Energy Strategy & Operations Manager

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The Consultant Energy Strategy & Operations acts as a senior extension to the Director Energy Strategy & Operations helping operationalize QTS energy strategy and maintain a single trusted forward-looking view of power availability interconnection status load growth infrastructure readiness costs risks and constraints. Reporting to the Director the Consultant Energy Strategy owns and governs assigned energy datasets leads cross-functional validation of energy inputs and produces the executive- board- and Blackstone-ready reporting and scenario analysis that inform growth development sequencing customer commitments and capital allocation in a rapidly scaling environment.

What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)

Energy Data Ownership & Governance

Own enterprise definitions standards and controls for assigned energy- and power-related data utility capacity interconnection milestones load forecasts energy costs contracts constraints and risks.

Help maintain the single source of truth for energy metrics used in executive board and Blackstone reporting.

Cross-Functional Energy Operations Review

Review and validate energy inputs from Energy Development Operations and Finance ensuring site-level realities align with enterprise planning assumptions.

Surface delivery risks timing mismatches and tradeoffs early to the Director.

Energy Strategy Execution & Reporting

Operationalize the strategy through clear metrics dashboards and reporting that track power availability versus demand development sequencing and execution risk.

Produce and own assigned energy-related executive board and Blackstone materials.

Forward-Looking Scenario & Capacity Planning

Drive scenario analysis around load growth market expansion utility timelines alternative energy solutions and policy changes.

Provide leadership with decision-ready tradeoffs and risk assessments that inform development sequencing customer commitments and capital allocation.

Governance & Capability Building

Establish and improve repeatable governance and review processes that reduce late-stage surprises and ad hoc data reconciliation; guide analysts and raise the quality bar.

Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)

• Bachelors degree in Business Economics Finance Engineering Data Analytics or a field related with 8 years of experience or a
  Masters degree (MA/MS/MBA) with 5 years of relevant experience in energy/utilities strategy analytics or business operations.
• Hands-on experience owning datasets dashboards and executive / investor reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with strong analytical and modeling skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional stakeholders and produce executive-ready materials.

Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)

• Masters degree (MA/MS/MBA) is preferred.
• Working knowledge of power markets utility interconnection load forecasting energy costs or generation / infrastructure technologies.
• Power BI or similar BI / visualization tools; experience with structured data governance and management.
• Program/portfolio management or data-governance experience.
• Experience in energy utilities power infrastructure or large-scale data center / service-provider environments; strategy & operations or chief-of-staff exposure.

Other Key Skills: (KSAs)

• Excellent verbal written and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to translate energy data and strategy into structured decision-ready insights.
• Working command of data governance dashboards scenario analysis and executive / investor reporting.
• Ability to coordinate and influence across a matrixed cross-functional organization.
• Comfort operating in a fast-growing dynamic and often ambiguous environment.
• Unwavering commitment to customer service and QTS core values (Integrity Character Trust; Action Innovation Accountability; Team).

In accordance with applicable law the following represents a reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role if hired in Virginia. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidates starting salary will be determined based on permissible non-discriminatory factors such as skills experience and geographic location.

The estimated pay range for this role if based in Virginia is:

Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidates starting salary will be determined based on permissible non-discriminatory factors such as skills experience and geographic location.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

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