Utility & Partnerships Manager

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About Giga

Giga builds the electrical infrastructure that powers the modern world. We manufacture transformers, switchboards, and modular data centers for customers across the United States and the globe. Together, our team combines fresh perspectives with deep industry experience to solve real-world problems for our customers. We move fast and think practically. If you're ready to make an impact in an industry that matters, we're looking for people like you.

About Giga

Giga builds the electrical infrastructure that powers the modern world. We manufacture transformers, switchboards, and modular data centers for customers across the United States and the globe. Together, our team combines fresh perspectives with deep industry experience to solve real-world problems for our customers. We move fast and think practically. If you're ready to make an impact in an industry that matters, we're looking for people like you.

What You'll Do

As an Utility & Partnerships Manager, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating Giga Energy's data center expansion by identifying and securing grid capacity across the U.S. Your focus will be building and managing relationships with small-to-mid-size utilities, cooperatives, and municipal providers — often working directly with utility economic development teams to identify sites, secure capacity, and navigate interconnection processes. This is a high-impact role that blends business development, technical understanding, and trusted partnerships to help power Giga's growth.

Where You'll Work

If based outside of our Houston or San Francisco hubs, this role will be based remotely from your home office. You must be willing to frequently travel to job sites, customer meetings and our hub offices when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility contacts, including cooperatives, municipal utilities, and regional providers, to identify and secure available power capacity for future data center projects.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for utilities throughout the interconnection and service request process.
• Collaborate with utility economic development teams to identify prospective sites and secure land and power commitments.
• Interpret and navigate utility tariffs, service policies, and cost responsibilities (e.g., CIAC, FEA).
• Coordinate closely with internal teams (engineering, construction, land acquisition) and external partners to advance project timelines.
• Evaluate technical feasibility of interconnection opportunities, translating utility plans, engineering drawings, and construction schedules into actionable internal updates.
• Manage multiple simultaneous interconnection efforts, ensuring timely progress across various markets.
• Operate comfortably in ambiguous or unstructured environments, solving problems where established processes may not yet exist.
• Travel up to 30% to utility meetings, project sites, and industry events.

Requirements

Bonus Points

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

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