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VP of Data Center Development / Chief Development Officer

Posh· Operations
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San Francisco, CA$150k - $200k + equityFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role focused on turning data center sites and plans into operating facilities, driving development strategy and day-to-day execution from diligence through construction, energization, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development process: site feasibility, land and site control, utility coordination, entitlements, permitting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handover.
  • Establish credible power, cost, and schedule assumptions. Identify critical-path constraints early, resolve dependencies, and keep the team focused on decisions that move projects forward.
  • Build and manage relationships with utilities, landowners, local authorities, engineering firms, general contractors, equipment vendors, and other delivery partners.
  • Own integrated project schedules, development budgets, risk registers, and clear go/no-go recommendations. Support project economics, commercial negotiations, and financing diligence alongside the team.
  • Coordinate electrical, mechanical, cooling, network, and operational requirements with technical experts so customer needs translate into a buildable, commissionable facility.
  • Build the development team and external partner network as projects grow, while staying close enough to the details to unblock work personally.
  • USE AI TO BUILD FASTER - Partner with the team to use AI for site screening, diligence synthesis, permit tracking, bid comparison, schedule analysis, and project reporting; test workflows and verify outputs against source documents and expert judgment.

Qualifications

  • Direct responsibility for delivering at least one data center through construction and commissioning or operational handover.
  • Experience leading complex development or capital projects, managing budgets and schedules, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
  • Practical understanding of utility service and energization, permitting, long-lead equipment, contractor delivery, and commissioning dependencies.
  • Commercial judgment to weigh speed, cost, reliability, and execution risk and make clear recommendations with incomplete information.
  • Hands-on approach, strong follow-through, and comfort working in a small team where leaders both set direction and execute.
  • Demonstrated curiosity about AI and automation, with a concrete example of a workflow you have improved or a thoughtful proposal you are ready to test.

Skills

Required:Data center development leadershipProject management (budgets and schedules)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Rapidly deployable energy solutions for modern commercial and…

We are working on rapidly deployable energy storage and power generation solutions for C&I customers, especially in the AI data center space.

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