Wabash Valley Power Alliance is seeking a Manager, Large Load Commercial Development to lead the commercial development, power-supply sourcing, and coordination of significant new electric-load opportunities, including data centers, advanced manufacturing, industrial facilities, and other high-demand customers.The position will serve as the commercial interface for large-load opportunities, working across Power Supply, engineering and transmission, finance, legal, regulatory, member utilities, customers, energy marketers, independent power producers, and other stakeholders. The Manager will develop customer and supply-side commercial structures that enable growth while appropriately managing risk and protecting the interests of WVPA's existing members.Key ResponsibilitiesLead commercial development of large-load opportunities from initial evaluation through contracting and implementation.Serve as the primary commercial point of contact among WVPA, member systems, prospective customers, developers, and other stakeholders.Develop and negotiate proposals, term sheets, Energy Services Agreements, special contracts, and other customer commercial arrangements.Identify, evaluate, solicit, and negotiate power-supply opportunities with energy marketers, independent power producers, generation owners, and other wholesale power suppliers.Develop and evaluate bilateral power purchase agreements, structured energy and capacity products, tolling or generation-backed arrangements, and other supply alternatives appropriate for serving large loads.Lead or support competitive solicitations and direct negotiations for energy, capacity, and related products necessary to meet large-load requirements.Evaluate customer load requirements, ramp schedules, supply needs, project economics, credit support, and commercial risks.Coordinate with Power Supply to evaluate generation, bilateral purchases, market products, transmission, capacity, resource adequacy, and other solutions for serving new loads.Evaluate customer and supplier proposals together to ensure that the resulting commercial structure appropriately addresses pricing, volume, performance, credit, timing, and other material risks.Lead cross-functional teams involving Power Supply, engineering, transmission, finance, legal, regulatory, and other internal resources.Develop commercial structures that appropriately allocate incremental costs and risks while maintaining fairness among WVPA's existing members and large-load customers.Coordinate project due diligence, including power availability, infrastructure requirements, development schedules, and overall feasibility.Monitor wholesale power markets, utility large-load practices, power-supply opportunities, and evolving commercial structures.Prepare recommendations and decision materials for senior management and the Board.
