Site Selection Lead

Andromeda Cluster•San Francisco, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Andromeda’s infrastructure team designs, deploys, and operates large-scale GPU clusters for AI labs and compute providers. The Site Selection Lead finds, qualifies, and secures the data centers where those clusters will be deployed. The role owns the full site-selection cycle, from market screening through diligence, lease negotiation, and handoff to delivery, and reports to the Head of Infrastructure. The role evaluates markets and site opportunities for power availability, scalability, cost, permitting, and tax considerations; maintains an accurate site pipeline; conducts technical and commercial diligence; negotiates leases; and builds relationships with relevant market partners. It also ensures delivery, buildout, and operations teams receive a clear handoff with technical requirements, commercial commitments, and timelines aligned.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure development, or commercial real estate with technical diligence.
Strong knowledge of US data center markets, utility infrastructure, and regional regulatory frameworks.
Experience leading commercial lease negotiations and complex due diligence through execution.
Ability to read single-line diagrams and MEP drawings and identify gaps in power and cooling redundancy.
Understanding of liquid-cooled deployments at 100kW or more per rack.
Ability to make clear recommendations from incomplete information and stand behind them.

Nice To Haves

Experience with utility interconnection, power procurement, or behind-the-meter generation.
Site work in Europe, the Middle East, or Asia.
PE license or equivalent engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

Assess markets and inbound site opportunities for power availability, scalability, cost, permitting, and tax considerations.
Maintain an accurate pipeline of sites, deal status, documentation, and milestones, flagging risks and delays early.
Conduct site-level diligence on power capacity and utility timelines, cooling readiness (including direct liquid cooling, CDUs, and facility water), structure, connectivity, zoning, and permitting, including on-site evaluations.
Negotiate with landlords and operators from LOI through lease execution, working with Legal and Finance.
Build and manage relationships with brokers, landlords, utilities, consultants, and development partners across markets.
Hand off sites to delivery, buildout, and operations with technical requirements, commercial commitments, and timelines aligned.
Set the site evaluation standard for deployments and work across new AI data center capacity in multiple markets.