Director of Data Center Development
$200k - $270kLonewolf Workforce
Our client is a rapidly growing developer of hyperscale, AI, cloud, and mission-critical infrastructure seeking a Director of Data Center Development to lead site selection, land acquisition, utility coordination, and campus development initiatives throughout North America.
Responsibilities:
• Identify and evaluate new data center development opportunities.
• Lead site selection efforts based on power availability, fiber connectivity, land characteristics, incentives, and customer demand.
• Manage land acquisition, due diligence, entitlement, and permitting activities.
• Coordinate utility power procurement and infrastructure planning.
• Develop relationships with hyperscale, colocation, AI, and cloud customers.
• Lead negotiations involving municipalities, utility providers, landowners, and economic development agencies.
• Support customer proposals, RFP responses, and development agreements.
• Work closely with executive leadership, engineering, construction, and operations teams.
Requirements
Requirements:
• Identify and evaluate new data center development opportunities.
• Lead site selection efforts based on power availability, fiber connectivity, land characteristics, incentives, and customer demand.
• Manage land acquisition, due diligence, entitlement, and permitting activities.
• Coordinate utility power procurement and infrastructure planning.
• Develop relationships with hyperscale, colocation, AI, and cloud customers.
• Lead negotiations involving municipalities, utility providers, landowners, and economic development agencies.
• Support customer proposals, RFP responses, and development agreements.
• Work closely with executive leadership, engineering, construction, and operations teams.
Preferred Experience:
• Data center, mission-critical, infrastructure, industrial, or power development experience.
• Experience supporting AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, QTS, Vantage, Aligned, Compass, CyrusOne, or similar projects.
• Strong understanding of utility power strategy, site selection, and large-scale infrastructure development.
Benefits
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary
• Performance bonus
• Executive growth opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package
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