Project Development Manager (Data Centers)

Company

Nebius builds a full-stack AI cloud platform, including compute, storage, networking, and applied AI infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead development of AI infrastructure projects from executed agreement through construction readiness.
• Own integrated development roadmaps, schedules, budgets, milestones, and the pre-construction risk register.
• Coordinate permitting, entitlement, utility planning, and infrastructure planning, including owner obligations.
• Recommend Go/No-Go decisions at key development milestones and run weekly development reviews and executive readiness meetings.
• Establish development readiness criteria and deliver projects to Delivery with complete documentation and minimized development risk.
• Serve as the primary development interface across internal functions and external partners to prevent scope, schedule, and cost drift.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data center development, industrial development, infrastructure development, land development, or mission-critical projects.
• Experience managing permitting, entitlement, utility coordination, consultant management, and development planning.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure development, owner budgeting, development scheduling, risk management, and pre-construction planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, utilities, design, legal, and construction.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure development.
• Experience with utility coordination, entitlement strategy, infrastructure planning, and owner representation.
• Experience with self-development or joint venture delivery models.
• Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, or similar certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and career growth/learning opportunities.
• Flexibility and ownership in a fast-moving environment.
• Collaborative and innovative culture with an international setting.
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on experience with pre-construction development, permitting/utility coordination, and risk/schedule/budget ownership.
• Discussions on ability to lead in ambiguity and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders.