AI Data Center Site & Power Development Lead

LVI Associates; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive cash compensation

Meaningful equity

Job summary

LVI Associates is seeking a Site Selection and Power Development Lead to originate and advance data center sites across the United States for a venture-backed developer focused on AI-ready facilities.

You will own opportunities from origination through secured power, entitlements, and construction readiness, coordinating handoffs to MEP and construction leadership after permitting. Strong travel to sites will be required.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience developing data centers, power infrastructure, or other large industrial sites.
• Track record taking raw or powered land through to construction readiness.
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection processes and behind the meter generation.
• Experience negotiating complex land, power, and infrastructure agreements.
• Established relationships across utilities, power markets, landowners, developers, or brokers.
• Knowledge of zoning, environmental diligence, permitting, and entitlement processes.
• Experience managing multiple sites or development programs simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment with significant autonomy.
• Willingness to travel regularly to prospective and active development sites.

Responsibilities

• Originate data center development opportunities across the United States.
• Build relationships with utilities, landowners, brokers, developers, municipalities, and power providers.
• Evaluate grid capacity, queue position, deliverability, and firm versus interruptible power.
• Develop both grid connected and behind the meter power solutions.
• Lead land, environmental, zoning, utility, constructability, and commercial diligence.
• Negotiate land acquisitions, options, leases, interconnection agreements, and site level contracts.
• Drive zoning, entitlements, permitting, and engagement with local authorities.
• Coordinate substations, utility infrastructure, switchgear, generation assets, and long lead equipment.
• Manage civil consultants, development partners, contractors, and generation providers.
• Partner with technical leadership to assess site feasibility before acquisition.
• Prepare secured, permitted, construction ready sites for delivery.

Job description

LVI Associates is seeking a Site Selection and Power Development Lead to originate and advance data center sites across the United States for a venture-backed developer focused on AI-ready facilities.

You will own opportunities from origination through secured power, entitlements, and construction readiness, coordinating handoffs to MEP and construction leadership after permitting. Strong travel to sites will be required.