Senior Project Manager - Data Centre - Site Acquisition

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead data centre land acquisition and infrastructure projects across multiple regions in EMEA, managing complex site selection, due diligence, utility coordination, permitting, and stakeholder engagement 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.

The Opportunity

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 engagement 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.

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture that enables all our people to be their true selves. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!