AI Data Center Development Coordinator

Nscale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Development Associate to support the development of AI data center sites across the Americas. You will work with development managers to advance projects from site control through due diligence, entitlement, and permitting to Final Investment Decision (FID).

You’ll run diligence workstreams, coordinate consultants, and build the analysis and reporting that keeps a fast-moving portfolio on track, developing the full development lifecycle toolkit for growth into a development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Urban Planning, or a related discipline.
• 1–3 years of related experience in real estate, infrastructure, construction, finance, or consulting; data center exposure a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, 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.
• Self-starter comfortable operating with urgency in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% based on business needs.

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 with 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.
• Support development budget tracking, invoice review, and cost reporting with Finance.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis on sites, markets, schedules, and costs as projects demand.
• Help standardize templates, playbooks, and reporting across the development team.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Writing skills

Self-starter

Adaptability

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Urban Planning, or related discipline

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Excel/Sheets modeling

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Development Associate to support the development of AI data center sites across the Americas. You will work with development managers to advance projects from site control through due diligence, entitlement, and permitting to Final Investment Decision (FID).

You’ll run diligence workstreams, coordinate consultants, and build the analysis and reporting that keeps a fast-moving portfolio on track, developing the full development lifecycle toolkit for growth into a development