​Our client is an international energy and infrastructure company expanding its data center development activities across Europe. They are looking for an experienced development professional to originate and progress large-scale data center opportunities, with particular focus on land, power, grid connection, permitting, partnerships and commercial development.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential data center development opportunities across key European markets.

• Secure critical project resources including land, power capacity, grid connection and permitting.

• Lead early-stage development activities including feasibility studies, planning, environmental assessments and regulatory approvals.

• Develop project structures covering land, power supply, renewable energy and associated infrastructure.

• Build relationships with utilities, grid operators, government authorities, developers and infrastructure partners.

• Identify acquisition, co-development and investment opportunities and support commercial and technical due diligence.

• Work with potential customers to understand power, capacity, reliability and sustainability requirements.

• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders throughout the project development lifecycle.

• Identify key commercial, technical and development risks and drive practical solutions.

• Support commercial negotiations with project partners, customers and infrastructure providers.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy, Infrastructure, Telecommunications or a related discipline.

• 3+ years of data center development or project development experience, or 5+ years within renewable energy or large-scale infrastructure development.

• Strong understanding of site selection, permitting, feasibility, due diligence and grid connection processes.

• Experience working with utilities, grid operators, government authorities and permitting agencies.

• Good understanding of large-load power requirements and infrastructure development.

• Strong commercial capability with experience managing multiple external stakeholders.

• Experience within data centers, colocation, hyperscale infrastructure, power generation or renewable energy would be highly relevant.

• Existing relationships across utilities, grid operators, developers, data center operators or large power users would be advantageous.

• Able to operate independently across multiple European markets and manage complex development processes.