Pre-Development & Planning Manager – Data Center Construction

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage all pre-development initiatives for mission-critical data center projects.

• Assist in site selection by assessing development viability, infrastructure availability, utility capacity, and scheduling risks.

• Oversee due diligence investigations encompassing geotechnical, environmental, survey, utility, traffic, and infrastructure evaluations.

• Identify development challenges, permitting issues, and scheduling impacts.

• Create risk registers and develop mitigation strategies for site acquisition and development.

• Direct entitlement and permitting activities, collaborating with jurisdictions, planning departments, agencies, and regulatory bodies.

• Track approval timelines and provide updates regarding entitlement status, permitting risks, and approval projections.

• Act as the primary owner representative for utility planning and infrastructure coordination.

• Liaise with electric, water, wastewater, telecom, and natural gas service providers.

• Confirm utility capacity, infrastructure needs, and off-site improvement scopes.

• Supervise planning, engineering, environmental, and development consultants.

• Facilitate collaboration among internal stakeholders, design teams, utility providers, landowners, and government agencies.

• Oversee consultant performance, quality of deliverables, and compliance with project standards.

• Develop and sustain pre-development timelines, milestone tracking, and readiness evaluations.

• Monitor critical path tasks and propose schedule mitigation strategies.

• Assist in development budgeting, forecasting reports, and executive decision-making processes.

• Ensure the timely completion of pre-development deliverables necessary for design, procurement, and construction mobilization.

• Coordinate the transition from development planning to design and construction execution teams.

• Track readiness milestones such as land acquisition, permits, utility agreements, environmental clearances, and infrastructure commitments.

• Provide project status updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, or a related field.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience managing large-scale commercial, industrial, mission-critical, infrastructure, or data center projects.

• Proven experience overseeing pre-development, entitlement, permitting, utility coordination, and site due diligence activities.

• Strong knowledge of data center development processes, site selection criteria, and utility infrastructure requirements.

• Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams, including civil, environmental, geotechnical, architectural, and engineering disciplines.

• Familiarity with permitting processes, zoning requirements, environmental regulations, and jurisdictional approvals.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, agencies, utility providers, and development partners effectively.

• Excellent project management, risk management, and executive communication skills.

• Capability to evaluate project schedules, budgets, development constraints, and delivery risks.

• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office applications.

• Resume must detail all educational qualifications, professional licenses or certifications, awards received, and comprehensive employment history including firm or agency contact information, dates, and positions held.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Accident Insurance

• Long Term Disability

• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%

• 15 days of paid time off

• 8 paid National Holidays

• Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications