Utilities Director, Europe

The Utility Director, Europe will be responsible for all aspects of utility engagement, power acquisition, utility development, and power delivery across 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
  
  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, 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
  
  QTS Data Centers was built around the Core Values of Integrity, Character, and Trust. We prioritize family, faith and community involvement while leading with strong, honorable, and principled behavior. We started this journey in 2003 when our CEO, Chad Williams, purchased his first data center in Overland Park, KS. Humble beginnings that have led to 35+ data centers and growing. Recently privatized in a $10 billion transaction with Blackstone, one of the most notable real estate investments companies in the world, QTS is positioned to execute on a global expansion initiative and we are looking for the best and brightest to join our team.
At QTS, we're fearlessly leading the way by redefining what it means to be a data center provider. QTS is entrusted with providing world-class data center solutions to enterprises, government agencies as well as the largest and fastest growing technology companies in the world. We deliver a fully-integrated platform from top to bottom - one enabled by technology and world-class infrastructure. Simply put, we're innovating to stay ahead of the curve.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:
• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO Accrual plus additional Paid Volunteer Days
• Paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program