Energy Manager (Clean and Renewable Energy)

Meta's Global Energy Team is seeking a highly experienced and self-motivated energy professional to identify, develop, negotiate, and manage clean and renewable energy supply solutions for our growing fleet of data centers. The Energy Manager (Clean and Renewable Energy) will support the continued development and execution of Meta's global energy strategy centered on a supply portfolio of cost-competitive clean and renewable energy sources consistent with the company's overall strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record for developing optimal renewable energy supply solutions by creatively leveraging their skills and significant experience across a spectrum of renewable energy supply issues including project development, finance, commercial, regulatory, market, technical, legal, and tax.

Energy Manager (Clean and Renewable Energy) Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, creation, development, negotiation, and execution of opportunities to secure new cost competitive sources of clean and renewable energy for Meta's operations


• Support domestic and international, as needed, data center site selection and development activities


• Collaborate with internal organizations including sustainability, legal, tax, engineering, and finance to implement supply solutions


• Develop and grow relationships with key suppliers, developers, regulators, and other stakeholders


• Take an active role in regulatory processes and influence the design of new clean and renewable energy supply solutions offered by utilities and other suppliers


• Support continued evolution and execution of Meta's renewable energy supply strategy for domestic and potentially international data centers


• Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the renewable energy industry and communicate key trends, risks and potential impacts to management


• Lead and support various energy projects as needed, including technology assessment and commercial negotiations for carbon reduction and removal transactions


• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (10% to 20% at times)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business, sustainability, corporate responsibility, or technically related field


• 8+ years experience in developing, acquiring, performing due diligence, and negotiating definitive agreements for utility-scale renewable energy solutions including wind, solar and storage projects


• Experience representing business interests to senior leadership teams of potential suppliers, utilities, and other stakeholders


• Experience working with detailed financial models of renewable energy projects, identifying key risks and sensitivities, and leading all related due diligence efforts (financial, commercial, technical, development)


• Experience managing multiple projects and collaborating with all internal and external stakeholders and consultants


• Experience in utility and grid interconnection processes


• Experience in leading negotiations and projects


• Experience in communicating commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or J.D.