Site Selection Manager

Profile title

Site Selection Manager

Summary statement

Develops the companies owned data centres location strategy and manage the site selection effort for real estate, including partnering with teams focused on economic development incentives, energy and utilities, network connectivity, legal, policy, and financial considerations

Mission/general skills description

The site selection manager will locate and develop the data center infrastructure the right way to ensure high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. A qualified site selection manager has extensive experience negotiating large, complex deals and a strong knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. He has a keen ability to think both strategically and analytically, develop out-of-the box solutions and is able to navigate the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude.

Deliverables

Accountable

Responsible

Contributor

• Efficient data centre location selection
• On time delivery of new sites including public utilities and required permits.

• Data centre location strategy
• Site acquisitions
• Real estate capacity

• Data centre Strategy
• Financial results

Main task/s

• Develop the companies owned data center location strategy and manage the site selection effort for real estate, including partnering with teams focused on economic development incentives, energy and utilities, network connectivity, legal, policy, and financial considerations
• Lead feasibility discussions and contract negotiations with service providers, property owners, economic development agencies, and utility companies

• Negotiate letters of intent, land or building purchases, economic development incentives, water and sewer supply, and other site-specific agreements
• Support power negotiations

• Partner with internal organizations including capacity planning, energy teams, data center design, construction, network engineering, legal, policy, communications and finance

• Prepare project location recommendations and present to management for approval


DC-Competence

(From DCCF^©)

A.1. Data Centre and Business Strategy Alignment

Level 5

A.2. Business plan Development

Level 5

A.5. Site Planning

Level 4

D.8. Purchasing

Level 3

E.3. Risk management

Level 3

KPI area

Developing and executing the data centre real estate strategy

EPI-DC Framework^© Disciplines

• Governance & Management Administration
• Data Centre Location

EPI courses

Required;

• CDCP
• CDCS
• CDCE
• CTDC

Added value;

• CDFOM
• CTIA