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.

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📌 Data Center Development Manager (España)
🏢 The Green Recruitment
📍 España