonus • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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