Data Center Development Advisor
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Shadeform
Charlotte, NC, US
Summary
You will vet prospective data center sites for suitability, including power, cooling, and connectivity, while providing technical oversight across the development lifecycle. Additionally, you will serve as a technical liaison between the company, landowner partners, and engineering teams to ensure project feasibility.
Job Description
About the role
Shadeform is a GPU cloud marketplace aggregating compute capacity across 30+ providers. As we expand into powered-land and data center development in partnership with a major US landowner, we're looking for an experienced Data Center Development Advisor.
You'll partner directly with our Head of Colo / Powered Land to vet sites, review design specs, and provide technical oversight across the development lifecycle. We're engaging on a project-by-project basis to start, but for the right person this can grow into a full-time role as our development pipeline scales.
Our sites typically fall in the 2.5–100MW range.
What you'll do
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Vet prospective sites for data center suitability (power, cooling, connectivity, land constraints, permitting risk)
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Review design specs, MEP plans, and construction documentation for feasibility and cost
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Advise on facility layout, power density, and buildout economics across the 2.5–100MW range, including high-density GPU/AI deployments
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Serve as a technical liaison between Shadeform, our landowner partner, and construction/engineering teams
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Bring and leverage your network of construction, engineering, and GC contacts as needed
What we're looking for
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Direct experience managing or overseeing the development/construction of data center facilities, ideally across the sub-100MW range
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Strong grasp of power infrastructure, cooling systems, and site selection criteria
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Existing relationships across construction, MEP engineering, and general contracting
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Comfort working independently and engaging on a flexible, per-project cadence
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Bonus: experience with high-density / AI-GPU deployments, powered-land deals, or colo/hyperscale builds
Engagement structure
Independent contractor, project-based to start, with a clear path to full-time as the pipeline grows. Scope, deliverables, and compensation defined per engagement initially. Open to semi-retired DC development professionals wanting selective work, as well as those seeking a full-time home as we scale.
Shadeform unifies access to compute at scale across 30+ vetted providers.
Through a single console and API, AI and ML teams can access a wide spectrum of high-quality GPU hardware in over 100 regions — without the friction of managing multiple cloud logins, support pipelines, quotas, integrations, and vendor onboardings.
With strong industry partnerships and a commitment to quality and transparency, Shadeform makes it seamless for developers, startups, and enterprises alike to deploy the best fit solutions for their evolving needs at scale.
Founded
2023
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Software Development
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Shadeform unifies access to compute at scale across 30+ vetted providers.
Through a single console and API, AI and ML teams can access a wide spectrum of high-quality GPU hardware in over 100 regions — without the friction of managing multiple cloud logins, support pipelines, quotas, integrations, and vendor onboardings.
With strong industry partnerships and a commitment to quality and transparency, Shadeform makes it seamless for developers, startups, and enterprises alike to deploy the best fit solutions for their evolving needs at scale.
Founded
2023
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Software Development
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
