Manager, Energy Contract Administration in New York at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Energy Contract Administration based in United States.

This is a hands-on, player-coach role overseeing energy regulatory compliance and the post-execution administration of complex energy agreements.
You will help protect the organization’s license to operate by ensuring registrations, licenses, filings, renewals, and other obligations are completed accurately and on time.
The role spans electricity, natural gas, utility relationships, energy procurement, and market activities supporting high-density data center operations.
You will serve as a central coordinator across Energy, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Treasury, Credit, Procurement, Sustainability, Legal, and Site Development teams.
Externally, you will work with utilities, regulators, ISO/RTO organizations, energy suppliers, advisors, and other stakeholders.
You will also build scalable processes, controls, dashboards, and workflows that improve compliance visibility and audit readiness.
As the organization grows, this position will have opportunities to lead people and third-party resources while shaping the future of energy operations.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of regulatory requirements covering energy activities, data center sites, utility relationships, energy procurement, and market participation.
• Manage federal, state, utility, and ISO/RTO registrations, licenses, certifications, reports, renewals, attestations, and applicable fee payments.
• Coordinate regulatory filings involving electricity and natural gas activities, public utility commissions, energy agencies, utilities, ISO/RTO organizations, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration, as applicable.
• Maintain a centralized regulatory calendar covering filing and renewal dates, responsible parties, data requirements, approvals, and evidence of completion.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical procedures, controls, action plans, ownership models, and operational responsibilities.
• Coordinate the collection, validation, approval, and submission of data supporting regulatory filings and reports.
• Identify compliance gaps, missed obligations, emerging risks, and corrective actions, escalating issues promptly when required.
• Maintain comprehensive compliance evidence, including licenses, filing confirmations, approvals, correspondence, calculations, workpapers, and audit documentation.
• Administer the post-execution lifecycle of energy-related agreements, including utility service, interconnection, transmission, power supply, power purchase, natural gas, credit support, collateral, guaranty, and security arrangements.
• Track contractual milestones, notice periods, performance obligations, renewals, extensions, amendments, assignments, certifications, and other deadlines.
• Partner with Legal and Energy teams during contract negotiations by providing obligation analyses, historical records, operational information, and administrative support.
• Coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Credit, Energy Procurement, and Operations to monitor deposits, letters of credit, guarantees, collateral postings, and other financial assurance requirements.
• Design and maintain scalable policies, procedures, checklists, workflows, responsibility matrices, approval controls, and quality-control processes.
• Develop dashboards and management reports covering regulatory status, contract milestones, upcoming deadlines, open issues, audits, and compliance risks.
• Maintain accurate information across contract-management, regulatory, ERP, and document-management systems while ensuring appropriate retention, version control, and confidentiality.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring filings, reminders, document collection, data validation, and reporting activities.
• Build strong relationships with utilities, regulators, ISO/RTO organizations, suppliers, consultants, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders.
• Train business owners on compliance responsibilities, documentation standards, contractual obligations, and escalation procedures.
• Manage, mentor, and develop regulatory analysts, contract administrators, consultants, or other support resources as assigned.
• Drive continuous improvement that increases accuracy, reduces manual effort, strengthens audit readiness, and clarifies ownership across the organization.

• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in energy regulatory compliance, regulatory reporting, utility administration, energy contract administration, or a closely related field.
• Meaningful experience in electric power, natural gas, utility, retail energy, wholesale energy, or ISO/RTO environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume, deadline-driven regulatory filings or comparable compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience working with state regulatory agencies, utilities, ISO/RTO organizations, legal counsel, and cross-functional internal teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory calendars, licensing, reporting requirements, audits, document controls, and compliance evidence.
• Ability to interpret contracts, tariffs, regulations, and agency instructions and convert complex requirements into clear operational actions.
• Experience collecting, reconciling, validating, and presenting information from multiple business units and systems.
• Exceptional organization and deadline-management skills, with the ability to manage numerous filings, agreements, obligations, and stakeholder requests simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, energy, public administration, legal studies, finance, accounting, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant education and industry experience may be considered.
• Experience supporting large-load customers, data centers, industrial energy users, power-intensive facilities, or utility economic-development programs is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with organized electricity markets such as ERCOT, PJM, ISO New England, MISO, NYISO, SPP, or CAISO is a plus.
• Knowledge of multi-state electric or natural gas licensing and reporting requirements is preferred.
• Familiarity with public utility commission requirements, utility tariffs, FERC requirements, ISO/RTO rules, and EIA reporting is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail, commercial awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to escalate issues appropriately.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a rapidly growing, international, and highly dynamic environment with significant ownership and accountability.

• Base salary: $112,000–$140,000 USD.
• Competitive overall compensation and benefits package.
• Career growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• Flexibility and meaningful ownership over responsibilities and processes.
• Collaborative, innovative, and fast-moving work environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale energy and infrastructure initiatives supporting AI and advanced computing.
• Exposure to complex energy markets, regulatory environments, utilities, and data center operations.
• International environment with talented, multidisciplinary teams.
• Opportunity to build scalable processes and influence how energy compliance and contract administration evolve as the organization grows.
• People-focused culture emphasizing trust, autonomy, professional development, and meaningful impact.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to an inclusive and diverse environment.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process for qualified applicants who require them.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the country where they apply and able to provide appropriate employment eligibility documentation.