Company overview:
MN8 Energy is one of the largest independent solar energy and energy storage owner-operators in the U.S., serving enterprise customers with clean energy and complementary solutions, such as battery storage and EV Charging, to enable an electrified, decarbonized world. Originally founded inside of Goldman Sachs in 2017, our fleet has grown to nearly 3-gigawatts of solar, including 850 projects across 27 states, and over 270 megawatts of battery storage projects, with each project tailored to achieve the bold decarbonization targets and goals of our more than 200 blue-chip customers. MN8 is headquartered in New York with offices in Dallas, Boca Raton, Florida and Madrid. For more information: mn8energy.com.
Position overview:
MN8 Energy is seeking a Manager / Senior Manager to play a leadership role in our entry into the large-scale data center and industrial load campus market. This is a leadership position responsible for transforming MN8’s existing land and interconnection assets into "ready-to-build" campuses for hyperscalers and data center developers. This role serves as the owner of the Powered Land product, bridging power and data center development disciplines, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and directing the technical workstreams necessary to deliver development-ready sites. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of developing data center sites, securing high-voltage interconnections, and negotiating complex commercial agreements from the perspective of a hyperscaler, developer, or major utility.
As the Sr/Manager, Large Load Development, you will:
1. Strategic Pipeline Development
- Portfolio Evaluation: Review and screen MN8’s existing operating portfolio / development pipeline to identify sites with high potential for "Powered Land” development
- Greenfield Prospecting: Direct the identification and acquisition of new land positions specifically targeted for large-scale load campuses and digital infrastructure.
2. Commercial Leadership & Monetization
- Customer Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer universe – including hyperscalers, colocation providers, neoclouds, PE / infra platforms, etc.
- Deal Structuring: Lead negotiations for site sales, build-to-suit leases, or joint venture structures that maximize value for MN8.
- Productization: Package MN8’s powered-land sites into a clear, sellable product—defining readiness milestones, packaging, and the commercial logic a customer can underwrite and buy.
3. Interconnection & Infrastructure Management
- Grid Strategy: Work with the engineering and interconnection teams to accelerate interconnection applications, EPC coordination, substation design, and transmission-level power delivery.
- Utility Relations: Leverage existing utility relationships to navigate complex queue processes, load applications, and advance load-study milestones for future campuses.
- Site Readiness & Permitting: Drive site development strategies that enable successful client deployments, ensuring critical infrastructure and regulatory requirements are secured in alignment with customer schedules and growth objectives. Act as a key liaison among utilities, government agencies, and stakeholders to accelerate project readiness and reduce execution risk.
4. Cross-Functional Execution
- Collaborate with the Strategy & Investment, Development, Regulatory, Legal, and other teams of ensure projects are de-risked and meet the internal hurdles for capital deployment.
- Advise on the integration of onsite energy storage and "behind-the-meter" solar solutions to enhance the overall value of the campuses.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- Experience: 4–8 years in energy development (preference to large load vs. generation), real estate, or digital infrastructure.
- Track Record: Direct involvement in the successful development of data center, power, or large-load projects—hands-on project work matters more than a specific MW threshold.
- Expertise: Deep understanding of the data center "Power Stack": from transmission-level interconnects and substation engineering to the real estate nuances of site control and permitting.
- Commercial Acumen: Demonstrated ability to negotiate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), load interconnection agreements, Master Services Agreements (MSAs), and other complex power / land transactions.
- Network: An existing "Rolodex" of contacts within major utilities, the power & real estate arms of major hyperscalers (AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft), new pure play AI platforms.
- Preferred: Behind-the-meter (BTM) development experience, particularly in gas/other thermal generation. Understanding of microgrid design, development, and operations is also a large plus.
How We Set You Up For Success:
At MN8, we know our most valuable resource is our people. That’s why we offer the following benefits. By investing in you, we know we are investing in the clean energy of tomorrow.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance beginning the 1st of the month following your date of hire
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays and floating holidays
- 401(k) with competitive employer match
- Parental leave
MN8 Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.