Infrastructure & Utilities Technical Manager – Data Centres

Location: Madrid, Spain, with regular travel to project sites Department Data Centre Development & Delivery

Reports to: Design Director – Data Centres

The Infrastructure & Utilities Technical Manager will lead the technical development and coordination of utility infrastructure for our client's data centre developments in Spain.

The primary responsibility will be electrical power infrastructure, including grid connection, HV transmission/distribution interfaces and coordination of substations from the grid connection point to the data centre site. The role will also coordinate all other external utilities required for the development, including telecommunications/fiber, water supply, wastewater, drainage interfaces, water treatment and storage infrastructure. The Infrastructure & Utilities Technical Manager will work closely with utility providers, grid operators, external engineering consultants, permitting advisors and the internal project team to ensure that utility infrastructure is available in line with the project programme and future campus expansion.

1. Power Infrastructure & Grid Connection

- Lead technical development and coordination of electrical grid connections for data centre projects.
- Manage the technical interface from the utility/grid connection point through to the project substation and data centre campus.
- Review grid connection concepts, HV transmission/distribution routes, connection capacity and technical requirements.
- Coordinate with electricity utilities, grid operators and relevant authorities on connection requirements and technical approvals.
- Review grid studies,



connection studies and other technical documentation required for securing and developing power capacity.
- Identify grid connection risks, constraints and dependencies early and support mitigation strategies.
- Ensure power infrastructure planning considers initial project phases and future campus expansion.

2. Substation & HV Infrastructure

- Lead technical coordination of utility and project substation design.
- Review substation concepts, layouts, voltage levels, transformer requirements, switchgear and associated HV infrastructure.
- Coordinate interfaces between utility/grid substations, transmission/distribution infrastructure and the data centre electrical systems.
- Review HV cable and overhead-line routes, duct banks, trenches and associated infrastructure.
- Coordinate substation requirements with civil, structural and electrical design teams.
- Support development of technical requirements and scopes for substations and grid connection works.
- Monitor substation and grid infrastructure design progress against the overall data centre programme.

3. Utility Infrastructure

- Lead technical coordination of all external utilities required for the data centre campus.
- Coordinate water supply, wastewater/sewage, telecommunications/fiber and other utility connections.




- Assess water demand and availability considering data centre cooling requirements and future campus expansion.
- Coordinate requirements for water reservoirs, pumping systems and associated infrastructure where required.
- Coordinate water treatment and wastewater treatment solutions where connection to public infrastructure is unavailable or insufficient.
- Ensure utility corridors, routes and capacities are coordinated with the overall campus masterplan.
- Identify utility capacity constraints and develop alternative solutions where required.

4. Telecommunications & Fiber

- Coordinate external telecommunications and fiber connectivity requirements.
- Work with telecom providers to establish diverse and resilient fiber routes to the data centre campus.
- Review external fiber routes, entry points, duct infrastructure and associated site interfaces.
- Coordinate requirements for multiple telecom providers and physically diverse connections where required.
- Ensure external telecom infrastructure is aligned with customer and data centre resilience requirements.

5. Utility Providers & External Stakeholders

- Act as the main technical interface with electricity utilities and other infrastructure providers.
- Coordinate technical discussions with ENDESA and other relevant grid/utility stakeholders.
- Manage technical information, submissions, comments and approvals between utility providers and project designers.
- Coordinate utility requirements with municipalities, authorities and permitting advisors.
- Track key utility dependencies and ensure required actions are progressed in line with the development programme.

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📌 Power & Utilities Manager - Data Centres (Madrid)
🏢 Nes Fircroft
📍 Madrid