• As a VP, Project Development, you will own everything that sits between site selection and construction.
• You will be embedded with a development team and local jurisdictions to take end-to-end ownership of getting each site shovel-ready as fast as possible.
• Build agency relationships before they are needed — not when you are already on the clock
• Drive zoning, land use approvals, conditional use permits, and variances through local and state agencies
• Identify and pursue parallel regulatory pathways to compress overall approval timelines
• Collaborate with Engineering and Construction teams to ensure the most efficient path to shovel-readiness
• Lead negotiations with power providers, water districts, and telecom utilities
• Create and maintain detailed development schedules tracking every entitlement, utility, and permit milestone
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, or related field
- 10+ years delivering complex, multi-agency development or infrastructure projects, bonus points for experience in Energy or Data Center development
- Demonstrated experience managing entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination simultaneously
- Strong technical literacy — able to hold substantive conversations with civil, electrical, and structural engineers
- Exceptional relationship-building skills with government agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders
- Experience creating and managing detailed project schedules and critical path dependencies
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in managing complex development projects from site selection to construction, with a strong focus on entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination. Proven ability to build relationships with government agencies and stakeholders while maintaining detailed project schedules in fast-paced environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Project Development Management
- Entitlement and Permitting Coordination
- Regulatory Pathway Identification
- Relationship Building with Agencies
- Detailed Project Scheduling
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Site Selection
- Zoning Approvals
- Land Use Approvals
- Conditional Use Permits
- Utility Coordination
- Project Scheduling
- Critical Path Management
- Technical Literacy in Engineering
- Infrastructure Project Delivery
- Energy Development Experience
Soft Skills
- Relationship-Building
- Negotiation Skills
- Adaptability in Ambiguous Environments
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Bachelor's Degree in Planning
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management
Industry Keywords
- Multi-Agency Development
- Infrastructure Projects
- Energy Sector
- Data Center Development
- Community Stakeholder Engagement