Utility Business Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Where You'll Work
• If based outside of our Houston or San Francisco hubs, this role will be based remotely from your home office. You must be willing to frequently travel to job sites, customer meetings and our hub offices when necessary.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility contacts, including cooperatives, municipal utilities, and regional providers, to identify and secure available power capacity for future data center projects.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for utilities throughout the interconnection and service request process.
• Collaborate with utility economic development teams to identify prospective sites and secure land and power commitments.
• Interpret and navigate utility tariffs, service policies, and cost responsibilities (e.g., CIAC, FEA).
• Coordinate closely with internal teams (engineering, construction, land acquisition) and external partners to advance project timelines.
• Evaluate technical feasibility of interconnection opportunities, translating utility plans, engineering drawings, and construction schedules into actionable internal updates.
• Manage multiple simultaneous interconnection efforts, ensuring timely progress across various markets.
• Operate comfortably in ambiguous or unstructured environments, solving problems where established processes may not yet exist.
• Travel up to 30% to utility meetings, project sites, and industry events.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in electrical infrastructure, utility coordination, business development, or grid interconnection.
• Strong understanding of power systems architecture, electrical design, and interconnection processes.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with utilities to secure interconnection points or expand grid capacity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills; capable of managing multiple concurrent interconnection efforts.
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure and site development processes.
• Willingness to travel as needed to build relationships and advance projects.
• Bonus Points
• Experience working with cooperative utilities, municipal utilities, or regional power providers.
• Familiarity with utility economic development processes.
• Understanding of utility planning, extensions, upgrades, and interconnection timelines.
• Knowledge of regulated vs. deregulated energy markets.
• Experience with utility rate modeling, cost impact assessments, or load forecasting.
• Familiarity with NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO standards or interconnection protocols.
• Experience supporting hyperscale or modular data center developments.
• Hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving in power infrastructure or utility-facing roles.

Benefits

Additional Information

Why join Giga The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here. The Impact : Every person at Giga touches the work that matters. No layers, no waiting for approval chains. You'll see your fingerprints on what we ship. The Team: A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure. We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more. The Moment : AI doesn't run without power, and that's us. Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution. This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.

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