Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nscale is building a vertically integrated GenAI cloud platform that includes data centers, software, and applications. The company is seeking a Development Associate to support AI data center site development across the Americas by coordinating development workstreams, managing due diligence and permitting activities, and preparing project analysis and reporting through Final Investment Decision.
Responsibilities
- Support development managers advancing a portfolio of AI data center sites from origination through diligence and FID
- Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, budgets, and risk registers across assigned projects
- Coordinate day-to-day with external consultants and with internal Energy and Power, Design, and Preconstruction teams
- Prepare meeting materials, agendas, and follow-ups to keep project workstreams moving
- Manage and track due diligence deliverables — title, survey, geotechnical, environmental, zoning, and utility studies — and summarize findings and risks
- Support entitlement and permitting efforts, tracking applications, hearing dates, conditions, and jurisdiction requirements
- Assist with site-control documentation and closing checklists in partnership with Legal
- Research jurisdictions, utilities, incentives, and site conditions to support project decisions
- Build and maintain project dashboards, status reports, and inputs to FID / capital approval packages
- Support development budget tracking, invoice review, and cost reporting with Finance
- Perform ad-hoc analysis on sites, markets, schedules, and costs as projects demand
- Help standardize templates, playbooks, and reporting across the development team
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Urban Planning, or a relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 1–3 years of related experience in real estate, infrastructure, construction, finance, or consulting; data center exposure a plus
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage many moving pieces across concurrent projects
- Strong analytical and writing skills; able to distill complex information into clear, concise summaries
- Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office tools; Excel / Sheets modeling skills preferred
- Self-starter comfortable operating with urgency in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Willingness to travel up to 15% based on business needs
- Excel / Sheets modeling skills preferred
Benefits
- This role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.
- Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
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