End-to-End Data Centre Development Lead

Fuse Energy, LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Energy is seeking a Data Centre Development Lead in the UK to identify, win and take data centre projects from initial opportunity through Ready-to-Build. You’ll sit in the Development team and own two routes to market: developing sites from scratch, and acquiring projects and platforms through M&A, working closely with generation, storage, trading and supply to integrate power solutions.

You will lead land sourcing, grid connections, planning and consenting, and drive negotiations from

Responsibilities

• Own UK data centre development end-to-end, greenfield and brownfield, from first opportunity through to Ready-to-Build
• Build our UK site selection thesis (power, grid timelines, land, fibre, cooling, planning risk) and screen sites against it
• Secure land through options, leases and acquisitions
• Lead grid connection strategy and applications with NESO, TOs and DNOs, and own the critical path to energisation
• Lead planning, environmental assessment and consenting strategy, and manage consultants, counsel and local authorities to secure approvals on a realistic timeline
• Originate acquisition targets, from early-stage sites to Ready-to-Build projects and developer platforms
• Lead negotiations from NBO and LOI through to SPA, signing and completion

Job description

Fuse Energy is seeking a Data Centre Development Lead in the UK to identify, win and take data centre projects from initial opportunity through Ready-to-Build. You’ll sit in the Development team and own two routes to market: developing sites from scratch, and acquiring projects and platforms through M&A, working closely with generation, storage, trading and supply to integrate power solutions.

You will lead land sourcing, grid connections, planning and consenting, and drive negotiations from