Development Manager, Data Centers

*This is an in-person role in Kansas City, St. Louis, or Cincinnati What You'll Do Site Selection & Strategy • Lead site selection and market evaluation strategy, identifying and screening land opportunities that meet data center power, fiber, and infrastructure requirements • Evaluate sites for feasibility through test fits, title/survey review, environmental reports, geotechnical studies, and identification of development constraints • Assess power availability, capacity, and timeline as a primary site selection driver - including utility coordination, substation and transmission access, and interconnection queue positioning • Build and refine repeatable site evaluation frameworks and scoring criteria to compare opportunities across markets Entitlement, Power, and Business Strategy • Develop and support the entitlement strategy for each site, including zoning approach, platting, and the permitting pathway with the relevant authorities • Build and support the power strategy for each site, coordinating with utilities and power consultants to understand capacity, cost, and timeline to energization • Represent the company in public hearings before planning commissions, city councils, and other governmental bodies as needed • Maintain detailed predevelopment schedules and budgets, tracking entitlement and power milestones against project timelines • Build and maintain detailed proformas for prospective and active sites, including land acquisition costs, predevelopment budgets, and return assumptions End-User & Flexibility Planning • Maintain a working understanding of data center end-user requirements (hyperscale, colocation, enterprise) - including power density, redundancy, expansion capacity, and connectivity needs - and how they evolve • Evaluate sites and building/land plans for the flexibility to accommodate a range of unknown future user requirements, avoiding decisions that foreclose optionality Who You Are • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field • 5+ years of experience in land entitlement, site selection, or predevelopment, ideally with data center, industrial, or utility-scale infrastructure experience • Working knowledge of power/utility infrastructure - transmission, substations, interconnection processes - is strongly preferred • Deep understanding of the land entitlement process, including zoning, subdivision, due diligence, and infrastructure coordination • Comfort building and interrogating financial models and proformas • Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple sites/markets simultaneously and prioritize under shifting deadlines • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting to public bodies and internal stakeholders • Energetic, resourceful, and able to operate with ambiguity - many decisions will be made before end-user requirements are fully known • Ability to travel as required to support site evaluation and business needs