Iron Mountain
Data Centers Energy Strategist
– Iron Mountain
Location: Richmond, VA
Pay Range: $107,500.00/yr – $143,300.00/yr
Responsibilities
Develop and drive the interconnection strategy for prospective and operational IMDC data center sites, ensuring alignment with power availability, regulatory frameworks, and the company’s sustainability/renewables goals.
Assess and qualify sites based on power delivery timelines, interconnection feasibility, utility capacity, and energy cost projections.
Lead negotiations and management of interconnection agreements with utilities/ISOs, including power delivery contracts, grid impact studies, and capacity reservations.
Coordinate with permitting, entitlement, and regulatory bodies to secure approvals needed for interconnection infrastructure (e.g., switchyards, substations, feeder lines).
Evaluate power transmission and distribution infrastructure requirements and risks, including delivering power from the grid or via on-site / near-site generation or renewables.
Establish financial models, projections, and risk analyses for interconnection costs, grid upgrade costs, energy price volatility, capacity/rate tariffs, and utility interconnection timelines.
Define interconnection build‑out schedules, milestones, and coordinate with external partners, utilities, engineering firms, and contractors to track, validate, and de‑risk delivery.
Monitor regulatory or policy developments affecting interconnection, grid access, tariffs, interconnection queue delays, utility capacity planning, etc. Feed those into strategy.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in energy strategy, procurement, utility relations, or project development for energy‑intensive consumers, such as data centers.
Strong knowledge of utility interconnection processes, electrical infrastructure, renewable energy sourcing, and energy market dynamics (e.g., tariffs, regulations). Experience negotiating with executives from utilities and regulatory bodies.
Proven ability in leading complex, large‑scale projects and effectively communicating technical concepts to non‑technical executive stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, environmental, or an energy‑related discipline.
Experience with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies related to energy, interconnection, and permitting.
Willingness/ability to travel (~25‑50%) to sites, utility offices, stakeholders.
Requisition: J0096380
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Business Development and Sales
Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.
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– Iron Mountain
Location: Richmond, VA
Pay Range: $107,500.00/yr – $143,300.00/yr
Responsibilities
Develop and drive the interconnection strategy for prospective and operational IMDC data center sites, ensuring alignment with power availability, regulatory frameworks, and the company’s sustainability/renewables goals.
Assess and qualify sites based on power delivery timelines, interconnection feasibility, utility capacity, and energy cost projections.
Lead negotiations and management of interconnection agreements with utilities/ISOs, including power delivery contracts, grid impact studies, and capacity reservations.
Coordinate with permitting, entitlement, and regulatory bodies to secure approvals needed for interconnection infrastructure (e.g., switchyards, substations, feeder lines).
Evaluate power transmission and distribution infrastructure requirements and risks, including delivering power from the grid or via on-site / near-site generation or renewables.
Establish financial models, projections, and risk analyses for interconnection costs, grid upgrade costs, energy price volatility, capacity/rate tariffs, and utility interconnection timelines.
Define interconnection build‑out schedules, milestones, and coordinate with external partners, utilities, engineering firms, and contractors to track, validate, and de‑risk delivery.
Monitor regulatory or policy developments affecting interconnection, grid access, tariffs, interconnection queue delays, utility capacity planning, etc. Feed those into strategy.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in energy strategy, procurement, utility relations, or project development for energy‑intensive consumers, such as data centers.
Strong knowledge of utility interconnection processes, electrical infrastructure, renewable energy sourcing, and energy market dynamics (e.g., tariffs, regulations). Experience negotiating with executives from utilities and regulatory bodies.
Proven ability in leading complex, large‑scale projects and effectively communicating technical concepts to non‑technical executive stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, environmental, or an energy‑related discipline.
Experience with local, state, and federal regulatory bodies related to energy, interconnection, and permitting.
Willingness/ability to travel (~25‑50%) to sites, utility offices, stakeholders.
Requisition: J0096380
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Business Development and Sales
Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.
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