Master planning Manager
$180,000–$200,000 year
HybridBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Lead master planning and test-fit efforts for large hyperscale data center developments, translating site constraints, zoning requirements, and utility availability into scalable campus layouts and phasing strategies. Serve as the senior technical authority for early feasibility, evaluating power density, cooling strategies, and building typologies to maximize deployable IT capacity. Develop and review conceptual site plans and master plan alternatives, assessing tradeoffs between MW yield, constructability, entitlement risk, cost, and schedule. Partner with Real Estate, Due Diligence, and Entitlements teams to support site selection, zoning strategy, and public hearing processes. Lead technical coordination across internal teams and external partners including A/E firms, planners, acousticians, and jurisdictional authorities. Guide entitlement-driven design decisions regarding building height, massing, setbacks, and community-facing considerations. Establish phasing strategies that align utility delivery and building sequencing with market demand. Ensure master plans reflect realistic MEP space requirements, equipment clearances, and constructability constraints. Oversee consultant engagement for planning scopes and review early-stage technical deliverables including utility and acoustic studies. Provide continuity from concept through execution, supporting handoff into schematic design. Drive continuous improvement in planning tools, campus typologies, and entitlement playbooks to increase speed and long-term campus value.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in master planning, design, or development, with significant exposure to hyperscale or large-scale data center campus environments
- Demonstrated expertise in space planning and test fits for data centers, including how early layout decisions affect MEP systems, constructability, cost, and phasing
- Strong technical foundation in data center MEP systems, with the ability to translate engineering realities into early-stage planning decisions
- Proven experience supporting site plan approvals and entitlements, including coordination with jurisdictions, planners, and specialty consultants (acoustics, traffic, environmental)
- Deep understanding of phasing strategies for multi-building campuses, including utility delivery sequencing, interim conditions, and future-proofing
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required
- Professional registration strongly preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to balance technical rigor with commercial and development priorities, making and defending tradeoffs under uncertainty
- Experience managing and directing multi-disciplinary consultant teams through fast-paced, high-stakes early development phases
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex planning and engineering concepts to non-technical stakeholders, executives, and external authorities
- Highly organized, process-driven, and comfortable operating in ambiguous, early-stage environments where decisions have long-term consequences
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