Data Center Site & Power Development Lead

Lvi-Associates; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive cash compensation

Meaningful equity

Venture-backed company

Regular travel opportunities

Job summary

Lvi-Associates is seeking a Site Selection and Power Development Lead for data centers in San Francisco, CA. You will originate and advance sites across the United States, leading power development and site selection strategy from origination through to construction readiness.

You will build relationships with utilities, landowners, brokers, and developers, evaluate grid capacity and interconnection options, and coordinate with MEP and construction leaders to hand off secured, permitted sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data center, power infrastructure, or large industrial site development experience.
• Track record taking raw land through construction readiness.
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection processes.
• Experience negotiating land, power, and infrastructure agreements.
• Established relationships with utilities, power markets, landowners, developers, or brokers.
• Knowledge of zoning, environmental diligence, permitting and entitlement processes.
• Experience managing multiple sites or development programs.
• Entrepreneurial environment with significant autonomy.
• Willingness to travel regularly to prospective and active 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 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.

Skills

Data center development

Power infrastructure

Land acquisitions

Utility interconnection

Zoning & permitting

Negotiation

Diligence management

Travel readiness

Job description

Lvi-Associates is seeking a Site Selection and Power Development Lead for data centers in San Francisco, CA. You will originate and advance sites across the United States, leading power development and site selection strategy from origination through to construction readiness.

You will build relationships with utilities, landowners, brokers, and developers, evaluate grid capacity and interconnection options, and coordinate with MEP and construction leaders to hand off secured, permitted sites.