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Stream Data Centers · 3 hours ago

Senior Site Selection and Acquisition Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Stream Data Centers is a leading company in the data center industry, known for innovation and operational excellence. The Senior Site Selection and Acquisition Manager will develop location strategies, oversee the site selection process, negotiate land acquisition contracts, and conduct due diligence to expand the company's data center portfolio.

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Responsibilities

Work with internal and external commercial and technical teams to identify, define, and pursue new site selection projects and initiatives that will help meet the data center industry's growth needs

Lead the site selection process from start to finish, monitoring progress against objectives, providing regular status reports, tracking risks, outlining action items, and holding each stakeholder accountable to keep the project on schedule

Manage communications with a variety of project stakeholders (landowners, utility company representatives, economic development officers, government officials, vendors, consultants, legal counsel, internal subject matter experts and executives, customers, etc.)

Manage engineering consultants to complete various stages of technical due diligence; understand the implications of the study results and be able to develop a commercial strategy, such as which risks can/should be mitigated, what are the appropriate action items to mitigate risks, and how much money should be spent to do so

Lead the negotiation of a variety of contracts with a range of counterparties, including letters of intent, land purchase agreements, economic development incentives, power and water/sewer infrastructure and supply agreements, and other site-specific agreements

Assess the entitlements process (rezonings, land use permitting, etc.), lead relationships with government officials, community stakeholders, etc., and work with colleagues and external consultants to complete entitlement work

Evaluate economic development incentives, assess implications of taxation rates and regulations, and negotiate economic incentive packages with government officials

Gather and organize a variety of financial metrics and run financial models for customers and investors

Develop project summary and strategy presentations for internal executives, investors, and customers

Support the development of processes, standards, and tools to implement a repeatable process for site selection, acquisitions, and contracting

Qualification

Site selectionProject managementNegotiation skillsFinancial modelingTechnical evaluationReal estate experienceComfort with utilitiesStakeholdersAdvanced degreeMS Office proficiencyCommunicationDetail orientedOrganizational skillsWork independently

Required

8+ years of experience in site selection, project management, and/or the development of data centers, renewable energy, real estate, or other large infrastructure or capital projects

Advanced degree or practical experience in one of the following disciplines preferred: Business/Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, or Law

Experience leading complex projects with large, cross-functional teams (e.g. internal staff, consultants, vendors, government officials, external stakeholders, etc.)

Ability to work independently, think creatively, and deliver results with limited direction

Top-notch negotiation skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong organizational and project management skills

Detail oriented

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Ability (and desire) to travel up to 50% of the time

Preferred

Experience with any of the following activities for data centers, renewable energy, or other technical/industrial real estate projects: Site selection, Technical evaluation and due diligence, Financial modeling, Negotiations and acquisitions, and/or Site development and construction

Experience managing relationships and representing business interests with governments, utilities, potential suppliers, and other stakeholders

Experience with industrial utilities, including power and water/wastewater infrastructure, utility upgrades and interconnections, utility supply agreements, or other clean energy initiatives

Experience with financial modeling (project proformas, TCO, IRR, NPV, etc.)

Comfort communicating commercial, market, and contractual details to executives