Director, Engineering, Digital Infrastructure

About The Company

At Vesper, we know energy. Headquartered in the greater Dallas area, our team brings two centuries of collective renewable energy experience and has delivered more than 10 GW of renewable energy projects globally. Today, our pipeline spans over 35 renewable energy and storage projects with a generating capacity of 11+ GW - enough to power more than 2 million homes.

As we continue developing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects across the United States, Vesper is strategically positioning select assets to meet the surging demand for data center and AI infrastructure. This role sits at the center of that evolution, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of energy at the intersection of clean power and next-generation technology.

• You are energized by complex technical challenges and enjoy using data, facts, and expertise to solve difficult problems.
• You thrive in fast-moving, high-pressure environments with shifting priorities, multiple demands, and time-sensitive work.
• You enjoy troubleshooting, setting priorities, and moving quickly from problem identification to solution.
• You value autonomy and do your best work when you have the latitude to apply your judgment, expertise, and project ownership.
• You are a direct, factual communicator who brings clarity and credibility to technical discussions and decisions.
• You prefer meaningful problem-solving over unnecessary process and are motivated by variety, challenge, and forward progress.
• You hold high standards for accuracy, follow-through, and technical quality.

This role is responsible for the early-stage technical work product that underpins asset valuation and buyer confidence across our development portfolio, including conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and technical feasibility assessments. The ideal candidate brings owner-side or developer-side experience in mission-critical design, a current working knowledge of data center density evolution and cooling typologies, and the ability to engage directly with buyer technical teams during diligence.

Candidates with prior experience evaluating sites from the buy side, for a hyperscaler, colo operator, or infrastructure fund, will be particularly well-suited to this role.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  10+ years of progressive experience in mission critical data center design, development, or technical advisory, including owner side or developer side accountability for concept phase deliverables and external stakeholder reviews.
• Experience supporting technical diligence for transactions (buy side or sell side) preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to model Vesper’s values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day-to-day behaviors (e.g., flags risks early, communicates directly, involves the right stakeholders early, and documents and shares learnings).
• Demonstrated experience producing concept phase deliverables, including conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and power and cooling feasibility assessments.
• Strong working knowledge of data center cooling typologies and current density evolution, including HPC and AI and GPU driven requirements and implications for redundancy, water use, and constructability.
• Ability to define and defend concept level power architecture and distribution assumptions in coordination with power delivery strategy and utility constraints.
• Familiarity with behind the meter and hybrid grid and behind the meter design approaches and the commercial and schedule trade offs they create.
• Owner side or developer side experience preferred over pure A/E background, with strong judgment on what is decision ready versus premature detail.
• Ability to identify diligence level technical issues before a buyer does, and to propose mitigation paths with clear cost, schedule, and feasibility implications.
• Strong capability managing A/E firms, civil engineers, and MEP consultants, including scope definition, quality control, schedule control, and deliverable acceptance criteria.
• Ability to influence without authority across cross functional teams by aligning assumptions, driving decisions to closure, and documenting outcomes.
• Working familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier concepts, TIA 942, and ASHRAE TC 9.9 as applicable to buyer requirements.
• Familiarity with utility scale renewable development and/or gas fired generation concepts preferred, to support integrated energy and power solutions as applicable.
• Strong documentation discipline, including creation and maintenance of traceable diligence artifacts and a well-organized technical data room.

• Lead development of conceptual site layouts, basis of design documents, and technical feasibility memos for digital infrastructure assets, ensuring outputs are consistent, defensible, and…