Development Manager, Site Selection & Predevelopment

Beyondthecontract; Kansas City, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401k match

Scholarships & development

Wellness account

Cellphone reimbursement

Mental health reimbursement

HRA/HSA contribution

Free catered lunches

Flexible spending account

Charitable match program

Job summary

NorthPoint Development is seeking a Development Manager, Site Selection & Predevelopment to lead site evaluation and entitlement efforts for data center projects in the Kansas City area. This in-person role requires coordinating power, fiber, and infrastructure considerations with utilities and public authorities.

You’ll develop repeatable evaluation frameworks, build proformas, manage schedules, and present to planning bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or related field.
• 5+ years in land entitlement, site selection, or predevelopment, data center/industrial experience preferred.
• Knowledge of power/utility infrastructure and interconnection processes preferred.
• Understanding of land entitlement: zoning, subdivision, due diligence, coordination.
• Comfort with building and evaluating financial models and proformas.
• Strong project management and ability to manage multiple sites/markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead site selection and market evaluation strategy for data center power, fiber, and infrastructure needs.
• Evaluate sites for feasibility via test fits, title/survey review, environmental reports, geotechnical studies, and constraints.
• Assess power availability and coordinate with utilities and interconnection timelines.
• Develop repeatable site evaluation frameworks and scoring criteria.
• Develop entitlement strategy including zoning and permitting pathways.
• Coordinate power strategy with utilities and consultants to understand capacity and timelines.
• Represent company in public hearings before planning commissions and city councils.
• Maintain predevelopment schedules and budgets with milestones.
• Build detailed proformas including land costs and budgets.
• Maintain flexibility planning to accommodate end-user requirements and optionality.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Education

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

Job description

Development Manager, Site Selection & Predevelopment

*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


• $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.

All shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email from @email.clrco.com, @hrmdirect.com, @clearcompany.com, or @northpointkc.com - please monitor all of your email folders for messages from those domains!