Land Specialist

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

Land Specialist - Badajoz

A leading global AI infrastructure company is expanding its data center portfolio across Spain and is looking for a Land Specialist to evaluate and progress land opportunities for large‑scale, power‑connected AI and HPC infrastructure projects.

Great opportunity to join this company on one of the largest data center projects in Spain, having a significant influence on site information, cadastral data, land constraints, mapping inputs, access conditions, and due diligence materials.

If you would like to join an established Spanish team responsible for growth by ensuring that land‑related technical information is accurate, structured, and available to support land acquisition, permitting, engineering, grid connection, construction planning, and operational readiness across IREN’s expanding renewable‑powered data center pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Analyse land opportunities by reviewing cadastral data, ownership information, maps, planning references, access conditions, land use constraints, environmental inputs, and technical documentation to support site screening and feasibility assessment.
• Prepare and maintain technical land documentation by compiling plans, maps, site summaries, parcel information, constraint matrices, due diligence checklists, and supporting materials required by land, development, engineering, connection, and permitting teams.
• Support field and desktop due diligence by coordinating information on boundaries, easements, rights of way, access routes, topography, nearby infrastructure, utilities, planning restrictions, and other factors that may affect data center development viability.
• Coordinate with external surveyors, technical consultants, advisors, landowners, public authorities, and internal stakeholders to obtain, validate, and update land‑related technical information in line with project needs and timelines.
• Maintain GIS, cadastral, and project tracking information by updating databases, folders, registers, drawings, and trackers to ensure that land status, constraints, risks, and next steps are visible and reliable across the portfolio.
• Assist in identifying land‑related risks by reviewing technical inputs, legal documentation, planning information, grid connection interfaces, access dependencies, and site constraints, escalating issues that may affect acquisition, permitting, design, or construction.
• Support preparation of internal reports and decision materials by providing accurate technical land data, maps, status updates, constraint summaries, and recommendations that enable informed project and investment decisions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of land technical processes by standardising mapping outputs, data collection methods, due diligence templates, documentation practices, and lessons learned across IREN’s land development portfolio.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 2 to 4 years of experience in land, real estate, urban planning, surveying, GIS, permitting, infrastructure development, renewable energy, utilities, data centers, or related technical project environments.
• Qualification in surveying, geography, urban planning, civil engineering, environmental studies, geomatics, land management, real estate, or a related technical discipline is desirable.
• Good understanding of cadastral information, land boundaries, ownership records, maps, easements, access rights, land use constraints, planning references, permitting inputs, and basic infrastructure development requirements.
• Experience preparing or reviewing land‑related technical documentation, site summaries, mapping outputs, due diligence checklists, trackers, reports, and structured project records.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools and GIS, cadastral, mapping, document management, or project tracking platforms; experience with CAD or geospatial data tools is desirable.
• Ability to coordinate information with surveyors, consultants, public authorities, landowners, legal, development, engineering, connection, permitting, and construction stakeholders in a clear and organised manner.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, documentation discipline, prioritisation, follow‑up, communication skills, and ability to identify inconsistencies, missing information, deadlines, and technical risks.
• Fluent English is required. High level of accountability, collaboration, adaptability, curiosity, discretion, service orientation, and ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, international infrastructure development environment.