Director, Data Center Development

COMPANY OVERVIEW

174 Power Global, headquartered in Irvine, California, a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 300 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, 174 Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We’re seeking a highly motivated Director Data Center Development to help identify, evaluate, and deliver new data center sites across the U.S. This person will play a critical role in expanding our platform — driving the process from site identification through acquisition and early-stage development.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and brings a blend of strategic negotiation skills & thinking, real estate acumen, and project execution skills. You’ll work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to advance our data center pipeline and ensure each site meets the company’s long-term growth objectives.

The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Collaboration and Site Selection:Collaborate with internal and external teams toidentifyand pursue site selection opportunities, including the provisioning of utilities (e.g., power, water, fiber).

• Complex Contract Negotiation:Supportnegotiations and agreements with local governments, economic development agencies, and landowners, ensuring favorable terms and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Lead site acquisition effortsfor new data center projects, including market analysis, site sourcing, due diligence, and transaction execution.

• Evaluate potential sitesbased on power availability, connectivity, zoning, permitting, and other development factors.

• Develop andmaintainrelationshipswith brokers, utilities, landowners, and localjurisdictionsto support siteselectionand development.

• Coordinate due diligence and entitlement processes, including environmental studies, title review, and permitting.

• Partner closely with internal teams(strategy, engineering, finance, and legal) to align site development with companyobjectives.

• Prepare business cases and investment memosto support site acquisitions and strategic growth decisions.

• Track and report pipeline progress, ensuring leadership visibility on key milestones and challenges.

• Drive process improvementsthat make site evaluation and development more efficient and scalable as the company grows.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Engineering, ora relatedfield. Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is preferred.

• 4+years of experience inreal estate development, site acquisition, or infrastructure project management, ideally withindata centers, energy, or industrial development.

• Strong understanding ofland development fundamentals, utilities, permitting, and entitlement processes.

• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills; ability to evaluate complexsiteand transaction data.

• Proven ability tomanage multiple projects simultaneouslyand work cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment.

• Entrepreneurial mindset — proactive, resourceful, andcomfortable owningoutcomes end-to-end.

• Exceptional communication and relationship management skills.

• Ability to travel as needed to meet with clients and stakeholders (up to 50% of the time).

Compensation: $180,000 - $220,000 salary

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.