CareerPlanSign in

Site Selection Lead

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-06 → 2026-09-27

Core

Define site-selection strategy for powered-land and greenfield/brownfield opportunities to convert them into executable infrastructure options for AI data centers.

Role type

Senior IC site selection lead (infrastructure)

Builds

Portfolio choices and deployment plans for AI infrastructure sites

Domain

Data center infrastructure development / Energy / Commercial real estate

Required skills

Site selection strategy, market intelligence, portfolio construction, cross-functional leadership, commercial and financial fluency, site funnel and screening framework design, mapping and test-fit workflows, executive decision material creation

Preferred skills

Experience with data center or energy development, ability to navigate ambiguous decisions, stakeholder alignment across technical/legal/finance

Technologies

GIS mapping tools, site planning software, dashboarding tools

Responsibilities

Own site-selection strategy across priority geographies including market maps and pipeline segmentation; Convene cross-functional partners to define shared rubric for high-quality sites; Translate rubric into screening criteria for power, land, timing, cost, and risk; Orchestrate teams to shape exclusivity, terms, and funding assumptions; Build deployment plans identifying capacity, sequencing, and critical-path approvals; Lead conceptual site planning and test-fit screening; Maintain decision-support view of pipeline stage and site health; Present executive-ready recommendations on advance, defer, or stop decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

Sourced via ashby · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 813,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.