Position Summary:
LandBridge (NYSE: LB) is hiring a Manager, Digital Infrastructure to support deal origination, structuring, and execution for large-scale data center, power generation, and integrated water projects across LandBridge’s Permian Basin surface holdings. The role partners across LandBridge, WaterBridge (NYSE: WBI), hyperscaler customers, IPP and renewable developers to deploy powered land opportunities. This is a hands-on, commercial role with exposure to senior leadership.
Reports to: Vice President, Digital Infrastructure & Sustainability.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Deal Origination & Structuring
- Build and maintain pipeline of hyperscaler, colocation, and IPP counterparties; lead inbound and outbound engagement with named accounts.
- Structure ground leases, options, PPA / power royalty mechanics, and term/renewal architecture.
- Build NPV/acre, IRR, and sensitivity models for option + lease + royalty structures; defend assumptions with internal and external audiences.
- Coordinate with legal, land, and finance to move opportunities from MOU through option agreement to FID, with rigorous tracking.
- Support partnership management with power generation / storage developers.
Site Development & Narrative
- Own site narrative development for named opportunities, including power, water, fiber, transport, workforce, and stakeholder positioning.
- Maintain site-level data rooms covering surface and mineral ownership, subsurface utilities, prior land use, environmental constraints, and decommissioning / restoration exposure.
- Translate technical site facts into talk tracks, RFP responses, and board-level materials.
Water Integration (LB / WBI)
- Coordinate with WaterBridge on produced water supply, treatment, and disposal solutions for data center cooling, including phased build profiles, RO/brine handling, evaporation ponds, and SWD permitting considerations.
- Develop water usage efficiency (WUE, L/kWh) and water balance models tailored to Permian Basin.
- Support Q&A decks, process flow diagrams, and customer-facing materials for water supply proposals.
Stakeholder & Regulatory
- Monitor municipal land use proceedings and their implications for LB / WBI surface commercial strategy.
- Coordinate with environmental, permitting, and ESG functions relating to permit and development strategies.
- Prepare quarterly updates to the executive team on pipeline status, closed transactions, regulatory exposures, and emerging opportunities.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required; engineering, finance, economics, or related quantitative discipline strongly preferred. MBA or graduate degree in a relevant field a plus, not required.
- 5+ years of experience in energy, real assets, infrastructure, or digital infrastructure deal structuring; direct exposure to data center, power, midstream, or large industrial transactions strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to build and defend financial models (NPV, IRR, sensitivity, scenario) for multi-asset transactions with optionality.
- Working knowledge of ERCOT market structure and Texas regulatory environment (PUCT, RRC) preferred; willingness and ability to develop deep fluency required.
- Track record of managing complex, multi-counterparty transactions from origination through close, including coordination with legal, land, finance, operations, and external counterparties.
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-grade materials and present to internal and external audiences.
- Self-starter with high ownership; thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.
- Ability to interact effectively and professionally with external customers, regulators, and partners
Working Conditions/Environment:
- Operates in both a professional and/or business casual office environment.
Position Type:
- This is a full-time position.
Position Location:
- Houston, TX
- Periodic travel to LandBridge surface holdings in the Permian Basin (Reeves, Loving, Winkler, Ward, and Pecos counties) and to customer / partner sites required.
About Us
The WaterBridge group of companies is a fast-paced and growing organization. Our business lines include produced water handling and recycling, land management and environmental solutions. Our employees provide essential services to unlock sustainable American energy production every day, and we are continually seeking dedicated individuals who thrive on both creativity and challenge to be a part of our team. We pride ourselves for our strong commitment to our employees and for creating a workplace where employees feel genuinely valued and connected. Join our entrepreneurial and innovative team today!
WHO WE ARE
At WaterBridge, we believe that our people make the difference! We are committed to provide our employees with personal development and growth opportunities. We've been leading the emergence and evolution of the midstream water sector since 2015, backed by our strong core values and operational excellence. WaterBridge owns and operates permanent, integrated water infrastructure networks to address the long term produces water management requirements of E&P companies.
Our Mission:
To make WaterBridge the standard bearer for the water midstream industry.
Core Values:
SAFETY
- Safety is important. We demand a personal commitment at all levels within the organization. Everyone has the right and responsibility to speak up and stop any unsafe work being performed.
TEAMWORK + COLLABORATION
- We work with humility and courage to be a team player. We define success by contribution and not competition. We consider the impact we have on others before we act.
INTEGRITY + TRUST
- We honor our commitments. We demonstrate a propensity to trust and act in the very best interest of all. We do not tolerate dishonesty or intimidation.
AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION
- We are honest and respectful. We genuinely listen to each other and encourage healthy debate. We do not spin the truth, have hidden agendas, or hide information.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS
- We hold ourselves accountable and take responsibility for results, regardless of outcome. We learn from our mistakes, encourage feedback, and increase our capabilities. We do not overpromise or underdeliver.
ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION
- Everyone is a leader: we “think big” in everything we do and encourage new ideas. We strive for continuous improvement and encourage responsible risk taking. We do not play it safe due to complacency.
WaterBridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
