[Hiring] Practice Lead – Data Center & Powered Land Development @Blue Signal Search

Role Description

Our client is seeking an entrepreneurial data center development professional to help launch and grow an exciting new investment and development initiative focused on power-ready land and next-generation digital infrastructure. This is a rare opportunity to move beyond traditional corporate structures and take a meaningful role in shaping a business from its earliest stages. Backed by an established investment organization, the right candidate will have the autonomy to identify high-value development opportunities, influence strategic decisions, and help build a scalable platform with significant long-term growth potential.

Focus

• Identify and pursue attractive land development opportunities suitable for data center infrastructure, considering location, power accessibility, and long-term investment potential.
• Assess prospective properties for development readiness, including utility capacity, electrical infrastructure, site characteristics, and market demand.
• Coordinate preliminary diligence and evaluate land acquisition, purchase options, and other site control arrangements.
• Build relationships with utility providers, property owners, brokers, and industry partners to uncover opportunities and advance potential projects.
• Evaluate development constraints, investment considerations, and project risks to support informed decisions on prospective sites.
• Guide promising opportunities through early development milestones, coordinating with internal investment, asset management, and construction resources.
• Help establish repeatable processes for evaluating opportunities, prioritizing investments, and expanding the development pipeline.
• Contribute to long-term business planning and help shape the future development organization as the platform grows.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7 to 10 years of relevant professional experience preferred, with consideration for qualified candidates possessing 5 to 12 years.
• Direct experience identifying, evaluating, acquiring, or developing sites for data centers or related large-scale digital infrastructure projects.
• Background with a hyperscale technology company, data center developer, infrastructure operator, or comparable organization preferred.
• Working knowledge of electrical power availability, utility engagement, infrastructure requirements, and their impact on land development decisions.
• Experience evaluating real estate opportunities, conducting site diligence, and navigating land purchase or option agreements.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to assess opportunities, prioritize competing initiatives, and make decisions with limited oversight.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, adaptability, and confidence navigating the uncertainty associated with building a new business.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and a desire to develop a growing business function, with no requirement for prior large-team management experience.

Benefits

• Competitive base compensation, plus a target annual bonus of 30%.
• Potential long-term equity or performance-based participation, providing an opportunity to share in the success of the business.
• An entrepreneurial leadership opportunity with meaningful influence over strategy, development priorities, and future growth.
• The opportunity to help establish a nationwide pipeline of data center and power-enabled land development projects.
• A clear path toward expanded leadership responsibilities and the potential to build a dedicated development team.