Senior Front End Planning Manager - Data Centres

Spain - candidates must already be based in Spain with residency

€80,000-€90,000 equivalent package, subject to final confirmation

Permanent

Lead the front-end planning of major hyperscale data centre campuses across EMEA - from early site assessment through to construction readiness.

This is a strategic, client-facing role for someone who can de-risk complex developments, challenge design decisions early and create the planning structure needed to move multi-billion-pound infrastructure programmes forward.

About the role

You will coordinate Front End Planning across a portfolio of large-scale data centre developments, ensuring sites are technically viable, commercially sound and ready to progress into implementation.

The role covers master planning, technical due diligence, site readiness, utilities, design coordination and programme-wide standardisation.

Key responsibilities

- Lead front-end planning from initial site assessment through to construction handover
- Coordinate geo-assessments, campus planning updates and planning submissions
- Review test fits to maximise site capacity and land utilisation
- Manage buildability reviews and technical due diligence
- Drive master planning across internal teams, consultants and external vendors
- Oversee early site preparation, pre-loading and ground readiness activities
- Coordinate major utility requirements and site capacity trigger plans
- Identify value engineering opportunities during the design stage




- Standardise templates, reporting and document control across the EMEA programme
- Lead progress meetings and resolve critical programme issues

Requirements

- Strong experience in pre-construction, master planning or front-end planning
- Background delivering large-scale industrial, data centre or mission-critical infrastructure
- Proven ability to manage multiple developments during due diligence and pre-construction
- Good commercial understanding, including value engineering and design-stage cost optimisation
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, consultants and contractors
- Confident operating within a complex, international matrix organisation
- Fluent Spanish and English
- Already based in Spain with the right to work and permanent residency
- Utility infrastructure and site capacity planning
- Programme management consultancy or client-side delivery
- Experience supporting projects across multiple EMEA locations

Best-Fit Candidates / Useful Matching Context

Likely backgrounds include Programme Planning Manager, Pre-Construction Manager, Front End Planning Manager, Development Manager, Technical Programme Manager, Design Manager or Master Planning Lead.

Relevant environments may include hyperscale data centres, colocation providers, integral technology infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor facilities, logistics campuses, pharmaceutical developments or other mission-critical construction programmes.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Front End Planning Manager – Data Centres (España)
🏢 DARA PEOPLE
📍 España