Senior Energy Transactions and Commercial Manager

Company Overview: Polar Consulting (Polar) is a next-generation energy and decarbonization advisory firm serving utilities, municipalities, power producers, and large energy users globally. With decades of combined experience and a suite of digital tools, Polar helps organizations navigate complex challenges in energy and decarbonization while preparing for the demands of tomorrow.Polar was founded by a team of energy and decarbonization experts through a strategic partnership with Business Integration Partners (BIP), Europe’s fastest growing digital consulting company with an expanding global footprint in the US (New York, Charlotte, Chicago, and Houston). Operating at the intersection of business and technology, BIP designs, develops, and delivers sustainable solutions at pace and scale creating greater value for its customers, employees, shareholders, and society.Polar and its experts have helped some of the world’s largest corporations and energy utilities tackle a myriad of challenges within the energy and decarbonization realms. Polar has established itself as a leading provider of wholesale energy procurement capabilities, having directly supported the transaction of gigawatts of generation capacity and numerous terawatt hours of energy supply, including significant amounts of carbon-free energy. Polar has also developed and implemented the decarbonization plans for corporations globally and has played an instrumental role in driving down GHG emissions for leading commercial and industrial companies and utilities alike.Polar is actively expanding its presence in the United States, with a strategic focus on scaling its strategic energy management and transactional practices. Our teams work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data to help clients make smarter energy and decarbonization decisions, manage risk more effectively, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market.About the Role:Polar is advising its energy utility and large commercial and industrial clients on achieving exceptional results through energy transactions while streamlining, automating, and enhancing RFP processes.As the firm rapidly scales its energy transactional practice, we are seeking a highly effective Senior Energy Transactions and Commercial Manager who brings deep energy market expertise, the ability to impose structure and operating discipline, and a hands-on, ownership driven approach suited to a fast paced, high accountability environment.This role benefits from experience in utility procurement, power purchase agreements, competitive solicitations/RFPs, MISO markets, utility commission filings /regulatory work, and commercial contract negotiation.Role Summary: This is a hybrid role and requires 3 days a week on-site. The Senior Energy Transactions and Commercial Manager will support the customer’s Clean Energy Plan, including annual competitive solicitations for wholesale electric generation procurement, negotiation of large-scale PPAs, contract administration, regulatory reporting/testimony, and coordination with Legal, Credit, Accounting, and other internal teams. The ideal candidate will:Lead negotiation and drafting of multi-hundred-million-dollar PPAs resulting from annual competitive solicitations.Lead annual competitive solicitations for wholesale electric generation procurement, including RFP development and process management.Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliance across procurement transactions.Oversee regulatory compliance reporting and serve as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings.Lead negotiations and draft complex amendments to existing PPAs.Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, including suppliers and cross-functional teams.Provide escalation, presentation, and communication support to senior leadership.Mentor and coach team membersRequired Skills & Experience:7+ years of hands-on experience executing complex energy transactions within U.S. wholesale power markets, ideally supporting utilities or large C&I clients.Proven experience leading end-to-end PPA transactions, including structuring, negotiation, and execution of utility-scale agreements within competitive solicitation frameworks.Deep working knowledge of utility procurement processes, including designing and managing RFPs/RFQs, evaluating bids, and driving supplier selection outcomes.Strong commercial and contractual acumen, with demonstrated ability to lead negotiations, draft and redline agreements, and manage risk allocation across large-scale energy contracts.Practical experience navigating regulated environments, including direct exposure to filings, testimony support, or engagement with regulatory bodies.Ability to operate as the transaction “owner”, bringing structure, discipline, and momentum to complex, multi-stakeholder processes with limited pre-existing frameworks.Strong stakeholder leadership capability, with experience influencing Legal, Finance, Credit, and external counterparties to drive alignment and close transactions.Fluency in energy market constructs and commercial drivers, including pricing structures, risk mechanisms, and portfolio implications of wholesale transactions.Track record of delivering under pressure in fast-paced, high-accountability environments, balancing multiple concurrent transactions and deadlines.Highly structured problem solver, able to translate ambiguity into clear workplans, decision frameworks, and actionable outputs.Benefits:Choice of medical, dental, vision insurance.Voluntary benefits.Short- and long-term disability.HSA and FSAs.Matching 401k.Discretionary performance bonus.Employee referral bonus.Employee assistance program.11 public holidays.20 days PTO.7 Sick Days.PTO buy and sell program.Volunteer days.Paid parental leave.Remote/hybrid work environment support.Equal Employment Opportunity:It is Polar’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.Polar provides a reasonable range of compensation for our roles. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, education, level of experience, and knowledge.