Senior Associate - Data Center Land Planning & Site Development

American Real Estate Partners LLC; North Dakota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

AREP, headquartered in the Greater Washington area, is a US-based fund manager and real estate partner. The Senior Associate, Data Center Site Development & Land Planning, will assist with land acquisition, entitlement, and site development for PowerHouse Data Centers across the country, reporting to the Senior VP, Acquisitions & Development.

On-site in McLean, VA. The role coordinates with civil, geotechnical, environmental, architectural, and landscape consultants to ensure timely due

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Architecture or related discipline, or additional related experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience in land planning, entitlements, or site engineering. Data center design or development experience encouraged.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office; CAD and GIS knowledge encouraged.
• Experience dealing with municipalities and government agencies.
• Public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong multitasking, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to supervise consulting teams.
• Ability to analyze problems and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence for data center land acquisitions with internal teams and external consultants to assess site viability across zoning, approvals, environmental, utilities, geotech, traffic, grading, drainage, title and ROW.
• Evaluate site feasibility and layout by reviewing zoning and code requirements and collaborating on site plans with design consultants.
• Develop pre-development budgets, cashflows, conceptual site plans, and project schedules spanning entitlement through construction, including permitting timelines.
• Manage multidisciplinary consultant teams to ensure thorough and timely due diligence reports and entitlement deliverables.
• Assess environmental risk and mitigation strategies; underwrite remediation costs and negotiate work plans.
• Support land use approvals by assisting in preparing easements, development agreements, and government submissions.
• Track local/state policy and tax incentives; coordinate applications and prepare materials for public/neighborhood meetings.
• Identify acquisition risks and propose mitigations; monitor milestones and report to Land Acquisition team & senior management.
• Assist in market/feasibility research for new pursuit sites and support go/no-go decisions for PowerHouse data center portfolio.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Land planning

Entitlements

Project management

GIS

CAD

Public speaking

Communication

Education

Urban Planning / Real Estate

Civil Engineering / Architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office

CAD Software

GIS Software

Job description

AREP, headquartered in the Greater Washington area, is a US-based fund manager and real estate partner. The Senior Associate, Data Center Site Development & Land Planning, will assist with land acquisition, entitlement, and site development for PowerHouse Data Centers across the country, reporting to the Senior VP, Acquisitions & Development.

On-site in McLean, VA. The role coordinates with civil, geotechnical, environmental, architectural, and landscape consultants to ensure timely due