Land & GIS Specialist for Data Center Projects

Hamilton Barnes ?; Badajoz; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Land Specialist to evaluate and progress land opportunities for large-scale AI and HPC data center projects in Spain. You will manage cadastral data, maps, and land-use constraints, coordinating with surveyors and authorities to support acquisition, permitting, and grid connection.

You will maintain land information, run due diligence, and contribute to a structured, reliable data set for development planning while operating in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in land, real estate, urban planning, surveying, GIS, permitting, infrastructure development, renewable energy, utilities, data centers, or related technical environments.
• Qualification in surveying, geography, urban planning, civil engineering, environmental studies, geomatics, land management, real estate, or related discipline is desirable.
• Good understanding of cadastral information, land boundaries, ownership records, maps, easements, access rights, and planning references.

Responsibilities

• Analyse land opportunities by reviewing cadastral data, ownership information, maps, planning references, access conditions, constraints, environmental inputs, and documentation.
• Prepare and maintain technical land documentation: plans, maps, site summaries, parcel information, constraint matrices, due diligence checklists.
• Coordinate with surveyors, consultants, authorities, landowners, and internal teams to obtain and update land information.
• Maintain GIS, cadastral, and project tracking data to keep land status and risks visible across the portfolio.
• Identify land-related risks and escalate issues affecting acquisition, permitting, design, or construction.

Skills

GIS proficiency

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation discipline

Analytical thinking

Fluent English

Education

Geography / Urban Planning / Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS software

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

IREN is seeking a Land Specialist to evaluate and progress land opportunities for large-scale AI and HPC data center projects in Spain. You will manage cadastral data, maps, and land-use constraints, coordinating with surveyors and authorities to support acquisition, permitting, and grid connection.

You will maintain land information, run due diligence, and contribute to a structured, reliable data set for development planning while operating in a fast-paced, international environment.