AI Data Center Development Lead

Jobgether SRL; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

International collaboration

Job summary

Partner company in Ireland seeks a Project Development Manager – Data Centers to lead AI infrastructure projects from agreement through construction readiness. You will manage development roadmaps, budgets, schedules, and pre-construction risk across multiple workstreams.

You will coordinate permitting, utility planning, and infrastructure requirements with utilities, municipalities, consultants, and partners, ensuring executable plans and early risk resolution.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data center development, infrastructure development, or mission-critical projects.
• Experience managing permitting, entitlement, utility coordination, and development planning.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and pre-construction planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, utilities, design, legal, and construction.
• Proven ability to lead complex developments in evolving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of AI infrastructure and data center projects from agreement through construction readiness.
• Develop and manage integrated roadmaps, schedules, budgets, milestones, and risk registers.
• Coordinate permitting, entitlement activities, utility planning, and infrastructure requirements throughout pre-construction.
• Align internal and external stakeholders to prevent drift in scope, schedule, or cost.
• Establish development standards, governance, readiness gates, and project controls for the portfolio.

Skills

Project management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity handling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning

Job description

Partner company in Ireland seeks a Project Development Manager – Data Centers to lead AI infrastructure projects from agreement through construction readiness. You will manage development roadmaps, budgets, schedules, and pre-construction risk across multiple workstreams.

You will coordinate permitting, utility planning, and infrastructure requirements with utilities, municipalities, consultants, and partners, ensuring executable plans and early risk resolution.