Data Center Site Selection Manager Any Consultant Contract Engineer Intern

Summary:

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most innovative 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. A qualified Data Center Site Selection Manager candidate has extensive experience negotiating large, complex deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. The Data Center Site Selection Manager has experience thinking both strategically and analytically, developing out-of-the-box solutions and is expert at navigating the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude. Domestic travel is required (50%+).

Required Skills:

Data Center Site Selection Manager Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. Lead feasibility discussions and contract negotiations with service providers, property owners, economic development agencies, and utility companies.
3. Negotiate letters of intent, land or building purchases, economic development incentives, water and sewer supply, and other site-specific agreements, support power negotiations.
4. Partner with internal organizations including capacity planning, energy teams, data center design, construction, network engineering, legal, policy, communications and finance.
5. Prepare project location recommendations and present to management for approval.
6. Develop portfolio management metrics and tracking mechanisms and interact with external lease management companies.
7. 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Civil Engineering, City Planning or related.
2. 10+ years of experience in site selection and data center or other capital project or infrastructure development.
3. Experience leading real estate negotiations including contract formation and contract negotiations.
4. Experience representing business interests to governments (state, county and local), utilities, potential suppliers, and other stakeholders.
5. Experience managing large real estate development projects and coordinating with internal staff, consultants, vendors and external stakeholders.
6. Experience communicating commercial, market and contractual details to all organizational levels.
7. 2+ years of experience in Excel and PowerPoint and/or Keynote.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Public Compensation:

$188,000/year to $256,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits.

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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