Manager, Site Development

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior-level deal leads, supporting site development activities for a portfolio of data center projects—from site origination up to construction commencement. Responsibilities include initial site screening, pipeline management, site due diligence, title curative actions, and risk management
• Independently manage site due diligence contractors for early-stage projects, overseeing contract management, onsite activities, schedules, and budgets
• Support senior level deal leads with key agreement negotiations, including land acquisitions, development agreements, and other commercial contracts that support risk mitigation and project advancement
• Coordinate cross-functional evaluation of potential sites by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts across power/energy, engineering, legal, planning, and other domains
• Support the advancement of all development activities, including managing complex land transactions, land use and entitlements, permitting, physical and legal due diligence, and other pre-construction workstreams, and relay the impact of these on key investment metrics
• Collaborate with internal teams—including energy, fiber, finance, water & wastewater, legal, and economic development—to identify and address key project risks and ensure long-term viability
• Represent the project internally and externally, providing clear, concise updates to project teams and leadership
• Contribute to team growth and scalability by helping establish strong diligence and reporting practices and continuously improving development processes and systems

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., business, real estate, environmental management) and 5-7 years of experience leading large-scale, complex site development projects or portfolios in the data center or commercial real estate industry
• Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial agreements, including land purchase agreements, energy, water/wastewater service, and economic development agreements
• Demonstrated ability to work with external stakeholders, including authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), utilities, and economic development agencies to advance complex infrastructure projects
• Strong experience leading cross-functional initiatives, with responsibility for project strategy, budgets, schedules, and risk management
• Demonstrated trust-based leadership, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without formal authority
• Proficiency in real estate development due diligence, permitting, and entitlements for large-scale developments

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