Energy Program Manager

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Data centers should be valuable assets to their customers, the grid, and the local community such that we are able to give customers what they want, where they want it, while cities and utilities are actively seeking us to build in their region.

Verrus is seeking an Energy Program Manager to support the delivery of our first wave of next‑generation, grid‑integrated data centers already in motion across multiple U.S. states. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring timely delivery of power to active development sites by working directly with utilities, transmission owners, and internal technical teams to advance interconnections from study to energization.

Over time, the role will evolve to shape how Verrus engages with utilities from “day one” of site development by helping establish a proactive, partnership‑driven model for future projects that integrates energy planning, capacity alignment, and commercial strategy from the start. You are an experienced professional who combines utility fluency, project execution skills, strategic foresight, and is someone who thrives in a fast‑moving environment bridging energy, infrastructure, and technology.

• Lead the end‑to‑end process of securing and delivering interconnections for active data center projects.
• Serve as Verrus’s day‑to‑day liaison with host utilities, building and maintaining trusted relationships that accelerate collaboration and problem‑solving.
• Coordinate internal engineering, construction, and commercial teams to align on technical and procedural requirements.
• Develop structured, early‑stage engagement models with utilities for new projects, ensuring power availability, tariff alignment, and planning considerations are integrated from initial site selection through construction.
• Support the negotiation of energy service agreements, interconnection terms, and other commercial arrangements that reflect Verrus’s unique grid‑aware capabilities.
• Partner closely with Site Selection, Design & Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Policy teams to ensure consistent execution and knowledge transfer across projects and regions.
• Develop tools, templates, and tracking systems for interconnection status, risks, and dependencies; codify lessons learned into scalable playbooks for replication across Verrus’s national portfolio.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy, Business, or related field.
• 8–12 years of experience in utility engagement, transmission/interconnection management, or large‑load infrastructure development.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi‑party grid or power delivery projects.
• Strong understanding of transmission and distribution interconnection processes, system impact studies, and utility operations.
• Excellent relationship‑building and stakeholder management skills across technical, commercial, and regulatory audiences.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with a bias for execution and problem‑solving.
• Willingness to travel regularly to utility partners and project sites.

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Energy, Business, or related field.

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000–$180,000. Compensation is determined by multiple factors, including market location, and may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary is only one part of Verrus’s comprehensive compensation package, which also includes a discretionary bonus, equity, general health benefits, and paid time off.

If you are interested in consideration for this role, please apply through  by submitting your resume with the job title in the subject line of your application email. Due to the amount of interest in Verrus’s work, we may not have the chance to follow up with you directly following your submission.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. For us, this is more than legal boilerplate; it is reflective of a deeply held belief that our success depends on our willingness to recruit, hire, empower, compensate, reward, and promote the best and brightest individuals, of all backgrounds and characteristics.