Vice President of Development (Data Centres)

Metric DCX; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking a Vice President of Development to lead major hyperscale data centre projects across the UK and Europe.

You will own projects from site acquisition through entitlement, permitting, design coordination, utility strategy and development execution, coordinating with land, power, design, construction, legal and finance teams.

This is a senior leadership role requiring 10+ years of development experience and a proven record delivering large-scale, complex facilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of development experience in data centre projects.
• Background managing hyperscale / mission-critical projects.
• Experience across land, entitlement, permitting, utilities and infrastructure delivery.
• Ability to manage consultants, municipalities, utilities and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Own data centre development projects from site acquisition through execution.
• Coordinate entitlement, permitting, design, and utility strategy with multiple stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional teams including land, power, design, construction, legal and finance.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Lifecycle expertise

Job description

Vice President of Development (Data Centres)

I’m working with a fast-growing data centre developer looking to appoint a VP of Development to lead the execution of major hyperscale and mission-critical projects across the UK / Europe.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can take ownership of projects from site acquisition / due diligence through entitlement, permitting, design coordination, utility strategy and development execution.

They’re looking for someone who understands the full data centre development lifecycle and can work closely with land, power, design, construction, legal, finance and external stakeholders to move complex projects forward.

The ideal profile will have:

• 10+ years of development experience, with a proven track record delivering large-scale data centre projects.


• Background managing large-scale hyperscale / mission-critical projects


• Experience across land, entitlement, permitting, utilities and infrastructure delivery


• Ability to manage consultants, municipalities, utilities and internal teams


• Commercial awareness around schedule, cost, risk and project viability

This would suit someone currently operating at Senior Director or VP level within a data centre developer, operator, hyperscaler, infrastructure platform or specialist development environment.

Location: UK