Site Development Associate – Data Center Development

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Galaxy

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2018

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

Crypto • Finance

Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and qualified individuals shape a changing economy through innovative crypto solutions. Galaxy provides a wide array of services, including asset management, trading, lending, custodial technology, and blockchain infrastructure solutions. With a focus on both traditional finance integration and digital asset expertise, Galaxy is committed to advancing the adoption and functionality of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies across the globe.

📋 Description

• Lead and support site entitlement efforts, including zoning, platting, land use approvals, and other local governmental approvals required to advance data center sites. • Serve as the company's primary point of contact with municipalities, counties, city councils, county commissioners, and other public officials on assigned projects. • Build and maintain working relationships with mayors, city managers, county judges, and municipal/county staff. • Prepare and deliver presentations to city councils, commissioners' courts, planning and zoning boards, and other public bodies. • Identify, evaluate, and help acquire permits required for site development, including building permits and entrance/access permits, and coordinate with public works and TxDOT/county road authorities as needed. • Coordinate with utility providers (power, water, wastewater, gas, telecom/fiber) to confirm capacity, service availability, and extension requirements for prospective sites. • Support land acquisition efforts, including sourcing prospective sites, negotiating with landowners, and structuring purchase and option agreements. • Apply working knowledge of Texas oil, gas, and mineral rights to identify and help resolve mineral, surface, and lease issues affecting site control. • Understand and help manage the basics of real estate contracts, title work, and the closing process, coordinating with legal counsel, title companies, and surveyors as needed. • Understand the basics of handling claims that may arise during due diligence, construction, or site development (e.g., title, boundary, or contractor-related claims), and know when and how to escalate them internally. • Communicate regularly and clearly with internal stakeholders — leadership, legal, engineering, and construction teams — on project status, risks, and timelines. • Develop working knowledge of data center development requirements (power, fiber, water, site criteria) and apply that knowledge to site selection and entitlement strategy. • Travel within the Lubbock region and broader Texas market as needed to support site visits, public meetings, and landowner negotiations.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in real estate development, with direct involvement in at least one completed development project from acquisition through entitlement (commercial or residential); OR equivalent experience as a landman. • Demonstrated experience entitling property and working directly with municipalities, city councils, county commissioners, or other public officials. • Comfortable and experienced presenting to public bodies, boards, and internal leadership. • Working understanding of Texas oil, gas, and mineral rights and how they can affect a real estate transaction or site. • Basic understanding of real estate purchase contracts, title, and the closing process. • Experience negotiating with landowners and/or sellers in a land acquisition context. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent the company professionally to external officials and internal stakeholders alike. • Willingness and genuine interest in learning the fundamentals of data center development. • Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally and regionally as needed. • Commercial real estate development experience strongly preferred over residential. • Prior experience acquiring or coordinating utility, building, or entrance permits. • Existing relationships with officials or staff in Lubbock and surrounding West Texas municipalities/counties. • Familiarity with the basics of handling title, boundary, or construction-related claims. • Background in energy, land, or infrastructure-related real estate (landman, oil & gas land experience, utility right-of-way, etc.).

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus • Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days) • Company paid Holidays (14) • Company paid sick leave • Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents • 3% 401(k) company contribution • Generous paid Parental Leave • Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Ginger • Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues • Employee Resource Groups