Senior Associate, Energy Strategy & Procurement

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About Aligned DC

Gas-fired generation BTM generation solutions

Responsibilities

• Power Market Strategy & Analysis Support evaluation of utility service options, generation alternatives, and power supply structures.
• Analyze power market developments across ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP, and other key regions.
• Track power prices, basis trends, congestion patterns, capacity markets, and resource adequacy developments.
• Maintain intelligence on emerging markets, regulatory, and technology developments impacting data center power procurement.
• Utility & Regulatory Support Support utility engagement efforts related to new campus development.
• Assist with analysis of tariffs, rate structures, interconnection requirements, and load growth programs.
• Monitor regulatory proceedings and policy developments that may impact power delivery, generation, transmission, or large-load customers.
• Develop briefing materials for internal stakeholders.
• Commercial Transaction Support Support energy procurement initiatives including: Utility service agreements Energy supply agreements Power & capacity purchases Transmission arrangements Short-term and long-term procurement activities Manage data rooms, due diligence requests, RFP processes, and internal transaction tracking.
• Natural Gas Market Support Develop working knowledge of: Natural gas supply fundamentals
• Pipeline infrastructure Transportation agreements
• Fuel supply economics
• Leadership presentations
• Investment committee materials
• Site strategy summaries
• Risk assessments Commercial recommendation memos
• Support cross-functional teams including
• Development, Finance, Construction, Legal, Utility Infrastructure, and Operations.

Requirements

• Engineering Economics Finance Energy Management Business Related technical discipline 3-7 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following: Utilities IPPs Power marketers
• Energy consulting Energy procurement
• Digital infrastructure development RTOs/ISOs Large commercial or industrial energy management
• Utility rate structures
• Capacity markets Transmission systems

Renewable generation Energy economics

• Power purchase agreements Transmission service agreements Capacity products Resource adequacy frameworks Exposure to natural gas markets, pipelines, or gas-fired generation.
• Advanced Excel modeling capability.

Preferred

• Experience in ERCOT, PJM, MISO, or SPP.
• Experience supporting energy transactions or utility negotiations.

Benefits

• Fuel supply alternatives

Fundamental understanding of

Wholesale electricity markets

Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical tools.