Senior Director of Development

Work for a high-growth infrastructure business focused on developing, building, and delivering hyperscale data center campuses that support the explosive demand from AI and cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle development of large-scale power and AI data center assets from site origination through permitting, design, interconnection, financing, and transition into construction execution.
• Drive regional growth strategy and market expansion across the Eastern U.S., aligning development activity with long-term pipeline and investment priorities.
• Originate and structure multi-gigawatt power and data center opportunities, including collaboration with landowners, utilities, and development partners.
• Negotiate and oversee key project agreements including land control arrangements, PPAs, utility supply agreements, incentives, water and fiber commitments, and procurement contracts.
• Manage project financial models, budgets, and schedules while overseeing cross-functional teams and external advisors to ensure delivery to critical milestones.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure or data center development, with a proven ability to originate and progress projects through to notice to proceed.
• Strong understanding of land acquisition, real estate structuring, permitting processes, and entitlement pathways for complex energy or data center projects.
• Familiarity with grid interconnection processes, utility engagement, and critical infrastructure requirements including power, water, and fiber.
• Proven capability in managing multi-disciplinary project teams, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships across multiple concurrent developments.
• Must have a background in natural gas development

Travel - up to 25% / Salary - up to $250,000

Benefits include, but are not limited to,

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)