Power is now the binding constraint on new data centres. Firm grid connections take years; flexible ones arrive far sooner but can be restricted when the network is congested. We pair a flexible connection with a battery and the software that runs it, so the site gets firm, bankable power in months. You’ll lead our partnerships with the operators, developers, hyperscalers and AI labs who need it, and own the commercial side of every site from first conversation to signed project.
Responsibilities
- Build and run partnerships with data centre operators and developers, colocation providers, hyperscalers, AI labs and GPU clouds across the UK and Europe.
- Find the sites where this works: projects stuck in the connection queue, campuses that need power before reinforcement arrives, and existing sites that want to grow past their connection.
- Lead each opportunity from first meeting to signed site study and project agreement, with our engineers scoping the load, redundancy design, connection offer and battery.
- Shape the commercial model: how firm capacity is priced and contracted, who owns and finances the battery, and how curtailment risk is shared with operators and their lenders.
- Work the network side: flexible connection offers and curtailment terms, and the network operators, developers and landowners who hold capacity.
- Represent Neura in industry forums and working groups, and through the technical diligence every serious buyer will run.
- Build the partnerships function as we grow.
Requirements
- Senior experience, typically ten years or more, in data centre power, energy or infrastructure: at a hyperscaler, colocation operator, AI campus developer, utility, network operator or energy company.
- A record of closing large, multi-party agreements, such as power supply, grid connection, site or infrastructure deals, from first contact to signature.
- Relationships with the people who decide where compute goes and how it gets power: infrastructure, energy and site-selection leads at operators, hyperscalers and AI labs.
- Fluency on both sides of the meter: redundancy (N+1, 2N), UPS, backup generation and connection terms with engineers; pricing, risk allocation and project finance with commercial and investment teams.
- Clear, concise writing: proposals, term sheets and site summaries that engineers and investment committees both read.
- Regular travel to sites and partners across the UK and Europe.
- Useful but not required: time in a hyperscaler’s data centre energy, grid or critical power team; GB connections reform, non-firm connections or the Capacity Market.
Benefits
- Salary and equity.
- Hybrid working.
- A learning and development budget.
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Head of Partnerships, Data Centres in London employer: Neura Energy
At Neura, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of London. Our hybrid working model, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits package ensure that our employees thrive both personally and professionally, while our commitment to sustainability allows you to make a meaningful impact on climate change through your work.
