Energy Procurement Manager

Opportunity



Edged has an exciting opportunity for an Energy Procurement Manager. In this position, you will work directly with the Energy & Investments teams and coordinate with Operations, Sales, and Finance teams to maintain clear communication and alignment on project goals and progress. In this role, you will be responsible for such tasks as helping to lead and manage evaluating business growth opportunities, assessing and presenting energy market intelligence, ensuring alignment with client needs and company objectives, developing and maintaining critical external relationships, ensuring successful energy transactions, etc.

Edged is highly selective about the people we bring on board because our mission depends on it. Progress happens quickly, and we must be able to trust one another to be transparent, communicative, strategic, reliable, and driven. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with a sense of humility and a hunger to make a positive impact in the world. We offer flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value.



Key Responsibilities



Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support strategic engagement with power utilities across the North American portfolio, including both developing new relationships as well as maintaining existing relationships.
• Support power due diligence for prospective sites, including negotiation and execution of utility service agreements and infrastructure construction agreements.
• Support a variety of energy reporting needs that are utilized by internal stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with Investments team, Legal, Operations, and Design and Construction teams to help foster a cohesive energy acquisition management program.
• Support Edged’s needs for behind the meter power solutions, including natural gas supply and electricity generation technology vetting (both existing and new). Provide technical support to internal stakeholders to further understanding. 
• Support Edged’s demand response program development.
• Stay updated on energy industry technologies and innovations to support Edged’s energy strategy development and advancement. 
• Stay updated on relevant energy regulations as appropriate for Edged’s current and future energy strategy execution.
• Document and record successful processes and policies
  
  

Skills & Requirements

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, energy management, or equivalent professional experience
• 5-10 years of energy industry experience, with deep industry contacts for support. 
• Knowledge of regulated utilities and ISOs/RTOs, including transmission system planning and rate design
• Exposure working with deregulated energy markets
• Experience negotiating contracts with utilities, retail electricity providers, and renewable developers including PPA’s and ESA’s
• Willingness to travel as required to fulfill job responsibilities
  
  

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Experience with evaluating onsite generation for data centers or other industrial consumers
• Demonstrated experience working directly with executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization
• Sufficient maturity to exercise independent judgment on basic projects and assignments.
• Strong analytical abilities, including problem solving and decision making.
• Ability to deliver quality, accurate work within established deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate a questioning attitude to learn, produce results and develop relationships – internal and external to Edged.
•  Strong written and oral communication skills
• Expert with Excel and PowerPoint