Director, Power Supply
DC BLOX · United States · 3 days ago
RemoteRemoteManagementFull-time
Description
The Director, Power Supply leads the team in maturing and deploying Purchase Power Agreements, microgrid and on-site power generation strategies, and sustainability goals across DC Blox’s growing footprint. The position is senior-level, requiring strong business expertise, strategic vision, and a focus on optimizing power supply to Datacenter campuses.
Essential Duties
- Lead business assessments for integrating power generation and microgrid solutions (e.g., Small Modular Reactors, gas turbines, fuel cells, long-duration batteries, solar, wind, geothermal) into data centers, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and sustainability
- Formulate energy procurement strategies, optimizing purchase power agreements (PPAs)
- Source, structure, and negotiate commercial supply agreements for natural gas, liquid fuels, and alternative feedstocks to support on-site generation, bridging power, and backup energy systems
- Evaluate emerging energy technologies including hydrogen fuel cells, long-duration storage, and small modular reactors (SMRs)
- Manage regulatory risk by tracking changes in utility tariffs and wholesale market designs
- Lead business negotiations involved in deployment of multi-megawatt data center microgrids
- Integrate diverse assets including utility feeds, on-site solar, battery storage (BESS), and backup generation
- Maximize microgrid monetization through grid services, peak shaving, and energy arbitrage
- Manage capital expenditure and operational expenditure budgets for energy infrastructure
- Build financial models to justify energy investments
- Negotiate complex interconnection agreements and utility contracts