Global Data Centre & Property Development Lead

Uniper Energy; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Flexible working

Home office equipment

Job summary

Uniper is seeking a senior land and property development leader to shape high-value opportunities across its international portfolio, with a focus on data centre and power-enabled developments in the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.

You will lead development strategies and complex property transactions, coordinating with commercial, legal, tax, finance, and technical teams to maximize long-term value.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in land and property development, real estate strategy or property portfolio delivery, including complex industrial, infrastructure or energy-related sites.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to structure, negotiate and deliver complex property transactions across land and property interests.
• Experience developing strategic opportunities from market insight through to practical delivery, including risk assessment, due diligence and stakeholder recommendations.
• Ability to work across jurisdictions, understanding legal, regulatory and market frameworks and adapting strategies accordingly.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills, able to explain complex property matters to non-specialists.
• Experience managing external advisers, consultants and suppliers to deliver specialist property, legal, commercial or technical input.
• Relevant professional property qualification or equivalent experience, supported by sound business management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategic land and property opportunities across Uniper's international portfolio, focusing on high-value uses including data centres and power-enabled development propositions.
• Create and execute development strategies for complex land and property interests, positioning sites for lease, disposal, acquisition, joint working or other commercial structures.
• Lead complex property transactions, including lease, freehold, acquisition, disposal and development arrangements, ensuring risks, liabilities and value opportunities are understood and managed.
• Work cross-functionally with commercial, legal, tax, finance, procurement, HSE, operational and technical teams to align property strategies with wider business objectives.
• Identify market demand, property risks and development opportunities, translating specialist insight into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Manage external advisers and suppliers, including instruction, performance management, governance and value-for-money oversight.
• Provide due diligence, management information and strategic property advice to support investment decisions and long-term portfolio planning.

Skills

Land and property development

Property transactions

Stakeholder management

Jurisdiction knowledge

Strategic opportunity development

External advisers management

Professional property qualification

Job description

Uniper is seeking a senior land and property development leader to shape high-value opportunities across its international portfolio, with a focus on data centre and power-enabled developments in the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.

You will lead development strategies and complex property transactions, coordinating with commercial, legal, tax, finance, and technical teams to maximize long-term value.