Project Development Director
Satoshi Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- End-to-End Project Execution: You will drive data center development projects from site identification through commercial operation, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality standards. You will manage critical paths, remove blockers, and coordinate seamlessly across development stages.
- Team Development: You will mentor and develop project managers and junior team members, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. You will help scale team capabilities, provide coaching and feedback, and contribute to hiring efforts as the organization grows.
- Stakeholder Management: You will cultivate and manage relationships with data center customers, utilities, landowners, consultants, and engineering firms. You will navigate complex negotiations, develop strong partnerships, and ensure stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Strategic Contribution: You will contribute to business development efforts, including evaluating new opportunities, conducting feasibility assessments, and translating technical constraints into commercial decisions. You will work with sales and leadership to qualify prospects and structure deals.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will collaborate closely with our CEO, COO, engineering, sales, and operations teams to align on priorities, resolve challenges, and drive projects forward. Your ability to bridge technical execution with business strategy will be essential.
- Process Development: You will help build and refine development processes, templates, and best practices as the organization scales, contributing to operational excellence across the team.
Requirements
- Minimum of 7+ years of experience in data center or renewable development, with demonstrated ownership of projects from early-stage through commercial operation.
- Experience managing, mentoring, and developing team members with a track record of scaling teams and processes.
- Strong understanding of data center design, construction, power requirements, and operational needs across various use cases (hyperscale, colocation, edge, HPC/AI).
- Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder relationships including enterprise customers, utilities, engineering firms, and landowners.
- Strong knowledge of power infrastructure, interconnection processes, utility coordination, and electrical systems for large load facilities.
- Experience with land acquisition, permitting, environmental review, and securing project entitlements.
- Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, building processes from scratch, and adapting quickly to changing priorities.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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