Manager, Digital Infrastructure

WaterBridge•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

LandBridge (NYSE: LB) is hiring a Manager, Digital Infrastructure to support deal origination, structuring, and execution for large-scale data center, power generation, and integrated water projects across LandBridge’s Permian Basin surface holdings. The role partners across LandBridge, WaterBridge (NYSE: WBI), hyperscaler customers, IPP and renewable developers to deploy powered land opportunities. This is a hands-on, commercial role with exposure to senior leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; engineering, finance, economics, or related quantitative discipline strongly preferred.
5+ years of experience in energy, real assets, infrastructure, or digital infrastructure deal structuring; direct exposure to data center, power, midstream, or large industrial transactions strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to build and defend financial models (NPV, IRR, sensitivity, scenario) for multi-asset transactions with optionality.
Working knowledge of ERCOT market structure and Texas regulatory environment (PUCT, RRC) preferred; willingness and ability to develop deep fluency required.
Track record of managing complex, multi-counterparty transactions from origination through close, including coordination with legal, land, finance, operations, and external counterparties.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-grade materials and present to internal and external audiences.
Self-starter with high ownership; thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.
Ability to interact effectively and professionally with external customers, regulators, and partners

Nice To Haves

MBA or graduate degree in a relevant field a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain pipeline of hyperscaler, colocation, and IPP counterparties; lead inbound and outbound engagement with named accounts.
Structure ground leases, options, PPA / power royalty mechanics, and term/renewal architecture.
Build NPV/acre, IRR, and sensitivity models for option + lease + royalty structures; defend assumptions with internal and external audiences.
Coordinate with legal, land, and finance to move opportunities from MOU through option agreement to FID, with rigorous tracking.
Support partnership management with power generation / storage developers.
Own site narrative development for named opportunities, including power, water, fiber, transport, workforce, and stakeholder positioning.
Maintain site-level data rooms covering surface and mineral ownership, subsurface utilities, prior land use, environmental constraints, and decommissioning / restoration exposure.
Translate technical site facts into talk tracks, RFP responses, and board-level materials.
Coordinate with WaterBridge on produced water supply, treatment, and disposal solutions for data center cooling, including phased build profiles, RO/brine handling, evaporation ponds, and SWD permitting considerations.
Develop water usage efficiency (WUE, L/kWh) and water balance models tailored to Permian Basin.
Support Q&A decks, process flow diagrams, and customer-facing materials for water supply proposals.
Monitor municipal land use proceedings and their implications for LB / WBI surface commercial strategy.
Coordinate with environmental, permitting, and ESG functions relating to permit and development strategies.
Prepare quarterly updates to the executive team on pipeline status, closed transactions, regulatory exposures, and emerging opportunities.