Subregional Data Center Development Lead

Digital Realty; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a Subregional Real Estate Development Lead in a hybrid Atlanta role. You will oversee end-to-end development of data center facilities, coordinating planning, entitlements, design, and construction to deliver projects on time and within budget.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and pro formas, and communicate risks to senior leadership while ensuring alignment with Digital Realty’s financial objectives and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale real estate or data center development projects from concept through delivery.
• Strong financial acumen with budgets, pro formas, forecasting and cost controls.
• Experience coordinating across multiple internal functions and external partners.
• Working knowledge of entitlement, permitting, design management, and construction delivery processes.
• Ability to communicate project risks clearly to executive stakeholders.
• Strong contract, procurement, and consultant management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development activities including feasibility, due diligence, entitlements, design management, construction, and turnover.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to implement project plans for on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks with clear updates to senior leadership.
• Manage budgets, development pro formas, cash flows, and financial forecasts; escalate variances.
• Partner with HDL, PMG, DEC, Investments, Finance, Legal, and Operations to validate underwriting assumptions.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies, support contract negotiations, drive value optimization.
• Oversee design teams and consultants to maintain scope, schedule, cost, and brand standards.
• Monitor construction performance: quality, safety, schedule, contract compliance; review RFIs and change orders.
• Support entitlement, permitting, zoning, and community engagement with internal teams and public stakeholders.
• Lead commissioning, closeout, turnover activities, and ensure documentation and warranties.

Skills

Project management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Risk communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in real estate, engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field

Job description

Digital Realty is seeking a Subregional Real Estate Development Lead in a hybrid Atlanta role. You will oversee end-to-end development of data center facilities, coordinating planning, entitlements, design, and construction to deliver projects on time and within budget.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and pro formas, and communicate risks to senior leadership while ensuring alignment with Digital Realty’s financial objectives and brand standards.