Manager, Wet Utilities

THE COMPANY

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, cloud, and AI data centers. Each of our national facilities meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience. STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need.

The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

At STACK, the Manager, Wet Utilities will report to the Director, Wet Utilities as part of the STACK Utilities Team. The Manager will be responsible for executing near-term and long-term wet utility strategies to help STACK integrate wet utilities into ongoing and new data center projects. The Manager will manage and review consultant studies, support the development team related to water & sewer needs, and manage relationships with external stakeholders.

The Manager will also support new corporate priorities such as internal process improvements, exploring new markets, water & sewer procurement efforts, and regulatory/policy advocacy with external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience with various phases of developing, designing, and constructing water and sewer facilities, be able to translate and communicate technical issues to non-technical team members, and identify issues with strong problem-solving skills.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage and review consultant efforts related to engineering, design, estimating, and construction for water & sewer to support development of new data center sites.
• Advise STACK Development on how water & sewer needs will impact STACK’s development options.
• Review and approve project cost estimates and schedules related to water & sewer needs.
• Manage relationships and discussions with water & sewer utilities regarding review/oversight of site infrastructure needs.
• Review and analyze data to provide reports assessing existing upstream and local water & sewer infrastructure for current and future project locations.
• Support Development Team efforts in rezoning cases and development site permit applications.
• Support Development and help execute on Engineering, Procurement and Construction strategies for future water & sewer infrastructure projects (on-site and off-site).
• Support Development Team efforts in future permitting and regulatory activities at local, state, and federal levels.
• Assist with review of agreements with water & sewer utilities.
• Work with regional utility providers to extend and capitalize on the use of reclaimed water to serve STACK data center sites.
• Identify and develop new near-term and long-term strategies with the Director, Wet Utilities to continually improve internal processes (workflows, communications, and presentation of deliverables).
• Manage budget related to water & sewer consultant activities.
• Prepare presentations, track market activity, and provide reports to the broader Utilities Team.
• Collaborate with other business units supporting STACK Development, including pre-construction, design and engineering, sales, legal, and tax.
• Aid in the preparation of business cases and recommendations for leadership approval.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Location:
  
  Las Cruces, NM preferred, but flexible for the right candidate in Denver, CO (travel will increase to 30-40%)
• Travel: 20% Domestic
• Compensation: $120,000 to $140,000 + 10% discretionary bonus potential
• Benefits:
  Healthcare, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Leave Programs
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background screening

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field (preferred)
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience with water & sewer utility infrastructure
• 5+ years exposure to engineering, design, construction, and/or operations and maintenance of water & sewer infrastructure
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Strong…