Digital Realty
Master Planning Manager Data Center (f/m/d)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- LONDON, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Urban Design, Planning or a related built-environment discipline; Master's degree or professional registration is advantageous.
- A minimum of 5 years architectural data centre design experience
- Proven experience in architectural design and master planning, ideally within data center, mission-critical, industrial or large-scale infrastructure developments.
- Experience delivering and reviewing master planning, concept design and early-stage development projects from opportunity evaluation through investment decision-making.
- Strong understanding of site planning, zoning, infrastructure, power, technical due diligence and feasibility assessments.
- Solid knowledge of the interaction between architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and ICT systems.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders, including acquisitions, engineering, construction teams and external consultants.
- Proficiency with CAD, BIM and document management tools used for architectural and master planning deliverables.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical information into clear, decision-ready outputs.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail, capable of managing multiple projects, priorities and information streams simultaneously.
- Proactive, collaborative and solutions-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Full description
Join Digital Realty's Development, Engineering & Construction team as Master Planning Manager (f/m/d) and play a key role in shaping new data center development opportunities across the EMEA region. In this role, you will lead early-stage master planning and technical due diligence activities, transforming architectural concepts into decision-ready development and investment strategies.
Your Role
- Lead front-end master planning, technical due diligence and early-stage evaluation activities for new data center development opportunities, including land, campus and single-building projects.
- Develop and refine master plans, block plans, option studies and high-level concepts to evaluate capacity, layout and technical feasibility.
- Translate architectural direction into decision-ready development packages, including key metrics, site constraints, risks and planning recommendations.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs from Acquisitions, Design, Engineering, Construction and external consultants to support investment and development decisions.
- Manage and maintain master planning project briefs, ensuring clear version control, stakeholder alignment and design traceability throughout the review process.
- Support feasibility studies, technical due diligence and consultant workstreams, consolidating technical, cost and programme information for opportunity assessments.
- Prepare presentations and development materials for internal reviews, gating processes and investment decision-making.
- Drive consistency, innovation and continuous improvement across master planning processes, documentation standards, templates and opportunity evaluation frameworks, promoting the use of digital tools, automation and data-driven methodologies to improve quality, efficiency and scalability.
- Maintain high-quality project records and documentation to ensure continuity, transparency and auditability throughout early-stage project development.
- Drive the digitalisation and continuous improvement of master planning workflows, leveraging technology, automation, data analytics and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, consistency, decision-making and project delivery.
- Champion innovation across early-stage development activities by identifying, evaluating and implementing digital solutions, new technologies and process improvements that streamline technical due diligence, planning evaluations and stakeholder collaboration.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Urban Design, Planning or a related built-environment discipline; Master's degree or professional registration is advantageous.
- A minimum of 5 years architectural data centre design experience
- Proven experience in architectural design and master planning, ideally within data center, mission-critical, industrial or large-scale infrastructure developments.