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Senior Director, Digital Infrastructure Development

Practice Area
Power Generation
Level of Experience
Position Filled
Location
Position Filled
Job Number
511

We are seeking a hands-on, experienced development professional to lead development activities for digital infrastructure projects co-located with power generation (natural gas, SMRs, renewables, BESS) as well as standalone power generation assets. This is an individual contributor role. This position takes projects from post-land acquisition and early-stage interconnection and then develops them through to NTP, ensuring all permits, interconnection milestones, and project details are completed.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead mid-stage development of digital infrastructure and power projects—data centers, gas-fired-generation, SMRs, utility-scale solar, BESS, and wind.
  • Permitting, environmental surveys, tax abatements, interconnection study packages, and design coordination (to ~30%).
  • Coordinate with utilities, ISOs/RTOs (ERCOT, SPP, MISO, PJM), and consultants to advance interconnection and permitting processes.
  • Manage third-party consultants for technical inputs and site design.
  • Ensure all project development steps are executed on schedule and align with transaction milestones for off-take or project sale.
  • Serve as the primary development lead from land control through NTP.
  • Support internal strategy discussions related to SMR selection, gas interconnection approaches, and evolving technology pathways.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of mid-stage development experience, with exposure across the full lifecycle from land control to NTP.
  • Experience developing utility-scale power projects—solar, gas, or data center-related preferred.
  • Deep familiarity with permitting processes and interconnection studies.
  • Direct experience working in ERCOT, MISO, SPP, and/or PJM markets is strongly preferred.
  • Strong project management skills and ability to work independently with minimal oversight. This is a single-contributor role, not a team lead.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, nimble environment with evolving priorities.
  • Must be technology-agnostic—comfortable working on fossil fuel technologies, renewables, battery storage, and nuclear (SMRs).

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