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Data Center Development Advisor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Direct experience managing or overseeing the development/construction of data center facilities, ideally across the sub-100MW range
  • Strong grasp of power infrastructure, cooling systems, and site selection criteria
  • Existing relationships across construction, MEP engineering, and general contracting
  • Comfort working independently and engaging on a flexible, per-project cadence

Responsibilities

  • Vet prospective sites for data center suitability (power, cooling, connectivity, land constraints, permitting risk)
  • Review design specs, MEP plans, and construction documentation for feasibility and cost
  • Advise on facility layout, power density, and buildout economics across the 2.5–100MW range, including high-density GPU/AI deployments
  • Serve as a technical liaison between Shadeform, our landowner partner, and construction/engineering teams

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Job description

About the role

Shadeform is a GPU cloud marketplace aggregating compute capacity across 30+ providers. As we expand into powered-land and data center development in partnership with a major US landowner, we're looking for an experienced Data Center Development Advisor.

You'll partner directly with our Head of Colo / Powered Land to vet sites, review design specs, and provide technical oversight across the development lifecycle. We're engaging on a project-by-project basis to start, but for the right person this can grow into a full-time role as our development pipeline scales.

 

Our sites typically fall in the 2.5–100MW range.

 

What you'll do

  • Vet prospective sites for data center suitability (power, cooling, connectivity, land constraints, permitting risk)

  • Review design specs, MEP plans, and construction documentation for feasibility and cost

  • Advise on facility layout, power density, and buildout economics across the 2.5–100MW range, including high-density GPU/AI deployments

  • Serve as a technical liaison between Shadeform, our landowner partner, and construction/engineering teams

  • Bring and leverage your network of construction, engineering, and GC contacts as needed

 

What we're looking for

  • Direct experience managing or overseeing the development/construction of data center facilities, ideally across the sub-100MW range

  • Strong grasp of power infrastructure, cooling systems, and site selection criteria

  • Existing relationships across construction, MEP engineering, and general contracting

  • Comfort working independently and engaging on a flexible, per-project cadence

  • Bonus: experience with high-density / AI-GPU deployments, powered-land deals, or colo/hyperscale builds

 

Engagement structure

Independent contractor, project-based to start, with a clear path to full-time as the pipeline grows. Scope, deliverables, and compensation defined per engagement initially. Open to semi-retired DC development professionals wanting selective work, as well as those seeking a full-time home as we scale.

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