AI Infrastructure Development Lead

Nebius B.V.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebius is building the Americas-based infrastructure development function to transform acquisitions into development-ready AI infrastructure. As Development Manager, you will lead complex projects from executed agreements to construction readiness, collaborating across Site Selection, Technical Due Diligence, Engineering, Energy, Finance, Legal, and Delivery.

You will help write governance and readiness gates, drive cross-functional execution, and deliver scalable processes that streamline

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data center development, industrial development, infrastructure development, land development, or mission-critical projects.
• Experience managing permitting, entitlement, utility coordination, consultant management, and development planning activities.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure development, owner's budgeting, development scheduling, risk management, and pre-construction planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, utilities, design, legal, and construction.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of AI infrastructure projects across the Americas from executed agreement through construction readiness.
• Own integrated development roadmaps, schedules, budgets, milestones, and the pre-construction risk register.
• Coordinate permitting, entitlement, utility planning, infrastructure planning, and owner obligations.
• Recommend Go / No-Go decisions as projects advance through key development milestones.
• Deliver development-ready projects to the Delivery organization with complete documentation and minimized risk.

Skills

Infrastructure development

Permitting & entitlement

Utility coordination

Development planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

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

Job description

Nebius is building the Americas-based infrastructure development function to transform acquisitions into development-ready AI infrastructure. As Development Manager, you will lead complex projects from executed agreements to construction readiness, collaborating across Site Selection, Technical Due Diligence, Engineering, Energy, Finance, Legal, and Delivery.

You will help write governance and readiness gates, drive cross-functional execution, and deliver scalable processes that streamline