Director-Commercial Power Development Projects

Primary Purpose

The Director of Power Generation for Integrated Logistics Solutions will lead development and coordination of customer-focused solutions across power generation and related infrastructure needs. This role will support opportunity origination, market and customer analysis, project scoping, commercial structuring, and execution planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and coordination of Integrated Logistics Solutions opportunities, with an emphasis on power generation and large-load customer needs.
• Identify, evaluate, and advance power generation opportunities that leverage Tallgrass capabilities in natural gas transmission, CO2 transportation and sequestration, water supply, project execution, and operations.
• Support behind-the-meter power generation transactions, utility partnerships, customer solutions, and related infrastructure development opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, utilities, developers, producers, marketers, internal stakeholders, and strategic partners.
• Cookordination with commercial, engineering, project management, operations, finance, legal, regulatory, rates, and environmental teams to assess scope, cost, feasibility, risk, timing, and execution requirements.
• Develop business cases, feasibility assessments, economic analyses, proposals, presentations, and recommendations for leadership review.
• Support contract development and commercial negotiations, including customer agreements, partnership arrangements, amendments, renewals, and related commercial terms.
• Maintain an opportunity pipeline and provide clear reporting on status, risks, next steps, economics, and resource needs.
• Help establish repeatable processes for opportunity intake, evaluation, prioritization, approval, and execution.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with company policies, compliance requirements, safety expectations, and standards of professional conduct.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, economics, energy management, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in energy, infrastructure, commercial development, project development, operations, strategy, finance, or related roles.
• Experience evaluating commercial opportunities, customer solutions, infrastructure projects, contracts, economics, risks, and execution requirements.
• Familiarity with power generation, utilities, large-load customers, energy infrastructure, natural gas, CO2, water, or related markets.
• Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and translate complex business, technical, and operational inputs into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in a new role, build structure, prioritize opportunities, and move initiatives from concept toward execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with behind-the-meter power generation, utility partnerships, large-load customer development, ISO/RTO markets, or energy infrastructure development.
• Experience supporting commercial agreements, project economics, feasibility studies, asset development, acquisitions, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships.
• Knowledge of regulatory, permitting, environmental, and compliance considerations in energy or infrastructure projects.
• Paralegal certification, law degree, appraiser certification or training, energy management degree, farm & ranch management or agronomy related degree, training, or experience, IRWA Sr. Agent certification (SR/WA).
• Knowledge of and prior experience with land related computer applications, such as Google Earth, ESRI, Quorum, and SteelShire.
• Knowledge of and prior experience obtaining necessary regulatory orders and approvals relating to drilling Class II, Class VI, or oil and gas wells.
• Technical understanding of oil and gas lease forms, Pooling/Unitization Agreements, Operating Agreements, Farmout Agreements, and various negotiable contracts typically used in exploration activities.
• Knowledge of and prior experience estimating land related costs and providing direct supervision and management for linear, complex infrastructure projects.