Stream Data Centers

Director – High Voltage Infrastructure

Stream Data Centers

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Arizona • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develops and executes company-wide program for delivery of high voltage infrastructure supporting scale data center campus developments.
  • Serve as a key interface with investor-owned utilities, municipalities and cooperatives, RTO/ISOs, state utility commissions and other regulatory bodies; prepare and oversee filings, testimony and compliance materials.
  • Lead project portfolio management: scope, schedule, budget, risk mitigation, procurement, contractor oversight, safety procedures and quality assurance for multi-year capital and O&M programs.
  • Develop and implement asset management, inspection, testing, and emergency response programs specific to substation facilities and equipment.
  • Ensure compliance with NERC/CIP, FERC, state PSC/PUC requirements and applicable regional transmission planning rules; coordinate reliability studies and outage planning.
  • Support technical and commercial discussions and contractual negotiations with utilities, ISOs and transmission owners.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives: standardization, cost optimization, digital monitoring (SCADA/telemetry), asset health analytics and lifecycle planning.
  • Represent the organization in stakeholder meetings, permitting negotiations, landowner and community engagement when required.
  • Collaborate with Development and Design & Construction teams to provide oversight of high voltage infrastructure facilities construction and commissioning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related technical field. Master’s preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in high-voltage transmission and substation engineering, operations or asset management, with at least 5 years in a leadership/director-level role.
  • Direct experience working for, with, or within an electric utility (preferred) or for an independent transmission developer/consultant with significant utility interaction.
  • Strong working knowledge of NERC reliability standards, FERC regulations, regional market rules (RTO/ISO) and state-level regulatory processes.
  • Proven experience managing large capital projects (>$10M), multi-discipline teams, contractors and third-party stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated success in regulatory filings, permitting processes, and presenting technical testimony or position statements to regulators.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills; comfortable interacting with executive leadership, regulators, utilities, contractors and community stakeholders.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% and work flexible hours during emergency response or critical project phases.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent technical certification preferred.
  • Experience with protection & control systems, relay coordination, SCADA/RTU, and HV testing practices preferred.
  • Familiarity with right-of-way acquisition and landowner relations preferred.
  • Strong financial acumen — budgeting, cost control and value engineering preferred.
  • Experience implementing digital asset management, condition-based monitoring or predictive analytics preferred.
Benefits
  • - Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • - Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • - Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • - Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • - Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • - Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • - Training & Development
  • - Work From Home
  • - Wellness Resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
high-voltage transmissionsubstation engineeringasset managementproject portfolio managementrisk mitigationcontractor oversightNERC reliability standardsFERC regulationsdigital asset managementpredictive analytics
Soft Skills
communicationnegotiationstakeholder managementleadershipteam managementproblem-solvingflexibilitycollaborationcontinuous improvementcommunity engagement
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) licensetechnical certification