Data Center Site Selection Manager

Meta•Fremont, CA

About The Position

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most leading-edge and efficient data centers in the world. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. Facebook is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Site Selection Manager to join the Data Center Site Selection team. We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. The Data Center Site Selection Manager should also have experience thinking both strategically and analytically, develop out-of the box solutions and can navigate the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude.

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

Nice To Haves

Advanced technical degree, law degree or MBA
Experience in hyperscale data center site selection or leasing negotiations

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
Travel domestically (50%+)