Director, Technical Lead Digital Infrastructure

Vesper Energy Development • Albuquerque, NM

4h • Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for the early-stage technical work product that underpins asset valuation and buyer confidence across our development portfolio, including conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and technical feasibility assessments. The ideal candidate brings owner-side or developer-side experience in mission-critical design, a current working knowledge of data center density evolution and cooling typologies, and the ability to engage directly with buyer technical teams during diligence. Candidates with prior experience evaluating sites from the buy side, for a hyperscaler, colo operator, or infrastructure fund, will be particularly well-suited to this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in mission critical data center design, development, or technical advisory, including owner side or developer side accountability for concept phase deliverables and external stakeholder reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to model Vesper's values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day to day behaviors (e.g., flags risks early, communicates directly, involves the right stakeholders early, and documents and shares learnings).
• Demonstrated experience producing concept phase deliverables, including conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and power and cooling feasibility assessments
• Strong working knowledge of data center cooling typologies and current density evolution, including HPC and AI and GPU driven requirements and implications for redundancy, water use, and constructability
• Ability to define and defend concept level power architecture and distribution assumptions in coordination with power delivery strategy and utility constraints
• Familiarity with behind the meter and hybrid grid and behind the meter design approaches and the commercial and schedule trade offs they create
• Ability to identify diligence level technical issues before a buyer does, and to propose mitigation paths with clear cost, schedule, and feasibility implications
• Strong capability managing A/E firms, civil engineers, and MEP consultants, including scope definition, quality control, schedule control, and deliverable acceptance criteria
• Ability to influence without authority across cross functional teams by aligning assumptions, driving decisions to closure, and documenting outcomes
• Working familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier concepts, TIA 942, and ASHRAE TC 9.9 as applicable to buyer requirements
• Strong documentation discipline, including creation and maintenance of traceable diligence artifacts and a well-organized technical data room

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting technical diligence for transactions (buy side or sell side) preferred.
• Owner side or developer side experience preferred over pure A/E background, with strong judgment on what is decision ready versus premature detail
• Familiarity with utility scale renewable development and or gas fired generation concepts preferred, to support integrated energy and power solutions as applicable

Responsibilities

• Lead development of conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and technical feasibility memos for digital infrastructure assets, ensuring outputs are consistent, defensible, and decision ready
• Own concept phase technical assumptions for target buyer requirements, including density, resiliency, cooling approach, and phasing, and translate them into clear design criteria and deliverables
• Evaluate existing site infrastructure for reuse potential in data center configurations, including PV and storage assets as applicable, and document technical and commercial implications
• Define preliminary power distribution and electrical one line concepts in close coordination with the Power Development Lead, including constraints from utility service, substations, and interconnection approach
• Evaluate and specify appropriate cooling typologies based on target density requirements, site climate conditions, and constructability, and document trade offs across cost, schedule, and feasibility
• Manage A/E firms, civil engineers, and MEP consultants retained for concept phase work by setting scope, timelines, and acceptance criteria, and by reviewing deliverables for quality and diligence readiness
• Establish and improve repeatable templates, standards, and QA checklists for concept deliverables to reduce rework and improve consistency across the portfolio
• Maintain and organize technical diligence materials in the data room, ensuring artifacts are current, traceable, and aligned to the latest assumptions and site status
• Serve as the company’s primary technical counterpart during buyer technical diligence reviews, including presenting assumptions, answering questions, and coordinating follow ups across internal teams and consultants
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director