Data Center Site Selection Manager
| Company | Meta |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, Remote in USA, Menlo Park, CA, USA, Denver, CO, USA |
| Salary | $188000 – $256000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA, JD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Civil Engineering, City Planning or related
- 10+ years of experience in site selection and data center or other capital project or infrastructure development
- Experience leading real estate negotiations including contract formation and contract negotiations
- Experience at representing business interests to governments (state, county and local), utilities, potential suppliers, and other stakeholders
- Experience managing large real estate development projects and coordinating with internal staff, consultants, vendors and external stakeholders
- Experience communicating commercial, market and contractual details to all organizational levels
- 2+ years of experience in Excel and PowerPoint and/or Keynote
Responsibilities
- Develop Meta’s owned data center location strategy in assigned geography and manage the site selection effort for real estate, including partnering with teams focused on economic development incentives, energy and utilities, network connectivity, legal, policy, and financial considerations
- Lead feasibility discussions and contract negotiations with service providers, property owners, economic development agencies, and utility companies
- Negotiate letters of intent, land or building purchases, economic development incentives, water and sewer supply, and other site-specific agreements, support power negotiations
- Partner with internal organizations including capacity planning, energy teams, data center design, construction, network engineering, legal, policy, communications and finance
- Prepare project location recommendations and present to management for approval
- Develop portfolio management metrics and tracking mechanisms and interact with external lease management companies
- Maintain relationships with communities and service providers in support of Facebook’s data center developments, monitor ongoing contractual commitments, and support the expansion of Facebook’s existing data centers through the extension of existing agreements or the formation of new agreements
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced technical degree, law degree or MBA
- Experience in hyperscale data center site selection or leasing negotiations