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The Utility Director, Europe will be a part of a dynamic team responsible for all aspects of utility engagement, power acquisition, utility development, and power delivery across a specific region of Europe. This leader will ultimately own: evaluating power availability in new & existing markets; leading site power due diligence; ensuring utility capacity is evaluated and secured at each campus to support data centers; negotiating power contracts; delivering transmission and substation infrastructure; and leading technical utility infrastructure engineering oversight. This role will interface and collaborate with many critical stakeholders, including but not limited to: pre-development teams leading overall due diligence and entitlements; energy leaders driving power contracts and negotiations; operations leaders managing load growth projections; sales teams coordinating customer demands; and development team project leaders planning and building new data centers.

RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned

Build and lead a team responsible for: utility engagement (including power site due diligence), utility delivery, utility infrastructure procurement, utility engineering oversight, and HV O&M

Lead strategic engagement with power utilities across Europe

Manage power due diligence for prospective sites

Lead technical engagement for all utility projects across the European portfolio

Execute power contracts for new and expansion capacity, alongside the Energy Team

Oversee all private substation deployments across Europe

Lead all aspects of high-voltage projects, including scope, schedule, & budget

Build and expand relationships with key high- & medium-voltage OEM vendors

Lead procurement of HV & MV infrastructure assets in Europe

Track and report on power contract status for all North American sites   

Manage and oversee programmatic operations & maintenance of HV + MV infrastructure standards and contracts for all European sites

Support the Energy Team as required in their leadership and pursuit of energy procurement, PPAs, and sustainability goals

Collaborate with Blackstone leadership, Senior QTS Leadership, Pre-Development, Energy, Development, Legal, and Sales to evaluate, secure, and deliver required power capacity

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, construction management, energy management, or equivalent professional experience

Ten or more years of data center, utility, and/or energy projects, along with utility contract negotiations

Three or more years of people leader experience

Able to travel up to 50% of the time or as needed to support relationship building and projects

Demonstrated experience working directly with executives and collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Fifteen or more years developing and fostering utility industry relationships

Experience leading due diligence on prospective large-scale power opportunities

Solid understanding of the power study and contracting process at various utilities

Relationships with key HV Utility OEMs / Consultants / Partners in Europe

Understanding of energy markets and large-load transmission planning

Experience managing large portfolio of work

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Fluency in English required; fluency in other European languages strongly preferred

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong negotiating skills

Ability to build relationships and influence cross-discipline teams

Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations at a high growth company

Ability to prioritize, multitask, and deliver high quality work in tight timeframes

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by QTS in its sole discretion. We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on TalentAcquisition@QTSDataCenters.com