Overview
In this role you will lead data center developments from concept to Ready-to-Build and energisation, owning technical and development workstreams. You will evaluate sites across technical, planning, power, and infrastructure dimensions and shape grid connection and power strategies with utilities and grid operators. You will support permitting, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation to ensure deliverable, scalable projects aligned with construction needs. This opportunity merges infrastructure development with engineering to enable fast, scalable AI-ready energy solutions. You will work in a highly technical, mission-driven environment focused on building the energy backbone for next‑gl
Pay / Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Biannual bonus scheme
- Fully expensed tech to match your needs
- Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees
Responsibilities
- Lead data center developments from early-stage opportunity through Ready-to-Build and energisation
- Assess sites from technical, planning, power, and infrastructure perspectives
- Develop grid connection and power strategies with National Grid, DNOs, and utility providers
- Support planning, permitting, and stakeholder engagement processes
- Identify and mitigate technical and development risks
- Ensure projects are deliverable, scalable, and aligned with construction requirements
Key requirements
- Experience developing data centers or large-scale infrastructure projects
- Strong technical understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, and utility systems, with the ability to evaluate engineering decisions and challenge technical assumptions
- Strong understanding of UK planning and grid connection processes
- Experience taking projects from early-stage development through design, permitting, and delivery readiness
- Highly analytical, self-directed, and comfortable with significant ownership
- highly analytical
- self-directed
- strong ownership
- data center infrastructure (power, cooling, and utility systems)
- grid connection and power strategy development
- planning and permitting processes
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