Vesper Energy · 2 weeks ago
Director, Engineering, Digital Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
10+ years expVesper Energy is a leading company in renewable energy with a strong focus on developing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects across the United States. The Director of Engineering for Digital Infrastructure will be responsible for leading the technical work that supports asset valuation and buyer confidence, involving conceptual site layouts and technical feasibility assessments for data centers. This role requires a candidate with extensive experience in mission-critical design and the ability to engage with buyer technical teams during diligence.
EnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Lead development of conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and technical feasibility memos for digital infrastructure assets, ensuring outputs are consistent, defensible, and decision ready
Own concept phase technical assumptions for target buyer requirements, including density, resiliency, cooling approach, and phasing, and translate them into clear design criteria and deliverables
Evaluate existing site infrastructure for reuse potential in data center configurations, including PV and storage assets as applicable, and document technical and commercial implications
Define preliminary power distribution and electrical one-line concepts in close coordination with the Energy Strategy Lead, including constraints from utility service, substations, and interconnection approach
Evaluate and specify appropriate cooling typologies based on target density requirements, site climate conditions, and constructability, and document trade-offs across cost, schedule, and feasibility
Manage A/E firms, civil engineers, and MEP consultants retained for concept phase work by setting scope, timelines, and acceptance criteria, and by reviewing deliverables for quality and diligence readiness
Establish and improve repeatable templates, standards, and QA checklists for concept deliverables to reduce rework and improve consistency across the portfolio
Maintain and organize technical diligence materials in the data room, ensuring artifacts are current, traceable, and aligned to the latest assumptions and site status
Serve as the company’s primary technical counterpart during buyer technical diligence reviews, including presenting assumptions, answering questions, and coordinating follow ups across internal teams and consultants
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required
10+ years of progressive experience in mission critical data center design, development, or technical advisory, including owner side or developer side accountability for concept phase deliverables and external stakeholder reviews
Demonstrated ability to model Vesper's values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day-to-day behaviors
Demonstrated experience producing concept phase deliverables, including conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and power and cooling feasibility assessments
Strong working knowledge of data center cooling typologies and current density evolution, including HPC and AI and GPU driven requirements and implications for redundancy, water use, utility requirements and constructability
Ability to define and defend concept level power architecture and distribution assumptions in coordination with power delivery strategy and utility constraints
Familiarity with behind the meter and hybrid grid and behind the meter design approaches and the commercial and schedule trade-offs they create
Ability to identify diligence-level technical issues before a buyer does, and to propose mitigation paths with clear cost, schedule, and feasibility implications
Strong capability managing A/E firms, civil engineers, and MEP consultants, including scope definition, quality control, schedule control, and deliverable acceptance criteria
Ability to influence without authority across cross functional teams by aligning assumptions, driving decisions to closure, and documenting outcomes
Working familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier concepts and data center design standards across a wide variety of applications
Strong documentation discipline, including creation and maintenance of traceable diligence artifacts and a well-organized technical data room
Preferred
Experience supporting technical diligence for transactions (buy side or sell side) preferred
Owner side or developer side experience preferred, with strong judgment on what is decision-ready versus premature detail
Familiarity with utility scale renewable development and gas-fired generation concepts preferred, to support integrated energy and power solutions as applicable
Company
Vesper Energy
Vesper Energy creates utility-scale renewable energy projects that address today's energy challenges.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.18BKey Investors
GCM GrosvenorPolychainMacquarie Group
2026-06-01Debt Financing· $236M
2024-11-13Debt Financing· $50M
2024-01-31Debt Financing· $590M
Leadership Team
Juan Suarez
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Mark Rostafin
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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