Real Estate Analyst

About Verrus

Data centers should be valuable assets to their customers, the grid, and the local community such that we are able to give customers what they want, where they want it, while cities and utilities are actively seeking us to build in their region.

Verrus is a developer of next generation, greenfield hyperscale data centers that flexibly leverage its onsite energy infrastructure (i.e., large scale BESS) through our proprietary technology. This allows Verrus to be a flexible resource to the grid, and provide grid services that facilitate interconnection and the effective procurement of power and carbon free energy, and balance traditional and variable uptime workloads (e.g., AI/ML).

Verrus builds and capitalizes its turnkey data centers deeply integrated with energy resources, providing significant advantages over traditional designs.

Verrus is led by industry veterans with experience at the largest data center development companies as well as power & utilities, delivering GWs of data center capacity across four continents in their careers (representing billions of investment).

Verrus is backed by Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners. With investment from Alphabet, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, and Stepstone Group, SIP is a consolidated holding company that builds innovative technology-enabled infrastructure companies and projects that deliver positive social and environmental impact  believes that technology-enabled infrastructure will help to solve some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Following years of research and in collaboration with the Verrus management team, SIP formed Verrus to design, build, and operate the world’s most innovative data centers, leveraging unique technology to develop a scaled project portfolio that delivers significant financial, environmental, and innovation outcomes.

Verrus is seeking a Real Estate Analyst who will support the Head of Acquisition by conducting market and site-specific research, screening new opportunities, and managing data pipelines to accelerate site selection, acquisition and development.

You will provide critical desktop analysis, market intelligence, due diligence review, real estate contract review and drafting, and reporting to ensure Verrus maintains a best-in-class acquisition pipeline. You will work closely with the Energy and Finance teams, while reporting directly to the Head of Acquisition.

• Proactively conduct and evolve real estate desktop evaluations across Verrus’ priority markets by identifying and adopting new market tools — including GIS platforms, assessor databases, and broker materials — to validate acreage, zoning, access, and infrastructure readiness.
• Perform market and financial analysis to inform acquisition strategy and support LOI and PSA negotiations across active sites in the pipeline.
• Track data center and industrial market trends, including absorption, vacancy, pricing, incentives, and permitting timelines, to guide site prioritization and investment decisions.
• Review and summarize third-party due diligence reports—title, survey, environmental, zoning, and utility—to identify key risks and provide recommendations for internal teams and the Head of Acquisition.
• Maintain the site selection dashboard and comparable databases, standardizing data across markets and preparing concise market briefs and acquisition materials for leadership.

• 1–4 years of experience in commercial real estate, industrial real estate, or site selection
• Strong research and analytical skills, with ability to synthesize zoning, market, and utility data.
• Exposure to LOI/PSA and associated acquisitions contracts.
• Proficiency in Excel and BI tools (Tableau, Power
  
  BI); GIS experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of acquisition due diligence: ability to review title, survey, Phase I, zoning, and infrastructure reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to create concise reports and presentations.
• Self-starter with ability to manage multiple markets, shifting priorities, and fast-paced deadlines.

• Experience with data center, industrial, or large-scale land acquisition transactions.
• Experience with entitlement processes, economic development incentives, or utility planning.