Digital Infrastructure Associate

Turner Townsend; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project delivery company in the UK is seeking an Associate for Data Centres. You will be responsible for business development and project delivery of data centres and associated infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree and 3-5 years of experience in real estate investment or energy project development. Excellent financial modelling, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills are essential for this role. Competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of full-time work experience in relevant fields.
• Experience in financial modelling and business case understanding.
• Proficient in creating high-quality presentations.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and assessing data centre investment opportunities.
• Project managing market entry processes across various teams.
• Preparing materials for investment decision-making.
• Monitoring and managing project budgets.
• Creating and interrogating financial models.

Skills

Real estate investment

Data centre project development

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Advanced Excel skills

Advanced PowerPoint skills

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

About CIP Terra Technologies

CIP Terra Technologies is a project delivery company working for CIP. The company delivers projects from onshore wind, solar PV, battery energy storage systems to data centres, bioenergy, thermal and transmission infrastructure. It is part of the optimized CIP Platform, consisting of three platform companies that provide services to CIP.

Role Overview

Associate, Data Centres – responsible for business development and end‑to‑end project delivery of data centres and associated infrastructure for CIP. The role requires managing own projects while supporting wider team activities such as reporting and decision‑making. Competitive salary and package (depending on level of experience). Locations: London, Copenhagen or Frankfurt (London also requires occasional travel to Birmingham and willingness to travel across the UK on an ad hoc basis).

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

• Motivated individual holding a 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.
• A deep understanding of the challenges associated with infrastructure development, especially regarding data centres.
• Proficient stakeholder engagement and communication capabilities.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

How to Apply

Please apply online as soon as possible as 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 CVs or cover letters sent by email, speculative CV submissions from recruitment agencies, or unsolicited candidate submissions (they will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership).

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