Development Manager, Site Selection & Predevelopment

NorthPoint Development; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k match

Scholarships and training

Wellness account

Cellphone reimbursement

Parental leave

Flexible spending account

Job summary

NorthPoint Development in Kansas City is seeking a Development Manager, Site Selection & Predevelopment to drive site evaluation, entitlement strategy, and power planning for data center projects. This in-person role collaborates with utilities, planners, and internal teams to advance opportunities from screening through permitting.

You have 5+ years in land entitlement or predevelopment and a relevant degree. Travel as needed; competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead site selection and market evaluation strategy for data center opportunities.
• Develop and support the entitlement and power strategies for each site, coordinating with authorities and utilities.
• Represent the company in public hearings and maintain predevelopment schedules and budgets.
• Build and refine site evaluation frameworks and scoring criteria for cross-market comparisons.
• Maintain proformas including land costs, predevelopment budgets, and return assumptions.

Skills

Site selection

Predevelopment

Land entitlement

Power infrastructure

Financial modeling

Project management

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

This is an in-person role in the Kansas City office.

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, Site Selection & Predevelopment 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
• Childcare Reimbursement
• $2,000 annual HRA and HSA contribution
• Free catered lunches + fully stocked kitchen
• Parental Paid Leave
• 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.