Development Manager, Data Centers

Beyond The Contract; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with match up to 6%

Scholarships and professional dev.

Wellness Spending Account

Cellphone reimbursement

Mental Health Reimbursement

HRA/HSA contributions

Free catered lunches

Flexible Spending Account

Charitable contribution match

Job summary

NorthPoint Development is seeking a Development Manager, Data Centers to lead site selection, market evaluation, and strategic planning for hyperscale data center projects in multiple markets.

You will evaluate power, interconnection pathways, entitlements, and budgets, coordinating with utilities and public bodies while presenting to stakeholders. The role requires strong PM, communication, and travel to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field.
• 5+ years of land entitlement, site selection, or predevelopment experience with data center, industrial, or utility-scale infrastructure experience.
• Working knowledge of power/utility infrastructure—transmission, substations, interconnection processes—preferred
• Deep understanding of the land entitlement process, including zoning, subdivision, due diligence, and infrastructure coordination
• Comfort building and interrogating financial models and proformas
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple sites/markets simultaneously and prioritize under shifting deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting to public bodies and internal stakeholders
• Energetic, resourceful, and able to operate with ambiguity
• Ability to travel as required to support site evaluation and business needs

Responsibilities

• Lead site selection and market evaluation strategies for data center opportunities.
• Evaluate sites via test fits, environmental reports, geotechnical studies, and constraints.
• Assess power availability and interconnection timelines with utilities.
• Develop repeatable site evaluation frameworks and scoring criteria to compare opportunities across markets.
• Develop entitlement strategy including zoning approach, platting, and permitting pathways.
• Build and support the power strategy for each site with utilities and consultants.
• Represent the company in public hearings before planning commissions and city councils.
• Maintain predevelopment schedules and budgets with entitlement and power milestones.
• Build detailed site proformas including land costs and budgets.
• Maintain ability to adapt plans to end-user requirements and flexibility requirements.

Skills

Strong project management

Verbal and written communication

Ability to travel

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or related field

Job description

*This is an in-person role in Kansas City, St. Louis, or Cincinnati

Curious about a career with NorthPoint?

NorthPoint is a real estate developer that has grown through combining an entrepreneurial spirit and empowerment of its team members. We are looking to add a Development Manager, Data Centers to our growing team! NorthPoint provides an inclusive environment that cultivates collaboration and mentorship. Our core values set the foundation of our culture and guide us in every business decision.

“We truly believe, and I’m convinced, we have some pretty incredible assets. But those assets have all come from our people.” - Nathaniel Hagedorn | CEO.

How We Put You First

At NorthPoint Development we ask a lot of our employees, which is why we give so much in return. In addition to your competitive salary, we offer market-leading benefits and perks:

• A selection of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401k with 100% match up to 6%, immediately vested upon enrollment
• Scholarships and paid professional development
• Wellness Spending Account
• Cellphone Reimbursement
• Mental Health Reimbursement
• $2,000 annual HRA and HSA contribution
• Free catered lunches + fully stocked kitchen
• Flexible Spending Account
• Living Generously program with 100% charitable contribution match

What You’ll Do

Site Selection & Strategy

• Lead site selection and market evaluation strategy, identifying and screening land opportunities that meet data center power, fiber, and infrastructure requirements
• Evaluate sites for feasibility through test fits, title/survey review, environmental reports, geotechnical studies, and identification of development constraints
• Assess power availability, capacity, and timeline as a primary site selection driver — including utility coordination, substation and transmission access, and interconnection queue positioning
• Build and refine repeatable site evaluation frameworks and scoring criteria to compare opportunities across markets

Entitlement, Power, and Business Strategy

• Develop and support the entitlement strategy for each site, including zoning approach, platting, and the permitting pathway with the relevant authorities
• Build and support the power strategy for each site, coordinating with utilities and power consultants to understand capacity, cost, and timeline to energization
• Represent the company in public hearings before planning commissions, city councils, and other governmental bodies as needed
• Maintain detailed predevelopment schedules and budgets, tracking entitlement and power milestones against project timelines
• Build and maintain detailed proformas for prospective and active sites, including land acquisition costs, predevelopment budgets, and return assumptions

End-User & Flexibility Planning

Maintain a working understanding of data center end-user requirements (hyperscale, colocation, enterprise) — including power density, redundancy, expansion capacity, and connectivity needs — and how they evolve

Evaluate sites and building/land plans for the flexibility to accommodate a range of unknown future user requirements, avoiding decisions that foreclose optionality

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in land entitlement, site selection, or predevelopment, ideally with data center, industrial, or utility‑scale infrastructure experience
• Working knowledge of power/utility infrastructure — transmission, substations, interconnection processes — is strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of the land entitlement process, including zoning, subdivision, due diligence, and infrastructure coordination
• Comfort building and interrogating financial models and proformas
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple sites/markets simultaneously and prioritize under shifting deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting to public bodies and internal stakeholders
• Energetic, resourceful, and able to operate with ambiguity — many decisions will be made before end-user requirements are fully known
• Ability to travel as required to support site evaluation and business needs

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.