Senior Environment & Energy Reporting Manager (m/w/d)

Senior Environment & Energy Reporting Manager (m/w/d); Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a Senior Environment & Energy Reporting Manager to ensure accurate and compliant environmental and energy reporting across Central Europe. You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, and Compliance to translate regulatory requirements into actionable processes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, data integrity, and the ability to navigate regulated environments independently, with fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in energy management, environmental reporting, sustainability, regulatory compliance, or related field.
• Experience in highly regulated environments such as energy, utilities, industrial, critical infrastructure, or data centers.
• Fluent German (C1+) and English (B2+) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead collection, validation, and reporting of environmental and energy data across Central Europe.
• Ensure data accuracy, audit readiness, and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments and support compliance activities.
• Coordinate reporting with Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, Compliance, and external authorities.
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Energy management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

German language

Education

Engineering / Energy Management / Sustainability / Business Administration / Law

Job description

Description

Senior Environment & Energy Reporting Manager (m/w/d)

Your Role

As an Operational Environment & Energy Reporting Manager (m/w/d), you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance of Digital Realty's environmental and energy reporting activities across Central Europe region. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, Compliance, and external stakeholders, you will translate sustainability and energy requirements into practical operational actions while supporting reporting obligations and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a highly visible position requiring strong stakeholder management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the collection, validation, and reporting of environmental and energy data across multiple EMEA countries.
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and audit readiness for internal and external reporting requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments and support compliance with applicable environmental and energy-related regulations.
• Coordinate reporting activities with Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, Compliance, and external authorities.
• Analyze performance trends and provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support energy efficiency, sustainability, and emissions reduction initiatives across the operational portfolio.
• Translate corporate sustainability objectives into practical operational guidance and measurable actions.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and documentation for internal stakeholders, auditors, and regulatory bodies.
• Act as a trusted subject matter expert for environmental and energy regulatory reporting topics within the subregion.
• Drive continuous improvement of reporting processes, controls, and data quality standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with utility providers, industry partners, regulatory agencies, and key stakeholders.
• 5+ years of experience in energy management, environmental reporting, sustainability, regulatory compliance, or a related field.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments such as energy, utilities, industrial, critical infrastructure, or data centers.
• Strong understanding of environmental and energy reporting requirements, compliance processes, and audit environments.
• Ability to manage complex topics independently and drive initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Degree in Engineering, Energy Management, Sustainability, Business Administration, Law, or a related discipline.
• Fluent German (C1+) is essential for communicating with German authorities and handling formal or regulatory correspondence.
• English skills (B2+) are also required.

What You Bring

Join Digital Realty and help ensure the transparent, accurate, and compliant environmental and energy reporting that supports our global digital infrastructure.

What We Offer:

• Open door culture with short communications paths and flat hierarchies
• Personalized onboarding plan (buddy system), education programs
• Personal development options in a fast-growing environment
• Extensive social benefits (Flexible working hours, digital meal vouchers, bike leasing, pension plan, etc.)
• Many extras like free drinks, fresh fruit, or cool team events

A bit about us

Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on 6 continents. We've 3,500+ colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.