Senior Power Project Development Lead

Scale; Ridgewood (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

401K matching

Job summary

Scale is seeking a senior individual contributor to lead full lifecycle development of on-site power generation and infrastructure for hyperscale data centers. You will originate land opportunities, secure site control, manage interconnection strategy, and drive projects from early-stage to financial close.

Hybrid role in Ridgewood, NJ with potential locations in NYC, Chicago, or West Palm Beach. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in power project development, experience with natural gas

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in power project development within organized wholesale markets.
• Experience developing natural gas generation or utility-scale energy assets.
• Proven ability to independently drive projects from early-stage to advanced development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Energy Systems, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify and originate development opportunities to develop, own, and operate on-site energy infrastructure to support hyperscale data center loads.
• Oversee environmental and permitting strategy in coordination with environmental leadership.
• Lead interconnection application strategy and coordinate directly with ISOs, utilities, and transmission owners.
• Manage consultant teams, including engineering, environmental, and transmission advisors.
• Develop and maintain integrated development schedules and budgets.
• Identify and mitigate fatal flaw risks.
• Drive projects toward financial close and construction readiness.
• Provide executive-level reporting on development pipeline status.
• Present risk matrices and exposure analysis to leadership.
• Advise on portfolio strategy and expansion regions.
• Support the evaluation of joint ventures and M&A opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder coordination

Strategic thinking

Financial modeling

Market knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Finance/Economics/Energy Systems

Job description

Scale is seeking a senior individual contributor to lead full lifecycle development of on-site power generation and infrastructure for hyperscale data centers. You will originate land opportunities, secure site control, manage interconnection strategy, and drive projects from early-stage to financial close.

Hybrid role in Ridgewood, NJ with potential locations in NYC, Chicago, or West Palm Beach. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in power project development, experience with natural gas