AI Data Center Development Associate

Nscale; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Development Associate to support the development of new AI data center sites across the Americas. You will run diligence workstreams, coordinate consultants, and build analysis and reporting to advance projects from site control through FID.

This role sits at the center of Nscale’s development engine and offers growth toward a development manager position. You will manage schedules, budgets, risk registers, and cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Urban Planning, or an equivalent discipline.
• 1–3 years of related experience in real estate, infrastructure, construction, finance, or consulting; data center exposure a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage many moving pieces across concurrent projects.
• Strong analytical and writing skills; able to distill complex information into clear, concise summaries.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office tools; Excel/Sheets modeling skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development managers advancing a portfolio of AI data center sites from origination through diligence and FID.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, budgets, and risk registers across assigned projects.
• Coordinate day-to-day with external consultants and internal Energy and Power, Design, and Preconstruction teams.
• Prepare meeting materials, agendas, and follow-ups to keep project workstreams moving.
• Build and maintain project dashboards, status reports, and inputs to FID / capital approval packages.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Project coordination

Analytical writing

Self-starter

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Urban Planning, or a relevant discipline

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Excel/Sheets modeling

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Development Associate to support the development of new AI data center sites across the Americas. You will run diligence workstreams, coordinate consultants, and build analysis and reporting to advance projects from site control through FID.

This role sits at the center of Nscale’s development engine and offers growth toward a development manager position. You will manage schedules, budgets, risk registers, and cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Finance, and Design