Data Center Site Selection Manager

What you'll do

• Research markets, identify sites, conduct preliminary due diligence, and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Assess site power, land, fiber, risks, incentives, and permitting; coordinate with utilities, grid operators, and local governments.
• Build site pipelines, scorecards, financial models, and risk assessments, and work with internal teams and partners to advance selected sites.

What they ask for

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Urban Planning, Business, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of power infrastructure, including utility interconnection, grid capacity analysis, and substation development.
• Familiarity with permitting, environmental review, and land use entitlements for large-scale industrial facilities.
• Experience with utilities, municipalities, and economic development agencies; ability to present complex financial models and location analyses; willingness to travel frequently.

Nice to have

• Direct experience at a hyperscaler, colocation provider, or cloud infrastructure company; knowledge of AI/GPU cluster power density and cooling infrastructure.
• International site selection experience, including EMEA or APAC markets; relationships with major utilities and commercial real estate brokers.

Pay

$150,000 - $200,000 (USD; base salary)

AI focus

Selects sites for scalable, cost-efficient, operationally resilient AI compute deployments; preferred knowledge includes AI/GPU cluster power density and cooling infrastructure.