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Director Data Centre Real Estate and Power (UAE National)

du  •  United Arab Emirates (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

  • Develop and execute a holistic real estate and power acquisition strategy aligned with the company’s long-term data center expansion roadmap.
  • Identify, evaluate, and negotiate land acquisition in strategic markets, considering proximity to connectivity hub, renewable power availability, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead all aspects of power strategy including securing grid capacity, negotiating with utilities and managing substation development and interconnection processes.
  • Partner with internal teams such as Engineering, Finance, Legal to ensure viability and risk mitigation for new sites.
  • Oversee due diligence for land and power opportunities, including environmental, geotechnical, permitting and energy studies.
  • Build relationships with Government entities, utility providers, and economic development agencies to enable access to incentives and accelerate permitting processes.
  • Manage and mentor a small team of real estate and energy professionals while guiding external consultants and brokers.
  • Provide strategic insight on market trends, utility grid dynamics, renewable energy sourcing, and regulatory developments impacting data center growth.
  • Maintain cost discipline and drive commercial excellence in all land and power transactions.

Qualifications, Experience And Skills:

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree in real estate, electrical engineering, power systems, business administration, or related field.
  • Professional certificates in real estate or energy management are an asset.

Experience

  • Deep understanding of power infrastructure planning, high voltage inter-connection and renewable procurement pathways.
  • Strong background in negotiation and execution of complex commercial agreements with landowners, utilities and government stakeholders.
  • Experience in navigating zoning, permitting and environmental regulations in data center or industrial projects.
  • Demonstrated success in building long-term strategic partnerships within the power and real-estate eco-system.

Skills

  • Exceptional commercial negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong financial acumen and experience in investment analysis for land and infrastructure.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks at once, to prioritize, and demonstrate excellent follow-through on each task assigned.
  • Be flexible and adjust to changing business needs and environment
  • Knowledge of Data Center power systems, grid operations, and renewable integration would be beneficial.
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About du

Add life to life.

Welcome to a vibrant and multiple award-winning telecommunications service provider. Our aim is to bring people and businesses together in what we do best, by offering mobile and fixed services, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE.

du serves nine million individual customers with its mobile, fixed line, broadband internet, and Home services over its 4G LTE network. du also caters to over 100,000 UAE businesses with its vast range of ICT and managed services. Since its launch in 2007, du has many UAE firsts to its credit, including introduction of Pay by the Second® billing system, IPTV and self-service portal.

du is ideally placed to support the realisation of UAE Vision 2021 and transformation of Dubai into a Smart City. We are the official strategic partner of the Smart Dubai Office and the platform provider for Smart Dubai.

Additionally, du supports innovative citywide sustainability initiatives aligned with the Dubai 2040 Urban Masterplan and Dubai’s commitment to helping the UAE achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UAE NetZero 2050 initiative.

We are building our telecommunication company by taking connectivity to the next level to fit the future and the people need. Therefore, we are providing carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite service for broadcasters.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Dubai , AE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
du.ae
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