Clear Recruitment

Data Center Site Selection & Development

The decisions made before a data center is built — about where to locate it, how to power it and how to get it consented — determine whether a project succeeds or fails. Clear recruits the development professionals who make these decisions and execute them: from site acquisition specialists and planning managers through to power procurement leads and development directors. We work with operators, developers and investors across the full development cycle.

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Jobs We Recruit For

We recruit across specialist disciplines and leadership levels, placing professionals who can perform in demanding technical environments.

Specialisms

  • Site Selection
  • Transaction / Acquisition
  • Development
  • Powered Land
  • Permitting
  • Planning
  • PMO
  • Cost Controls
  • Project Controls
  • Power and Energy Procurement
  • Power Distribution
  • Risk

Role Levels

  • C-Suite
  • Directors
  • Managers
  • Vice Presidents
  • Power and Energy Managers
  • Technical Program Managers
  • M&A
  • Cost Managers
  • Chief Investment Officers
  • Chief Development Officers

Clear Benefits

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Dedicated team of experts
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Specialists across various verticals
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Accelerate growth through quick delivery
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End-to-end outsourced talent service
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Bespoke screening templates
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Diversity statistics across all roles worked
Data center site selection and development
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Why development hiring is high-stakes and hard

Power availability increasingly dictates where data centers can be built, and that has made specialist power procurement and grid connection experience one of the scarcest skill sets in the industry. The professionals who can secure a grid connection or navigate a constrained planning regime are few, and they are in constant demand.

The stakes are unusually high. Decisions taken at the development stage about land, power and consent determine whether a project succeeds or fails years later. The talent pool is small, and a recruiter who does not know this market will present adjacent real estate or construction profiles that look relevant but lack the specific track record these roles require.

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How Clear recruits development talent

Clear knows the data center development market specifically, which means we can identify the few professionals with a genuine track record rather than relying on profiles from related sectors. We map the market actively, because the people who matter most in development are rarely responding to advertised roles.

We recruit specialist power procurement and grid connection professionals alongside traditional development roles, and we deliver on both permanent and contract terms. Operators and developers work with us because we find the people who can turn ambitious plans into consented, powered and construction-ready sites.

Live Site Selection & Development Roles

Open positions across site identification, planning, power negotiation and development for new data center builds.

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Senior Development Manager

United Statesabout 14 hours ago
Site Selection & DevelopmentPermanent Placement

Senior Development Manager United States $150,000 – $200,000 Bonus PMI Package I'm working exclusively with an ambitious, globally recognised data center provider who are looking for a Senior Developm…

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Civil Engineer

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area14 days ago
Site Selection & DevelopmentPermanent Placement

Senior Civil Engineer ,Data Center Development Location: Austin TX / San Francisco CA / New York NY Salary: $200,000 – $250,000 per year, plus equity Travel: 20 to 30% to US project sites Type: Full-t…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear recruits development talent from operators, developers and investors across the market. The pool of professionals with genuine data center development experience is small, so we map the market actively rather than relying on candidates who happen to be applying.

Clear recruits development managers, site acquisition leads, planning managers and land and power directors. We cover the professionals who identify viable sites, secure planning consent, negotiate power and grid connections, and take projects through to construction-ready stage.

Yes. Power availability increasingly determines where data centers can be built, so Clear recruits specialist power procurement and grid connection professionals alongside traditional development roles. This is a scarce skill set, and we map the market actively to reach it.

Development decisions about land, power and consent determine whether a project succeeds or fails, and the talent pool is small. Clear's consultants know this market specifically, so they identify the few professionals with a genuine track record rather than presenting adjacent real estate or construction profiles.

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Specialist Recruitment for Mission-Critical Projects

Clear works exclusively in data centers, power, and cooling which means we know your roles, your timelines, and your market better than generalists ever could. If you have a hiring challenge, we're ready to help.

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