VP, Power Generation Development

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

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Switch

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2000

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Switch is a world-leading technology infrastructure company that specializes in exascale data center ecosystems and innovative telecommunications solutions. The company focuses on providing enterprise-class, emerging hybrid cloud technology solutions while emphasizing sustainability and social responsibility. Switch operates multiple data centers across the U. S. , offering colocation and edge data center services tailored to the needs of its diverse clientele, including global logistics and e-commerce firms.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute the long-term strategy for Switch's utility-scale power generation and battery energy storage portfolio • Lead the full development lifecycle for new generation projects from site evaluation through commercial operation • Identify, evaluate, and advance greenfield and brownfield development opportunities across competitive power markets • Direct multiple concurrent development projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, schedules, budgets, and risk tolerance • Lead project planning for gas-fired generation, battery energy storage systems, and other emerging generation technologies • Evaluate technology options based on performance, reliability, emissions, operating characteristics, lifecycle costs, and commercial competitiveness • Develop project investment cases, capital cost estimates, financial models, schedules, and risk assessments to support executive decision-making • Lead interconnection strategy, transmission planning, and utility coordination activities • Oversee environmental permitting, land use approvals, air quality permitting, water resources, zoning, and other regulatory requirements • Negotiate commercial agreements including land control, fuel supply, transportation, EPC interfaces, equipment procurement, and development services • Build and maintain relationships with utilities, regulators, ISOs/RTOs, EPC firms, OEMs, consultants, landowners, community stakeholders, and strategic customers • Partner with Finance, Legal, Engineering, Construction, Commercial, and Operations teams to develop competitive infrastructure solutions • Monitor energy markets, regulatory developments, technology trends, and customer demand to identify future growth opportunities • Present project recommendations, portfolio updates, investment strategies, and business cases to executive leadership and Board-level stakeholders • Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing project development organization while establishing scalable processes, governance, and performance expectations.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Management, Finance, or a related field • 10+ years of progressive experience leading utility-scale power generation or energy infrastructure development • Demonstrated success developing gas-fired generation projects, including simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities • Experience developing utility-scale battery energy storage projects • Experience leading projects from early-stage development through commercial operation, acquisition, or ready-to-build status • Strong understanding of competitive wholesale power markets, interconnection processes, transmission planning, permitting, and utility regulation • Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing large development portfolios • Strong understanding of project economics, capital planning, project finance, and infrastructure risk management • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing relationships with executive stakeholders, regulators, consultants, contractors, and utilities • Excellent executive communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• A Culture of Karma • Industry Leading Designs • Career Stability & Growth • Generous Benefits Package