EMEA AI Infrastructure Site Selection Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Global AI infrastructure exposure

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited seeks an experienced professional to lead the technical due diligence on AI infrastructure opportunities across EMEA. You will guide powered land, build-to-suit and strategic investments, coordinating engineering, environmental, and permitting teams through scoping to final recommendations.

You will translate technical findings into commercial insights, present risk mitigation strategies to leadership, and help establish standards and processes to support rapid

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical due diligence, site development, civil engineering, infrastructure development or large scale industrial projects.
• Strong understanding of geotechnical investigations, environmental assessments, utilities, permitting, zoning and infrastructure development across complex projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultants through feasibility and development studies.
• Ability to interpret technical studies and translate engineering findings into commercial recommendations and investment decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and executive presentation skills.
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Real Estate Development or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary technical due diligence across powered land, build to suit and strategic AI infrastructure opportunities throughout EMEA.
• Manage engineering, environmental, geotechnical, utility and permitting consultants from initial scoping through to final technical recommendations.
• Assess technical risks relating to constructability, utilities, fiber connectivity, environmental constraints, zoning, entitlements and development feasibility.
• Prepare technical reports and present recommendations, risks and mitigation strategies to senior leadership and investment stakeholders.
• Partner with Site Selection, Project Development, Engineering, Energy, Legal and Finance teams throughout the infrastructure acquisition lifecycle.
• Develop technical due diligence standards, consultant networks, templates and scalable review processes to support future growth across EMEA.

Skills

Technical due diligence

Site development

Civil engineering

Geotechnical investigations

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelors/Master in Civil Engineering or related

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited seeks an experienced professional to lead the technical due diligence on AI infrastructure opportunities across EMEA. You will guide powered land, build-to-suit and strategic investments, coordinating engineering, environmental, and permitting teams through scoping to final recommendations.

You will translate technical findings into commercial insights, present risk mitigation strategies to leadership, and help establish standards and processes to support rapid