# Land Development & Due Diligence Lead

**Company**: OpenAI
**Location**: Remote - US
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: $181K - $285K
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124605186

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## Description

## Compensation

$181K – $285K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)

- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

- Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees

- 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)

- Mental health and wellness support

- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage

- Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth

- Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

- Relocation support for eligible employees

- Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

## About the Team

OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Industrial Compute team is central to this mission, setting the core infra strategy and implementing this vision. From site selection to the buildout process, this team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, strategy, and operations, interacting with teams and executives inside and outside of OpenAI.

## About the Role

Responsible for validating that proposed sites are buildable, compliant, and cost-effective. You will lead diligence across civil, geotechnical, environmental, and entitlement dimensions, identifying risks and driving mitigation strategies.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead all technical diligence: geotech, soils, title/ALTA surveys, mineral rights, and access.

- Oversee permitting/entitlement path and schedule governance with agencies.

- Evaluate generator air permits, wetlands, floodplain, and stormwater constraints.

- Manage consultants performing feasibility studies and environmental assessments.

- Deliver go/no-go recommendations with risk and mitigation options.

- Build diligence templates and playbooks to scale future site reviews.

## Qualifications

- 8+ years in land development, civil/environmental engineering, or data center diligence.

- Knowledge of permitting, entitlements, and AHJ engagement.

- Strong project management and technical review skills.

- Experience managing consultants and interpreting complex studies.

- Regularly communicate site readiness updates, risks, and milestones to executive stakeholders

- Establish and track key performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of the site selection program and the contributions of external vendors and partners.

## Skills

### Required
- land development
- civil engineering
- environmental engineering
- project management
- technical review

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