Sr Technical Owner - Demand Management Energy Programs

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Sr. Technical Owner – Demand Management Energy Programs

About us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target’s distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams. We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design, construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters. Are you ready to help strategically grow Target’s brand through leading-edge design, development, construction, and management? Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-scale organization with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams and help us make the most of Target’s physical assets. 

A role in Property Management means the opportunity to maximize the performance and longevity of Target’s assets while delivering value, reliability and brand integrity. Leverage and stretch your skills, whether your focus is electrical and plumbing, fire and security, smartbuildings, HVAC and refrigeration, waste management and recycling, donations programs, or energy utility expense management. Here, your work will exceed the needs of both Target guests and team members, delivering a holistically positive and pleasing experience, every time they walk through our doors.

As a Sr. Technical Owner - Demand Management Energy Programs, you will:

• Lead enterprise demand management programs — Own Target’s demand response, real-time peak load management, predictive peak saver, and ancillary services programs across 1,500+ stores, driving strategy, roadmaps, implementation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive cross-functional execution — Partner with Energy, Finance, Stores, Technology, Engineering, and external partners to deliver reliable program execution and measurable business value.
• Manage utilities and strategic partners — Lead relationships with utilities, aggregators, controls providers, and integrators, supporting contract management, vendor onboarding, and performance accountability.
• Enable building automation and load flexibility — Partner with engineering and technical teams to translate program needs into building automation capabilities that support reliable curtailment and optimization of lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration loads.
• Lead operational readiness and event performance — Coordinate event execution, troubleshooting, and escalations across teams to support consistent, timely delivery.
• Use data to drive results — Analyze interval data, settlement results, and program economics to evaluate performance, identify improvement opportunities, and strengthen program outcomes while protecting Target’s brand and guest experience.

Job duties may change due to business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree in Engineering, Energy Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of business experience.
• Proven ability to own complex, cross-functional programs at enterprise scale, from strategy and roadmap development through implementation and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of demand response, demand management, and load flexibility strategies, including utility programs, tariffs, incentives, baselines, measurement and verification (M&V), and building controls capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret interval and performance data, validate settlement, evaluate program economics, troubleshoot event performance gaps, and prioritize improvements.
• Experience managing utilities, aggregators, technology providers, and integrators, including statements of work (SOWs), service-level agreements (SLAs), vendor onboarding, escalations, and performance accountability.
• Understanding of building automation systems and controllable HVAC, lighting, water, and refrigeration loads, with the ability to partner with engineers and technical leads to translate business needs into technical requirements and control sequences.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority, build trusted cross-functional partnerships, align teams, and resolve time-sensitive operational issues.

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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