Director, Site Acquisition

The Company The energy industry is entering one of the most significant periods of growth and transformation in its history. Meeting the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity will require new ideas, new infrastructure, and talented people committed to building for the future. At Cypress Creek Energy, we’re meeting that challenge by developing and operating the energy infrastructure needed to power communities, support economic opportunity, and strengthen resilience.

We believe our responsibility extends beyond the grid and that how we build matters just as much as what we build. That same commitment extends to our employees. We invest in professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams, and provide opportunities to take ownership, expand your expertise, and advance your career.

Our culture is grounded in safety, accountability, respect, and a shared commitment to deliver results. Join us and help meet one of the most important energy challenges of our time while building a rewarding career. Overview Cypress Creek Energy (CCE) is seeking a motivated candidate for a Director level role to lead our Site Acquisition Team position as an integral part of our Project Sourcing team.

The Site Acquisition Director will be at the core of Cypress Creek’s project pipeline growth and business development strategy and will be primarily responsible for new project formation work including screening regions and prospective sites for strategic fit and execution probability, developing and managing land campaigns, managing subcontractors for infrastructure, land and other support capabilities, crafting strategic partnerships with large land partners, and negotiating real estate contracts. The intent of this role is to lead our Site Acquisition team to manage our site due diligence and project formation work across the United States, serving as the primary coordinator between our development teams working in specific markets, our internal subject matter expert teams including the GIS team, and our external land partners to successfully acquire land to support transmission scale energy projects and large loads such as data centers. The position offers a unique opportunity to join a well-funded and rapidly growing energy company at the forefront of our development business, driving the expansion of our project pipeline in support of our medium and long-term growth strategy.

An effective candidate will demonstrate excellent organizational habits, comprehensive communication skills, a desire to solve complex problems, enthusiastic initiative, negotiation acumen, team management capabilities, and an excellent ability to work with others across multiple teams in the company.

Responsibilities

Working with Project Sourcing and CCE partner teams to shape and execute project and pipeline formation and structuring strategies Familiarity with early and late stage development

Requirements

for powered land for large loads, as well as solar+battery projects.

is preferred.