Site Selection & Colocation Manager – Data Centers
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GermanyFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5–8+ years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Business, Geography, or a related field.
- 5–8+ years of experience in site selection, data center development, colocation management, or infrastructure real estate.
- Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, and network requirements.
- Proven experience evaluating colocation providers and negotiating contracts, leases, and SLAs.
- Strong analytical skills in market research, financial modeling, feasibility studies, and risk assessment.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously across different regions.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Solid understanding of regulatory, zoning, and permitting frameworks related to infrastructure development.
- Experience with hyperscale or large-scale data center environments is a strong advantage.
- Knowledge of utility procurement, renewable energy markets, or substation planning is considered a plus.
- Familiarity with GIS tools, capacity planning, or environmental risk modeling is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end site selection processes for new data center developments and colocation expansions across multiple regions.
- Conduct in-depth market analysis covering power availability, fiber connectivity, land suitability, regulatory conditions, and risk factors.
- Build and maintain intelligence on data center markets, energy trends, colocation pricing, and infrastructure availability.
- Perform technical and environmental due diligence, including geotechnical, seismic, hydrological, and infrastructure assessments.
- Evaluate site feasibility based on power, cooling, network, logistics, and scalability requirements in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Identify, assess, and negotiate with colocation providers, including SLAs, pricing structures, and contract terms.
- Manage RFP processes, vendor relationships, and lifecycle activities such as renewals, expansions, and migrations.
- Partner with legal, finance, and construction teams to support contract negotiations, CapEx/OpEx modeling, and business case development.
- Coordinate with utilities, regulators, and local authorities to support permitting and compliance processes.
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure adherence to SLA, uptime, and operational standards.
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