Careers

The Development Department

The Development team plays a crucial role in the success of the HSCALE product, ensuring the successful establishment, powering, reporting and monitoring, procurement, construction and commissioning of data centre campuses, through to seamless handover to operations. The power team ensures that data centres have a reliable and scalable power supply, coordinating with utility providers and integrating renewable energy sources where possible. They design and implement power distribution systems that meet the high demands of data centre operations, all the while considering how to “commercialise” hscale’s power infrastructure.

Position Overview

hscale is seeking a technically minded, detail-oriented Director of Power (Utility Power Delivery) to lead energisation across new and existing data centre campuses. As the New Site Development owner for power and energy, this role manages the end-to-end utility connection process – from early due diligence and securing preliminary supply through to negotiating, executing, designing, and delivering formal connection agreements – ensuring alignment with design and operational needs. The role also defines and implements hscale’s power and energy strategy in collaboration with our investors. Strong cross-functional coordination with Corporate Development, Site Acquisition, Construction, Operations, and the C-Suite is essential, alongside support throughout the sales cycle, including customer engagement.

Your Role

• Define and deliver hscale’s power/energy strategy, aligning growth, ESG, and customer requirements (incl. renewables, PPAs, onsite generation)
• Assess power availability, grid constraints, and energy options to support site selection and early due diligence
• Lead utility and regulatory engagement (TSOs/DSOs), securing capacity, quotes, programmes, and favourable commercial terms
• Own the end-to-end utility connection pathway—from feasibility to executed connection agreements—coordinating closely with Design/Engineering and delivery teams
• Oversee large-scale energisation programmes (c. 300 MW–1 GW), managing scope, schedule, budgets, and supply-chain/partner relationships
• Drive resilience and risk management (redundancy strategies) to meet hyperscale requirements
• Track legislation and policy changes, ensuring compliance with regional regulations, safety standards, and corporate governance
• Provide leadership, continuous improvement (processes/lessons learned), and technical support to Construction, Operations, Sales/Marketing (RFPs, customer materials, handovers, post-build support)

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in large-scale power/energy infrastructure
• Strong grid and utility expertise (operations, transmission planning, distributed generation) plus renewables, storage, and emerging tech (e.g., SMRs)
• Proven experience negotiating PPAs and delivering complex, multi-jurisdiction energy projects
• Solid project management and feasibility-study capability, including benchmarking and data/statistical analysis
• Strong commercial and regulatory awareness (customer requirements, business drivers, financials, legislation)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to lead internal/external teams collaboratively
• Highly adaptable and self-directed, comfortable working remotely, travelling, and across time zones

The Operations Department

The Operations Department is responsible for the overall health and performance of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and data centre modules across our facilities. Our team operates 24×7 with Critical Facility Engineers on each shift, serving as the primary interface with customers and the first line of defense for maintaining uptime and performance standards.

Position Overview

The Facility Manager ensures 24/7 reliability of critical data centre infrastructure (power, mechanical, safety, and building management systems). The role leads a 24×7 team of engineering technicians, driving routine and preventive maintenance to maximize uptime and reduce risk, and establishes operational procedures and safety standards.

Key responsibilities include incident response (rapid troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and recovery), project management for infrastructure upgrades, and vendor oversight to ensure performance, compliance, and service quality. The Facility Manager also manages budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning, implements disaster preparedness and business continuity measures. The role delivers timely reporting on operational metrics, maintenance, and incidents and works closely with internal stakeholders to keep facilities aligned with business needs.

Your Role

• Oversee electrical/mechanical systems (UPS, generators, cooling, fire suppression, BMS) to maintain 99.999%+ uptime
• Lead multi-shift technician teams; coach, manage performance, and drive operational excellence
• Deliver PM programs, resource allocation, and capacity planning to reduce risk and downtime
• Act as primary escalation/on-call lead; coordinate investigation, mitigation, and recovery
• Manage facility upgrades end-to-end (scope, budget, timeline, cross-functional execution)
• Manage contractors/service providers; ensure KPI/SLA adherence and quality standards
• Control OPEX, optimize costs, ensure regulatory compliance, documentation, and audit readiness

Your Profile

• Minimum 5 years of data centre operations or mission-critical facility anagement experience, including leading 24×7 technical teams
• In-depth knowledge of power and mechanical systems, UPS, generators, switchgear, chillers, cooling towers, CRAC units, building automation, and life-safety equipment
• Proven project management and vendor coordination skills, with experience overseeing maintenance schedules and budget control
• Expert troubleshooting and root-cause analysis abilities for electrical and mechanical system failures
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with senior leadership, vendors, service partners, and cross-functional teams
• Competence in documenting, monitoring, and reporting maintenance activities, incidents, and compliance for audit readiness
• Physical capability to work in data centre environments, perform group lifts, and respond on-call as needed

The Operations Department

The Operations Department is responsible for the overall health and performance of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and data centre modules across our facilities. Our team operates 24×7 with Critical Facility Engineers on each shift, serving as the primary interface with customers and the first line of defense for maintaining uptime and performance standards.

Position Overview

The Site Manager is responsible for end-to-end data centre operations (facility management, maintenance, security, and compliance) to ensure mission-critical reliability and maximum uptime. The role acts as the local single point of contact for all facility matters, with strong expertise in MEP systems and building technologies. The Site Manager ensures a safe environment for staff, contractors, and customers by enforcing HSE requirements and maintaining audit readiness.

The Site Manager develops and continuously improves operational policies, procedures, and workflows (work orders, training, incident/break-fix response, events, and customer communications). The role leads technical teams and subcontractors through recruitment, performance management, and development, delivering projects on time and within budget. The Site Manager partners with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Reliability Engineering and Construction) to optimize performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence, while tracking key metrics (uptime, efficiency, capacity), driving cost/risk reduction initiatives, and managing vendors and budgets.

Your Role

• Maintain operational integrity of critical infrastructure (power, cooling, fire suppression, network connectivity)
• Run day-to-day data centre campus operations to ensure efficient, reliable performance
• Ensure high customer satisfaction and rapid resolution of service issues
• Lead incident response and escalation; drive post-incident investigations and root cause analysis
• Supervise site staff and contractors (scheduling, task allocation, performance oversight)
• Ensure full compliance with HSE, security, and environmental regulations across facilities
• Manage budgets and cost control, including forecasting to meet financial targets
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and vendors across multiple locations; report performance, risks, and improvements to senior leadership

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction, or a related technical field
• 8–10 years’ experience in mission-critical data centre or large facility management
• Strong knowledge of local/national safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements
• Hands-on expertise with data centre electrical and mechanical systems
• Proven ability to manage daily campus operations, including staff leadership and contractor oversight
• Skilled in capacity planning, preventive maintenance, and local resource management
• Experienced in incident response, escalation, post-incident investigation, and reporting
• Strong customer service, budgeting/financial control, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills

The Operations Department

The Operations Department is responsible for the overall health and performance of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and data centre modules across our facilities. Our team operates 24×7 with Critical Facility Engineers on each shift, serving as the primary interface with customers and the first line of defense for maintaining uptime and performance standards.

Position Overview

The Principal Engineer leads technical excellence for critical facilities across EMEA, acting as the Operations voice for standards and performance. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the role partners with Site Directors, facility engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable, efficient data centre operations. It sets regional standards, lifecycle and investment priorities, and governs preventive maintenance, facility acceptance, incident management, and RCA to sustain 99.999% uptime. The role drives continuous improvement through lessons learned, technology, and automation, and mentors local engineers to resolve complex failures and execute in live environments.

Your Role

• Act as the EMEA technical authority for Critical Facilities Operations, ensuring safe, reliable multi-site performance and 99.999% uptime
• Define and govern regional operations standards, policies, and “definition of done”
• Provide technical leadership across electrical and mechanical infrastructure (HV/MV/LV power, cooling, controls, monitoring, fire/leak detection)
• Serve as senior escalation for complex failures, redundancy degradations, and high-risk operational decisions (incl. out-of-hours support)
• Own preventive maintenance strategy and planning (PMs, statutory checks, lifecycle tasks, critical spares)
• Drive disciplined maintenance execution and data-led reliability improvement (asset accuracy, work control, audit readiness)
• Enforce robust change and risk management (MOP/SOP/EOP readiness, risk assessments, windows, contingency/rollback)
• Lead incident response, RCA, commissioning/acceptance for new builds/retrofits, vendor performance, and weekly/monthly KPI reporting (availability, PM quality, recurrence, cost)

Your Profile

• Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent technical depth)
• 10+ years leading mission-critical operations with 24/7 uptime accountability (e.g., hyperscale DCs, healthcare, aviation, high-tech manufacturing)
• Senior engineering leadership owning electrical/mechanical infrastructure, incident response, and operational risk in live environments
• Proven delivery of large, cross-functional programs improving availability, safety, and lifecycle cost across multiple sites/regions
• Deep expertise in critical power, cooling, controls/automation, and life-safety systems
• Strong incident command, escalation, and RCA leadership with executive-level communication and corrective-action ownership
• Experienced influencing distributed teams and strategic vendors to drive consistent regional standards and disciplined execution
• Working knowledge of commissioning/IST/handover and BMS/EPMS analytics
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

The Technology Department

The Technology team at HSCALE builds the systems, standards, and frameworks behind our hyperscale data centre platform across EMEA. We cover Design, Engineering, Commissioning, Procurement, IT & Cybersecurity, Sustainability, Compliance, and Governance.

We link innovation with delivery: setting design, procurement, and commissioning standards to accelerate new builds, while running secure, resilient IT and compliance environments. With a customer-first, commercially smart approach and strong vendor partnerships, we scale fast and build for the future.

Position Overview

The Built Environment Lead leads and represents the Civil, Structural, and Architectural disciplines across HSCALE’s data centre development programme.

The role is accountable for built environment design standards, technical assurance, and discipline outcomes from site due diligence through close out, with a strong focus on user and customer centric design.

Based in Design and Engineering, the position is the built environment authority within the Engineering Centre of Excellence and the primary interface to external consultants, Development, Procurement, Construction, and Operations.

Your Role

• Define, own, and govern built environment design standards, specifications, and reference solutions across HSCALE projects
• Lead built environment design from site selection and due diligence through concept, detailed design, construction support, and handover
• Own built environment inputs to the Basis of Design and ensure alignment with electrical, mechanical, and operational requirements
• Drive user and customer centric design principles, creating functional, intuitive, and efficient spaces that simply work
• Apply functional design thinking to layouts, adjacencies, circulation, maintenance access, and operational usability
• Lead lean design approaches aligned with hyperscale, cloud, and AI driven data centre delivery models
• Provide hands on technical leadership for site layouts, structures, envelopes, and architectural coordination
• Manage and technically assure external civil, structural, and architectural consultants
• Identify and manage built environment related risks early, including planning, ground conditions, constructability, and interface risks
• Ensure designs are compliant, coordinated, buildable, and aligned with HSCALE cost, schedule, and resilience objectives
• Support site engagement and resolution of construction and operational issues

Your Profile

• 12 to 18 years of experience in civil, structural, architectural, or mission critical infrastructure delivery
• Strong hands on experience leading built environment design for data centre or high reliability industrial projects
• Demonstrated focus on functional, user centric, and operationally intuitive design
• Experience delivering lean, repeatable designs aligned with hyperscale and cloud operating models
• Deep understanding of site development, structural systems, and architectural coordination
• Experience working with external consultants across EMEA markets
• Confident technical authority operating as a senior individual contributor.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% across EMEA

The Technology Department 

The Technology team at HSCALE builds the systems, standards, and frameworks behind our hyperscale data centre platform across EMEA. We cover Design, Engineering, Commissioning, Procurement, IT & Cybersecurity, Security, Sustainability, Compliance, and Governance. 

We link innovation with delivery: setting design, procurement, and commissioning standards to accelerate new builds, while running secure, resilient IT and compliance environments. With a customer-first, commercially smart approach and strong vendor partnerships, we scale fast and build for the future.

Position Overview 

The Senior Manager of Sustainability and ESG establishes and governs HSCALE’s company-wide sustainability and ESG framework across development, construction, operations, procurement and corporate functions. The role is responsible for managing the ESG reporting architecture, ensuring investor-grade, audit-ready disclosures aligned with investor requirements and evolving market standards, and leading the company’s double materiality assessment process. 

The Senior Manager of Sustainability and ESG defines and maintains carbon accounting methodologies, standardizes embodied and operational carbon modelling approaches, and ensures the integrity of environmental data and consultant analyses. Sustainability criteria are embedded into campus development stage-gate governance, with authority to require justification and escalate where standards are not met. 

The role provides structured ESG input into investment and site acquisition processes, assesses environmental risks and performance, and develops evidence-based recommendations for capital interventions. While operational carbon execution remains within Operations, the Senior Manager of Sustainability and ESG retains oversight of methodology, governance integration and reporting integrity across the platform. 

Your Role 

• Develop and continuously refine HSCALE’s group-wide sustainability and ESG framework aligned with investor expectations, hyperscale customer requirements and recognised industry standards 

• Lead the double materiality assessment process and integrate outcomes into governance, risk management and disclosure structures 

• Design and operate the ESG reporting architecture, ensuring accurate, audit-ready disclosures aligned with investor reporting requirements and evolving market standards 

• Define and maintain carbon accounting methodologies (Scope 1–3), including embodied and operational carbon modelling standards, ensuring methodological consistency across developments 

• Embed sustainability criteria into campus development lifecycle governance and stage-gate approvals, with authority to challenge assumptions and escalate non-compliance 

• Provide structured ESG input into investment committee submissions, site acquisitions and major capital allocation decisions 

• Establish sustainability data governance standards and oversee ESG data platforms and leadership dashboards to ensure transparency, traceability and performance visibility 

• Monitor regulatory developments (including EU Taxonomy), investor expectations and industry best practice, and integrate sustainability requirements into supplier frameworks and technical standards 

Your Profile 

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in sustainability, ESG or environmental leadership within data centres, mission critical infrastructure, construction or real estate 

• Deep technical expertise in Scope 1–3 carbon accounting, including embodied carbon, lifecycle analysis and supply chain emissions modelling 

• Strong understanding of data centre mechanical and electrical systems and their environmental performance impacts (cooling, refrigerants, energy efficiency) 

• Proven experience designing ESG reporting frameworks and data governance systems for investor-grade, audit-ready disclosures 

• Direct experience leading double materiality assessments and structured ESG disclosure processes 

• Strong knowledge of the European sustainability regulatory landscape, including CSRD, ESRS, EU Taxonomy and relevant environmental regulations 

• Experience providing technical oversight of consultants, validating methodologies and integrating sustainability criteria into development and investment governance 

• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive decision-making across cross-functional teams 

The Technology Department

The Technology team at HSCALE builds the systems, standards, and frameworks behind our hyperscale data centre platform across EMEA. We cover Design, Engineering, Commissioning, Procurement, IT & Cybersecurity, Security, Sustainability, Compliance, and Governance.

We link innovation with delivery: setting design, procurement, and commissioning standards to accelerate new builds, while running secure, resilient IT and compliance environments. With a customer-first, commercially smart approach and strong vendor partnerships, we scale fast and build for the future.

Position Overview

The Director, Digital Systems will lead the design and institutionalisation of HSCALE’s enterprise digital operating model as the business scales across jurisdictions and capital programmes.

This role will transform the organisation from a startup digital environment into a governed, integrated, and data driven enterprise platform capable of supporting executive decision making, investor reporting, and disciplined operational control. The Director will define how systems are selected, integrated, governed, and scaled across the business, ensuring long term architectural integrity over short term functional optimisation.

Reporting to the CTO and chairing the Digital Steering Committee, the Director will align executive stakeholders around a structured digital roadmap, standardised KPI definitions, and enterprise reporting frameworks. The role requires strong governance discipline, executive influence, and the ability to drive architectural decisions through internal teams and external partners.

Your Role

• Define and execute a structured digital maturity roadmap aligned with corporate growth, capital deployment, and enterprise governance
• Establish and enforce enterprise architecture principles covering system selection, integration, data ownership, and security standards (incl. ISO 27001 alignment)
• Translate business strategy into a governed Azure data lake and warehouse architecture with controlled data models
• Standardise KPI frameworks and reporting taxonomies in close collaboration with executive stakeholders
• Replace manual reporting with automated, auditable, scalable reporting frameworks and executive-/investor-ready dashboards
• Chair the Digital Steering Committee, presenting roadmap progress, trade-offs, risks, and mitigation plans to executive leadership
• Build, lead, and develop a lean digital and IT function ensuring operational resilience and architectural integrity
• Direct MSPs and system integrators to deliver against defined architecture principles, integration standards, and performance expectations

Your Profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise digital leadership, digital transformation, or enterprise architecture governance roles
• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional digital transformation initiatives in growing or private equity backed organisations
• Proven ability to define and institutionalise KPI frameworks across executive stakeholders
• Strong understanding of Azure based data environments and enterprise integration principles, with the ability to challenge technical design decisions
• Experience integrating ERP, HRIS, construction management, and ESG systems into unified reporting environments
• Experience leading delivery through third party vendors, MSPs, and integration partners
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive governance discipline in multi-functional environments
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to balance long term architecture stability with operational demands

The Development Department

The Development team plays a crucial role in the success of the HSCALE product, ensuring the successful establishment, powering, reporting and monitoring, procurement, construction and commissioning of data center campuses, through to seamless handover to operations. The New Site Development team evaluates new sites and coordinates pre-construction activities to achieve corporate goals working closely with Site Selection, Acquisition and Construction team’s to acquire and align vertically integrated design, driving new and existing standards and designs to execute effectively. The team collaborates with Sales, Site Selection and Acquisitions, Design & Engineering, Construction, Operations, Legal, Finance and the C-Suite Leadership Team.

Position Overview

This position is responsible for a single key function in the HSCALE Development Team, namely, to drive controlled real estate, existing real estate, and data centers associated with mergers and acquisitions. This position will oversee due diligence, initial concept, schematic and entitlement/permitting design and application(s), budget, and schedule for all new major developments and at the appropriate time transition them to the Construction Team for execution.

Engaged communication with Facilities, Operations, Sales, Marketing and subject matter experts will be required to ensure that the design and construction of new facilities will maintain and achieve underwriting outcomes.  Collaboration and integration in the sales lifecycle process including client interface is integral to the role.

Your Role

• Lead technical due diligence for land and asset acquisitions, synthesizing consultant inputs (geo, environmental, zoning, entitlements, off-sites, constraints) into clear development strategies and go/no-go recommendations
• Drive all preconstruction activities including site assessment, conceptual and basis of design, scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, and construction documentation through structured handover to Development and Construction
• Own entitlement and permitting strategy end-to-end, coordinating counsel, consultants, agencies, and AHJs to ensure schedule certainty
• Develop and manage front-end budgets, capex business cases, risk registers, DD trackers, and Gantt schedules; provide transparent executive reporting on risks, critical path, and milestone KPIs
• Lead early procurement strategy with Supply Chain (RFPs, bid leveling, GC selection, long-lead equipment planning) to de-risk cost and schedule
• Provide cross-functional leadership across market strategy, site acquisition, construction, operations, sales, and marketing to align technical delivery with business strategy and customer requirements
• Build and manage a qualified network of consultants, vendors, and contractors; evaluate new technologies and industry best practices to enhance current and future product development
• Support construction from concept through commissioning across the portfolio, embedding lessons learned and continuous improvement into future developments

Your Profile

• Proven construction and project management experience, ideally within corporate real estate; data center exposure preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in surveying, engineering, construction, or a related technical discipline preferred
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including real estate finance, discounted cash flow analysis, and commercial performance metrics
• Advanced IT proficiency, including strong Excel skills and the ability to work across multiple communication and collaboration platforms
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional project and design teams in a collaborative, results-driven environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all organizational levels and external stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex business matters, manage sensitive issues, and make decisions under uncertainty
• Highly organized, adaptable, and self-directed professional capable of managing multiple priorities under pressure, working cross-functionally and across locations/time zones

The Operations Department

The Operations Department is responsible for the overall health and performance of all mechanical and electrical systems, building maintenance, and data centre modules across our facilities. Our team operates 24×7 with Critical Facility Engineers on each shift, serving as the primary interface with customers and the first line of defense for maintaining uptime and performance standards.

Position Overview

The Operations Transition Manager leads operational readiness for data centre projects, serving as the voice of Operations throughout design, construction, and commissioning phases. Working collaboratively with regional development teams, this role ensures each facility achieves the highest standards in safety, operability, maintainability, and efficiency while maintaining alignment with agreed scope, schedule, and budget parameters. Leveraging deep expertise in critical data centre electrical and mechanical infrastructure, commissioning methodologies, and construction delivery practices, the Operations Transition Manager provides essential operational perspective that constructively shapes design and delivery decisions. The role encompasses site mobilization and transition management across EMEA, driving measurable outcomes in health and safety, security, uptime, performance, and customer satisfaction. Success is built on continuous improvement initiatives, technology innovation adoption, and collaborative leadership practices that build operational excellence across the organization.

Your Role

• Lead end-to-end transition of new facilities into operations, ensuring full operational readiness and zero-downtime handover
• Promote a zero-accident safety culture and drive operational excellence through strong, hands-on leadership
• Ensure all permits, certifications, and compliance requirements are met for successful site operation
• Coordinate Design & Build, Operations, and stakeholders to enable smooth site delivery and effective feedback loops
• Own ready-for-service handover, ensuring zero defects and reporting KPIs and performance to senior management
• Perform post-implementation reviews and root cause analysis, capturing and sharing lessons learned
• Manage Pre-Operations budgets and financial tracking
• Influence site design and processes to improve standardization, scalability, productivity, and operational capability

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction, or a related technical field
• 8–10 years of experience in mission-critical data centre or large facility management
• Strong knowledge of local/national safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements
• Deep expertise in data centre infrastructure (power, cooling, networking, security)
• Proven experience assessing project completion and readiness/acceptance criteria
• Experience working with hyperscale customers and building strong client relationships
• Strong project management skills leading large, complex technology projects
• Track record of driving operational excellence via process improvement and innovation
• Excellent communication with on-site teams, vendors, and regional stakeholders
• Willingness to travel up to 50% (primarily EMEA; occasional international)

Please send your application via email to recruitment@hscaledc.com.

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