Data Centre Development Associate, Commercial & Performance

Mace; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A project delivery company is seeking an Associate for their Data Centre team to identify investment opportunities and manage projects. Ideal candidates should have 3-5 years experience in real estate investment or energy project development, strong financial modeling skills, and be proficient in stakeholder engagement and communication. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on delivering digital infrastructure projects across various regions.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full-time work experience with real estate investment, data centre or energy project development.
• Experience in financial modelling and understanding of business case drivers.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure development challenges, especially data centres.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess data centre investment opportunities.
• Project-manage market entry processes across investment teams.
• Prepare high-quality materials for investment decision-making.
• Monitor and manage budgets with high-quality reporting.
• Create and interrogate financial models.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Verbal and written communication

Project management

Advanced Excel skills

PowerPoint presentation skills

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

Earlier this year, building on the strong foundation of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) as a fund manager, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform. CIP Terra Technologies – a project delivery company delivering projects from onshore wind, solar PV and battery energy storage systems to data centres, bioenergy, thermal, and transmission infrastructure – is currently looking for an Associate, Data Centres to join our office in London, Copenhagen or Frankfurt.

The Data Centre function is responsible for business development and end‑to‑end project delivery of data centres and associated infrastructure for CIP. We deliver projects across multiple geographies utilising the many years of data centre and energy development experience in the team.

As an Associate in the Data Centre team, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering CIP’s digital infrastructure strategy and projects. You will take responsibility for your own projects whilst also supporting wider team activities including reporting and decision‑making processes. The work is varied, fast‑paced and challenging but we will support and inspire you as you move along your professional development journey.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and assessing data centre investment opportunities.
• Project‑managing market entry processes by working across investment teams, legal, tax, finance, etc.
• Preparing high‑quality supporting materials for investment decision‑making processes.
• Monitoring and managing budgets, including maintaining high‑quality reporting data.
• Creating and interrogating financial models.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree and a minimum of 3‑5 years of full‑time work experience with real estate investment, data centre or energy project development.
• Experience in financial modelling and an understanding of the drivers of a business case.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in creating high‑quality PowerPoint presentations.
• Deep understanding of the challenges associated with infrastructure development, especially regarding data centres.
• Proficient stakeholder engagement and communication capabilities.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Application process

• Please apply online as soon as possible – applications will be processed on an ongoing basis.
• For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].
• We do not accept CV’s and Cover Letters sent by email; please apply through the online portal.

Diversity & inclusion

• CIP Terra Technologies is committed to securing a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected and heard.
• All employees have equal opportunities for personal growth and career opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, nationality, and ethnicity.
• We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.