AI Data Center Development Lead (EMEA)

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced project/development professional to lead next-generation data center developments in Europe, overseeing a full lifecycle from acquisition to construction readiness. You will coordinate permits, utilities, and governance, while guiding cross-functional teams and reporting to senior leadership.

The role emphasizes risk management, stakeholder engagement, and delivering large-scale AI infrastructure projects across EMEA, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering data center, industrial, infrastructure, land development or mission critical projects.
• Strong experience managing permitting, entitlements, utility coordination, consultant management and pre-construction activities.
• Strong understanding of development planning, infrastructure delivery, project budgeting, scheduling and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center development projects from acquisition through to construction readiness, owning schedules, budgets, milestones and project risks.
• Coordinate permitting, entitlements, utility planning, infrastructure design and owner obligations to keep projects on track.
• Manage relationships with utilities, municipalities, consultants, architects and engineering partners throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead development governance, readiness reviews and Go/No Go recommendations while providing regular updates to senior leadership.
• Identify and mitigate development risks before they impact construction, ensuring projects are fully prepared for delivery.
• Partner with Site Selection, Engineering, Energy, Legal, Finance and Delivery teams to successfully transition projects into construction.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Clear communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management/Architecture/Real Estate Development/Urban Planning

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced project/development professional to lead next-generation data center developments in Europe, overseeing a full lifecycle from acquisition to construction readiness. You will coordinate permits, utilities, and governance, while guiding cross-functional teams and reporting to senior leadership.

The role emphasizes risk management, stakeholder engagement, and delivering large-scale AI infrastructure projects across EMEA, with