Senior Manager, Utility Contracts

As Senior Manager, Utility Contracts, you will sit within the Energy Development Group (EDG) and own the full lifecycle of Crusoe's utility infrastructure agreements: negotiating new agreements and amendments with serving utilities, and managing the obligations under executed agreements across our data center portfolio. You will be the person who knows every deadline, every deliverable, and every counterparty commitment. You will work hand-in-hand with our real estate, power engineering, legal, and finance teams, and help shape the obligation-management platform we are building to scale this function across every future project. This is a role for someone who has lived inside the utility world - who reads tariffs and connection requirements fluently, understands how utilities think about interconnection, cost recovery, and reliability obligations, and can lead negotiations with utility commercial and legal teams.

Responsibilities

Utility Agreement Negotiation: Lead the negotiation of utility infrastructure agreements for new and existing data center campuses - construction agreements, operating agreements, transfer agreements, and amendments - in coordination with EDG commercial leads, outside counsel, and utility counterparties; Obligation Management: Own the responsibility matrix for each project's agreement stack - every obligation tracked with its contractual cite, deadline, owner, and status; Utility Requirements & Compliance: Serve as EDG's authority on utility requirements - tariff provisions, end-user connection requirements, metering and interconnection specifications, Good Utility Practice, and NERC / RTO reliability obligations for large loads; Construction agreements: Manage the contractual side of customer-build programs - design package submittals, procurement compliance against utility approved lists, commissioning and title transfer sequencing, easement and land-rights deliverables, and closeout obligations; Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the connective tissue between EDG, Real Estate, Power Engineering, Legal, Finance, and data center tenants on everything touching the utility agreements; Executive Reporting: Provide leadership with clear, current visibility into obligation status, upcoming deadlines, counterparty performance, and contract risks across the portfolio

Requirements

Deep Utility Experience: 8+ years in the electric utility sector, at a utility, or negotiating and managing utility agreements on behalf of large customers or developers - with direct experience in large-load interconnection, energy service / electric service agreements, and utility construction agreements; Utility Requirements Fluency: Strong working command of utility tariffs, end-user connection requirements, interconnection processes, metering standards, and reliability obligations (NERC standards, RTO/ISO requirements such as MISO, ERCOT, or CAISO large-load rules); EPC Exposure: Hands-on familiarity with the engineering, procurement, and construction lifecycle - design reviews, procurement standards, commissioning, and project closeout; Negotiation Track Record: Demonstrated success negotiating complex infrastructure agreements with utility counterparties; Contract Management Rigor: Exceptional organization and attention to detail; Cross-Functional Communication: Ability to translate contract language into clear actions for engineers, real estate teams, finance, and executives; Location: Based in, or willing to relocate to, Dallas, TX or San Francisco, CA

Nice to have

Experience supporting hyperscale data center, large industrial, or other large-load development projects; Familiarity with behind-the-meter / bring-your-own-capacity structures, customer-build lead lines, or asset transfer agreements with utilities; Experience implementing contract lifecycle management or obligation-tracking tools; Utility regulatory exposure (state commission proceedings, tariff filings)

Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity packages; Restricted Stock Units; Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs; Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance; Employer contributions to HSA account; Paid parental leave; Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability; Professional development & tuition reimbursement; Mental health & wellness support; Commuter benefits (parking & transit); Cell phone stipend; 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary; Volunteer time off; Global travel insurance & emergency assistance; Daily meals allowance; Additional perks & programs specific to location