CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We control a portfolio of more than 1.8 GW of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence, and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.
Job Overview
The Senior Manager, Onsite Generation & Power Origination leads CleanSpark's outbound, greenfield path to power. This role proactively identifies generation assets and power-producer partners; leads feasibility assessments across land, gas supply, water, permitting, and interconnection; structures power purchase, tolling, and capacity agreements; develops project economics; and advances opportunities through negotiation to a structured handoff for execution.
The Senior Manager manages the Onsite Generation & Power Origination Associate and builds CleanSpark's outbound origination playbook. Success in this role requires a demonstrated deal-execution track record, technical depth in onsite generation, and the ability to run origination independently in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Originate behind-the-meter opportunities by identifying existing and planned generation assets, independent power producers, midstream gas counterparties, and other power-producer partners.
- Lead feasibility assessments across land, gas supply, water, permitting, and interconnection for candidate sites and partnerships.
- Structure and negotiate power purchase agreements, tolling agreements, and capacity agreements with generation counterparties.
- Develop and defend project economics, including $/MWh and $/kW-month analysis, capital and operating cost scenarios, and sensitivity analysis.
- Lead evaluation and selection of EPC partners for onsite generation projects.
- Advance opportunities through negotiation and manage structured handoff to Engineering, Design & Construction for execution.
- Manage and develop the Onsite Generation & Power Origination Associate and build the outbound origination playbook.
- Represent CleanSpark with counterparties, advisors, and at industry forums.
- Additional duties as assigned.
This role requires professionalism, executive presence, sound commercial and technical judgment, and the ability to drive complex transactions across a collaborative, fast-paced organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Energy, Finance, Economics, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, professional experience, and industry training will also be considered.
- Eight to twelve or more years of experience in power project development, independent power producer origination, energy infrastructure, or behind-the-meter and onsite generation.
- Demonstrated record of executed power purchase agreements, tolling agreements, or comparable structured energy transactions.
- Deep familiarity with gas-fired and onsite generation technologies, development timelines, and risk allocation.
- Strong project economics and financial modeling capability, including $/MWh, $/kW-month, and levelized cost analysis.
- Experience managing EPC selection and coordinating with engineering and construction teams.
- Willingness to travel throughout the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience powering data centers, mining, or other large flexible loads.
- Established relationships across independent power producers, midstream gas, and energy developers.
- Direct people-management experience.
This position may involve duties that require operation of a company vehicle or travel between job sites. As such, candidates must be insurable under CleanSpark's vehicle insurance policy.
CleanSpark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
