Jennifer Cahill

About Jennifer Cahill

I’m an Associate Vice President and Campus Infrastructure Integration Lead at Black & Veatch, with more than 25 years of global experience shaping energy solutions across distributed energy, microgrids, renewables, and large‑scale power generation. I focus on helping data centers and industrial campuses reimagine how power and water infrastructure can be integrated, scalable, and resilient—meeting today’s behind‑the‑meter demands while preparing for what’s next. My role centers on advancing macrogrid‑scale solutions and lifecycle strategies that align technology, execution, and long‑term operational value. Having worked across engineering, commercial strategy, construction, and operations, I bring an end‑to‑end perspective that bridges vision with deliverability. I’m passionate about partnering with clients and collaborators to turn complex infrastructure challenges into sustainable, future‑ready campus solutions.

Experience

1. Associate Vice President, Campus Infrastructure Integration Solution Portfolio Lead

   Black & Veatch

   Aug 2024 — Present · Overland Park, KS, US

   Ms. Jennifer Cahill is responsible for the strategy, growth, and execution for Campus Infrastructure Integration Solutions. Campus Infrastructure Integration builds on the robust technologies in water and power generation from past microgrid solutions, and now deploys these on a macrogrid scale for the substantially larger onsite/behind the meter loads that data centers and large industrial complexes require. Jennifer is also responsible for innovating, evolving, and developing lifecycle management for current and emerging solutions for supporting infrastructure for data center and industrial facility campus projects, enabling optimal client experience and project delivery. Jennifer has over 24 years\' of global experience in Energy (Distributed Energy, MicroGrids, Renewables, Gas and Oil, Gas Turbines, Coal Fired Boiler Units) both in the utility and commercial space, performing multiple duties in the areas of operations, market intelligence, staff development, P&L strategy, proposals, mechanical design engineering, procurement, negotiations, contract management, field engineering, field purchasing, expediting, construction, startup, and project closeout. Jennifer\'s experience provides a broad understanding of market solutions, strategy, execution, risks, and mitigations.

Education

• Baker University

  MSM, Management

  2005 — 2007

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

  2000 — 2003