Director of Land Acquisitions - Data Center

Dallas, Texas Permanent USD175,000 - USD200,000 per year View Job Description
Opportunity with a leading digital infrastructure organisation experiencing strong growth across North America. As the Senior Manager, Real Estate Site Selection, Acquisition & Development, you will lead the acquisition and development of strategic sites supporting a significant expansion programme. This high-impact role offers exposure to senior leadership, complex transactions and major infrastructure projects shaping the organisation's future growth.
  • Lead high-profile data center projects with significant growth potential.
  • Shape the future of digital infrastructure on a national scale.

About Our Client

A market-leading digital infrastructure organisation experiencing rapid growth across North America. Backed by significant investment and a strong development pipeline, the business delivers mission-critical facilities that support the world's largest technology and enterprise customers. Known for its entrepreneurial culture and long-term growth strategy, the organisation offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-value real estate and infrastructure projects.

Job Description

Reporting to senior leadership within the real estate and development function, the Senior Manager, Real Estate Site Selection, Acquisition & Development will lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic land acquisition and development initiatives across multiple markets.

  • Lead site selection, acquisition and development efforts for large-scale infrastructure projects.
  • Create and execute regional location strategies to support long-term growth objectives.
  • Manage land acquisition negotiations and oversee complex commercial agreements with landowners, developers and investors.
  • Direct entitlement, rezoning and permitting processes while building strong relationships with local authorities and community stakeholders.
  • Coordinate technical due diligence activities, including environmental, engineering and infrastructure assessments.
  • Partner with internal functions including engineering, legal, tax, construction, policy and regulatory teams to drive project success.
  • Prepare investment recommendations, project summaries and strategic presentations for executive stakeholders.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

For the Senior Manager, Real Estate Site Selection, Acquisition & Development we are seeking:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in site selection, land acquisition, real estate development or large-scale infrastructure projects.
  • Proven track record negotiating and executing complex commercial agreements.
  • Experience managing relationships with municipalities, utilities, economic development agencies and government stakeholders.
  • Ability to evaluate engineering, technical and commercial information and translate findings into business recommendations.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management capabilities.
  • Strong commercial acumen and negotiation expertise.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Salesforce experience is advantageous.
  • Ability and willingness to travel as required.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus.
  • Opportunity to join a rapidly expanding organisation within a high-growth infrastructure sector.
  • Exposure to complex, high-profile development projects with significant investment value.
  • Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture with strong executive visibility.
  • Long-term career progression within a growing real estate and development platform.
  • Comprehensive benefits package and flexibility to support business travel requirements.



If you are interested in this opportunity apply today and reach out to Chase Smith at Michael Page

Contact
Chase Smith
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7134970

Job summary

Sector
Real Estate
Sub Sector
Acquisitions / Disposals
Industry
Property
Where
Dallas
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Chase Smith
Job Reference
JN-102026-7134970
 

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