Senior Project Manager – Data Centre - Site Acquisition
The opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead data centre land acquisition and infrastructure projects across multiple regions in EMEA. This role will manage complex site selection, due diligence, utility coordination, permitting, and stakeholder engagement activities to support large-scale data centre development programmes.
You will work closely with internal client teams, developers, landowners, utility providers, consultants, and government authorities to drive projects from acquisition through to infrastructure readiness.
In this role you will:
- Lead complex land acquisition and site selection projects for data centre developments.
- Manage relationships with developers, landowners, utility providers, consultants, and public authorities.
- Oversee technical, commercial, legal, and utility due diligence activities.
- Coordinate permitting, planning, and infrastructure delivery programmes.
- Drive utility engagement strategies, including power and water coordination.
- Manage project schedules, risks, reporting, budgets, and governance processes.
- Lead negotiations for Statements of Work (SOWs), consultant agreements, and infrastructure-related contracts.
- Prepare executive-level reporting and support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure effective project documentation, data integrity, and process compliance.
- Mentor junior team members and support continuous improvement initiatives.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have significant project management experience within data centres, infrastructure, utilities, real estate, or large-scale capital projects.
- Have experience managing land acquisition, site selection, or infrastructure delivery programmes.
- Possess strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience engaging with senior leadership and external partners.
- Understand utility infrastructure requirements, permitting, and due diligence processes for large-scale developments.
- Are commercially aware with experience managing budgets, contracts, risks, and project reporting.
- Are highly organised, delivery-focused, and capable of managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Have experience using project management tools, scheduling software, and reporting systems.
- Hold a degree in a relevant discipline; PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification is advantageous.
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All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.
As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.
About Project Management
Our teams of program and project managers deliver success globally through strategic planning and stringent controls. Whether you have extensive experience or are at the early stages of your career in program or project management, we offer the opportunity to work on some of the most innovative buildings and facilities with world-leading clients. Play a central role in these projects as part of our dynamic team. We recognise the value that each team member can bring to the table, and we offer a range of supports, learning pathways and structured career planning cycles to ensure that every individual has the best opportunity to excel and further develop, regardless of the stage of your career you join us at.
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