Corporate Development Director – Land Acquisition
Colt Data Centre Services ·
Position Summary The Corporate Development Director – Land Acquisition will be responsible for day to day sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, acquiring, new data centre land opportunities across Europe and APAC, with particular focus on the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Japan.
Leveraging a strong network of brokers, utilities, municipalities, government agencies, developers, investors, telecom operators, landowners, and other key stakeholders, this individual will originate both on-market and off-market opportunities aligned with Colt DCS's growth strategy and long-term capacity requirements.
The role combines commercial origination, transaction execution, and site development assessment. The successful candidate will have day-to-day responsibility for leading the full acquisition process from opportunity sourcing through acquisition, investment approval, and handoff to the Colt DCS Real Estate Delivery team.
The individual will lead the initial screening and qualification of opportunities across all key dimensions, including return analysis, land acquisition, zoning, planning and permitting, power availability, connectivity, environmental constraints, development feasibility, architectural test fits, customer demand, and strategic fit.
The role will also coordinate all diligence activities required to assess prospective acquisitions, working closely with the broader Colt DCS Real Estate Team (Design, Engineering, Development, Power, Delivery teams) and in particular with with the Real Estate, Site Selection