Sr Manager Real Estate Site Selection

Sharp Decisions; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Decisions seeks a Director, Site Acquisition and Location Strategy to lead the identification and evaluation of new sites for acquisition in the Dallas market. You will oversee due diligence, entitlement, and regulatory processes, including zoning and environmental reviews, ensuring successful utility agreements and building permits.

This role requires ownership of acquisitions and development opportunities, with a track record in data center-related projects or strong commercial real

Qualifications

• Experience with data center developers and operators.
• Strong exposure to the Dallas market.
• Ability to source and close deal flow in the market.
• Full ownership experience managing acquisitions and development opportunities.
• Commercial real estate background acceptable if no data center experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new sites for potential acquisition.
• Oversee due diligence and entitlement processes, including legal and regulatory approvals, zoning, land use permits, environmental reviews, utility agreements, and building permits.
• Secure ancillary easements to support utility agreements.
• Provide regular updates and communicate key milestones to senior management.
• Prepare and deliver investment committee materials for prospective acquisitions.
• Maintain oversight through construction and project execution.

Skills

Site acquisition

Due diligence

Regulatory approvals

Commercial real estate

Job description

Director, Site Acquisition and Location Strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new sites for potential acquisition.
• Oversee due diligence and entitlement processes, including legal and regulatory approvals, zoning, land use permits, environmental reviews, utility agreements, and building permits.
• Secure ancillary easements to support utility agreements.
• Provide regular updates and communicate key milestones to senior management.
• Prepare and deliver investment committee materials for prospective acquisitions.
• Maintain oversight through construction and project execution.

Desired Experience

• Experience working with leading data center developers and operators.
• Strong exposure to the Dallas market.
• Demonstrated ability to source, drive, and close deal flow within the market.
• Full ownership experience managing acquisitions and development opportunities.
• Candidates without data center experience may be considered if they have a commercial real estate background with firms such as Transwestern or Trammell Crow Company.