Director, Site Selection – Data Centers

🕒 June 29

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Hanwha Data Centers

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10,000+ employees

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

Energy • B2B

Hanwha Data Centers is a provider of large-scale energy infrastructure and renewable power solutions tailored for hyperscale and enterprise data center development. Combining Hanwha Group’s global resources with on-site project development, they acquire and prepare land, deliver integrated solar, wind, green hydrogen, fuel cell, and battery energy storage systems, and offer retail renewable power products to ensure reliable, low-carbon power for cloud, AI, and digital infrastructure customers. The company focuses on scalable, sustainable energy campuses that enable data centers to meet growing demand with improved efficiency and resilience.

📋 Description

• Identify, evaluate, and advance data center opportunities across the U.S. and the Americas markets. • Support the development of the metro strategy by assessing power availability, scalability, costs, permitting, tax incentives, and regional risk. • Coordinate early technical and commercial feasibility reviews with internal stakeholders. • Lead site-level due diligence including power and utility capacity, substation access, utility timelines, fiber availability, zoning, permitting, environmental considerations, and constructability. • Gather, review, and validate inputs from landlords, utilities, brokers, consultants, and municipalities. • Ensure diligence findings are clearly documented and communicated to leadership. • Support lease negotiations and commercial structuring in partnership with Real Estate and Legal. • Track deal progression, milestones, and deliverables from LOI through execution. • Assist with preparing deal review materials, executive summaries, and approval packages. • Maintain accurate site records, documentation, and status updates in Salesforce and internal tracking systems. • Monitor deal health, proactively flag risks or delays, and ensure data integrity across the Americas pipeline. • Coordinate closely with Transaction Analysts, Program Managers, and Site Diligence teams. • Serve as the primary site-level point of coordination across Engineering, Capacity Planning, Networking, Finance, Legal, and Operations. • Support clean handoff from site selection into delivery, buildout, and operations phases. • Ensure alignment between technical requirements, commercial commitments, and delivery timelines. • Manage relationships with brokers, landlords, utilities, consultants, and development partners across U.S. and Americas markets. • Evaluate inbound site opportunities and ensure consistent screening

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure development, commercial real estate, or related fields. • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of U.S. and Americas data center markets, including utility infrastructure and regional regulatory frameworks. • Experience facilitating or leading commercial lease negotiations and executing complex due diligence workflows. • Strong technical knowledge of power procurement, utility infrastructure, and zoning/permitting requirements across diverse U.S. markets. • Proven track record of advancing complex transactions from inception to close while identifying and mitigating commercial and operational risks. • Proficient in managing project lifecycles across multiple domestic regions and the ability to coordinate across varying time zones. • Proven ability to manage high-volume project pipelines with a high degree of accuracy and consistent follow-through. • Demonstrated success in managing multiple concurrent deals and meeting deadlines within fast-paced, high-growth environments. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical or financial information to diverse audiences. • Demonstrated experience in the end-to-end data center site selection process, including conducting comprehensive due diligence and feasibility assessments. • Able to partner effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive project execution and meet organizational milestones.