Power Origination Managerdata center role guide.
A power origination manager sources and qualifies sites and supply options with deliverable power, then helps close them.
- Est. base salary
- $150K–$210K + incentives
- Level
- Senior
- Reports to
- Head of Origination or Director of Power
- 01Source powered sites and supply opportunities in a region
- 02Qualify capacity, timing and upgrade risk with utilities
- 03Build relationships with landowners and generators
- 04Prepare deal memos and investment committee inputs
- 05Support negotiations through close
- 06Maintain the regional pipeline
Sits in the origination or development team, working regionally with utilities, landowners and generators.
- 01Renewables and IPP origination
- 02Land and site development
- 03Utility large-load and economic development
- 04Energy brokerage and marketing
- Site sourcing
- Capacity screening
- Relationship building
- Deal analysis
- Negotiation
- Regional market knowledge
- Q1How do you find sites before they hit the market?
- Q2What questions do you ask a utility on a first call?
- Q3Walk us through a site you walked away from.
- Q4How do you build a landowner relationship?
- Q5How do you prioritize a regional pipeline?
Power Origination Manager
We're hiring a Power Origination Manager to source powered sites for data center campuses in a growing region.
Responsibilities
- - Source powered sites and supply opportunities in a region
- - Qualify capacity, timing and upgrade risk with utilities
- - Build relationships with landowners and generators
- - Prepare deal memos and investment committee inputs
- - Support negotiations through close
- - Maintain the regional pipeline
Requirements
- - 6+ years in origination, land development or utility business development
- - Understanding of interconnection and capacity
- - Regional utility and landowner network
- - Deal analysis skills
Salary shown is a GridTal estimate for U.S. data center roles, not an offer. Salary Guide →
Power Origination Manager, answered.
What does a power origination manager earn?+
Our estimate for U.S. data center roles is $150K–$210K + incentives base, before bonus. Pay varies with market, seniority and company type: see the Salary Guide for methodology.
Who does a power origination manager report to?+
Typically the Head of Origination or Director of Power.
Where do power origination manager candidates come from?+
Most come from renewables and ipp origination, land and site development, utility large-load and economic development.
Can GridTal help hire a power origination manager?+
Yes. We run confidential searches for this role nationwide and can help scope the position and benchmark compensation.