**Manager, Business Development** This position is responsible for originating power purchase agreements, co-development opportunities, and leading diligence and negotiation efforts for thermal and renewable generations assets. This includes responsibilities for deal coordination for deal teams, including relationship building, prospecting, identification, and prioritization of profitable business opportunities. Additional responsibilities include allocating resources among competing priorities; leadership of origination processes and contract negotiations related to specific business opportunities. This position will be required to present to the SPC Management Council. **JOB REQUIREMENTS:** **Education** + Bachelor’s Degree required, Business, Engineering, Finance or Economics preferred. + Master’s degree not required but is a plus. **Experience** + Ideal candidate will have experience in the energy industry, specifically in power purchase agreement origination and/or management, generation development, mergers and acquisitions, or similar areas. + Proficient knowledge and experience in wholesale project financials, including business cases, valuation analysis, and long-lived asset investments. + Experience in competitive wholesale energy markets (e.g., RTO, ISO, bilateral markets). + 2-3 years of experience in power contract negotiation, administration, generation development, and/or transmission and power systems. + Proven ability to think competitively and manage multiple acquisition projects effectively with competing priorities. **MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams in the identification, prospecting, due diligence, and negotiation of thermal and renewable generation assets, with potential for direct staff management. + Build relationships with external counterparties in pursuit of opportunities + Travel for conferences, business development with customers and acquisition diligence and negotiations is required. + Coordinate with peer managers of support teams + Prioritize multiple opportunities with competing resource needs + Participate in strategy development and tactical planning + Present/represent opportunities to SPC management, as needed **Southern Power** , a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and other energy customers. Southern Power and its subsidiaries own 55 facilities operating or under construction in 14 states with more than 12,500 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Washington. Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com . Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process. Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law. Job Identification: 13730 Job Category: Finance Job Schedule: Full time Company: Southern Power