Senior Commercial Acquisition Manager

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Energy Resource Development team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Commercial Acquisition Manager position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

Leads and coordinates all commercial functions, including negotiations, project oversight, cross functional team management, and management and board approval in the acquisition, divestiture and restructuring of energy resources, real estate, and distribution assets. Develops and implements acquisition/divestiture strategies, evaluates potential transactions and shepherds the transaction through commercial negotiations and closing. Further represents all of PSE's interests in commercial development agreements with outside parties including financial institutions.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

- Leads the resource acquisition RFP (request for proposal) process and due diligence reviews of potential transactions including, but not limited to financial feasibility analyses, risk analyses, engineering review, operations review, environmental review, legal review, and real estate review.

- Originates strategic acquisition and contracting opportunities outside of the RFP process including interfacing with financial institutions, coordinating financial modeling for bids, and leading deal structuring and valuations.

- Oversees and leads negotiations of business deals critical to PSE's corporate growth strategy, including acquisitions and development projects, purchase and sales agreements, O&M agreements, real estate agreements, interconnection agreements, and service agreements.

- Ensures that all conditions are met related to deal closing and that transactions are successfully closed.

- Supports regulatory affairs in demonstrating prudence of transaction as needed, including preparing and providing testimony in WUTC rate cases.

- Manages external vendors setting scope, providing direction, and approving work.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, economics, business administration, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.

- Seven (7) years relevant work experience to include five (5) years of increasing responsibility in the utility, oil, gas or independent power sector, and experience in project development or commercial acquisitions.

- Experience developing, closing acquisitions, or negotiating power purchase agreements with two utility-scale projects of 50MW or greater.

- Lead originator and/or negotiator for at least two utility-scale transactions.

- Deep understanding of power markets and related economic principles.

- Strong business and financial analytical skills with capability to analyze a wide array of business challenges.

- Demonstrated experience and ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to contemporaneously document evaluation, due diligence, and negotiation initiatives for later prudence purposes.

- Ability to understand complex financial pro-formas and provide direction to analytical staff.

Desired Qualifications

- MBA or related post graduate degree.

Additional Information

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive compensation and rewards package.

The pay range for this position is $138,500.00 - $230,500.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page - Why Work For Us (pse.com).

Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at jobs@pse.com or 425-462-3017.