Sr. Director, Greenfield Development – Digital Infrastructure

We are representing a digital infrastructure developer building the next generation of data centers—co-located with power generation.

We are seeking a Sr. Director of Greenfield Development to lead early-stage strategy and development efforts for power and data center campuses across North America. This individual will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing strategic sites in top-tier data center markets.

This role is ideal for an entrepreneurial, strategic, and field-savvy developer who thrives in blank-slate environments. The Sr. Director will work closely with land acquisition consultants and senior leadership to advance projects from initial identification to site control, before handing them off to the execution team. The ideal candidate excels in fast-paced settings and is comfortable operating with autonomy.

• Lead greenfield development activities including site identification, evaluation, and control for large-scale data center campuses.
• Collaborate with internal GIS and strategy teams to prioritize targets in high-opportunity regions.
• Partner with land acquisition team/consultants to engage landowners and negotiate site control agreements.
• Coordinate with consultants and local stakeholders to assess interconnection feasibility and high-level permitting outlooks.
• Initiate contact with local utilities to begin load interconnection discussions.
• Coordinate with internal teams to assess critical inputs such as natural gas availability, power infrastructure, water access, and permitting timelines.
• Handoff projects at the point of land execution and interconnection filing readiness.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in greenfield development and early-stage siting of complex infrastructure projects (data centers, power, or fiber).
• Greenfield development strategy and execution from renewable or thermal sectors.
• Proven ability to independently source and close strategic land deals.
• Strong understanding of utility interconnection and permitting processes.
• Experience with regional transmission operators (ISOs/RTOs) and primary and secondary data center markets.
• Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment—must be decisive, resourceful, autonomous and adaptable.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging stakeholders, landowners, and internal collaborators.
• Must be willing to develop an ‘all of the above’ power generation strategy which encompasses wind, solar, natural gas, and SMRs.

Interested parties, please contact Joe Amara Executive Search, info@joeamara.com