Role title

Director of Energy / VP Energy Strategy – Data Centre’s

Location

UK, with regular engagement in key markets

Role purpose

Lead energy strategy to ensure power availability does not constrain growth. Own grid access, power procurement, resilience and decarbonisation planning. Join commercial, development and operations teams to translate energy risk into executable delivery plans and measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

1. Strategic energy planning
   Design and deliver the energy strategy that supports regional growth and development. Forecast and quantify grid risk across target markets, and convert risk exposure into clear mitigation and delivery plans. Align internal stakeholders and investors on cost, certainty and decarbonisation trade offs.

2. Grid access and infrastructure enablement
   Drive engagement with TSOs and DSOs to secure grid capacity and connections. Use grid modelling and regulatory levers to identify and remove bottlenecks at site selection and planning stages. Embed energy feasibility criteria into land and project approval workflows.

3. Power procurement and route to power
   Origin and structure energy supply solutions, including bilateral PPAs, tender frameworks and short-term hedging. Build and manage relationships with utilities, IPPs and aggregators to secure competitive, low carbon supply. Define on-site generation and resilience roadmaps, including BESS, microgrids and other distributed solutions.

4. Resilience, on-site systems and delivery
   Set technical and commercial specifications for on-site resilience systems. Ensure projects meet required availability and recovery targets. Own delivery milestones for grid, generation and storage, and drive cross-functional execution to hit them.

5. Sustainability, compliance and reporting
   Define targets and reporting for Scope 2 and related ESG metrics. Ensure projects meet regulatory and investor disclosure requirements. Translate sustainability obligations into operationally viable project specifications.

6. External engagement and policy influence
   Represent the business with regulators, grid operators and policy stakeholders. Influence policy and network planning where it materially affects delivery timelines. Build strategic partnerships that accelerate project delivery in constrained markets.

Success measures

* Secured grid capacity for pipeline sites within target timelines.
* Cost of energy and contract terms optimised against agreed KPIs.
* Renewable and resilience roadmap delivered to schedule.
* Regulatory and investor reporting compliant and auditable.
* Measurable reduction in site delivery risk from pre-acquisition to energisation.

Ideal profile

* Senior level experience in data centre’s, energy strategy, grid access or infrastructure delivery, preferably within data centres, utilities or large scale renewables.
* Proven record of securing grid connections or negotiating complex power contracts in multi-jurisdictional markets.
* Deep understanding of European grid systems, permitting and market mechanics.
* Commercially literate, able to trade off resilience, cost and sustainability with clarity.
* Skilled at influencing senior stakeholders, regulators and external partners.
* Comfortable in a lean, investor backed, delivery focused environment.
* Strong analytical capability, familiar with grid modelling outputs and commercial structuring.
* Experience building and leading small cross functional teams is preferred.

Practical details

* Travel across the UK and Europe will be required.
* Role sits at senior leadership, expected to influence capital allocation and development sequencing.
* Competitive package commensurate with experience.